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INSTAT and NSS are part of the transformation processes towards EU
integration (Stabilization Association Agreement (SAA)). In the process of
fulfilment of the requirement of SAA, INSTAT and statistical agencies should
produce statistics in a transparent, impartial and timely manner, helping users
to judge the performance of the transformation of the country.

2. Methodology
The paper will study the effect of the new law through internal and external
factors affecting the governance of institution by analysing quality aspects.
External and internal factors impacting the governance model has been
taken into consideration. In regards to the external factors, the impact of the
new law on Official Statistics, approved in 2018, was measured to evaluate the
mandate and independence of the statistical office and NSS. User Satisfaction
Survey (USS) was used by INSTAT to understand users perception regarding
quality in official statistics, as explicitly addressed in the European Code of
Practice(CoP) "…to show that European and national statistical authorities are
impartial and that the statistics they produce and disseminate are trustworthy,
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objective and reliable" (European Commission, 2005) . The following
dimensions have been evaluated: Satisfaction with the employees; Satisfaction
with data; Satisfaction with the website; Satisfaction with the quality of data
and services; Trust – INSTAT has reliable data; Overall Index. For this paper the
following sub-dimensions have been studied: Statistics are distributed equally
to users, Accuracy and consistency towards reality, Use of scientific criteria for
the selection of techniques, definitions, methodologies and data sources,
Protection of confidentiality. The expected impact is that the new legal
arrangements improve the quality, moreover the professional independence
of official statistics.
The national legislation and the impact of EU accession requirements have
been taken into consideration and evaluated via data points sent to Eurostat
and Statistical Management Information System (SMIS+) evaluation. Data
Points are statistical indicators and/or quality reports send by NSS to Eurostat.
This indicator is calculated by Eurostat and reported to NSS on a yearly basis.
SMIS+ is an application developed by Eurostat as important evidence related
to the compliance with the EU acquis and CoP. SMIS+ use two sets of criteria
to evaluate the compliance levels: data transmission that is calculated by the
number of dataset transmitted from Electronic Dataflow Administration and
Management Information System (eDAMIS) and completeness of them. The
second criteria is for the quality of the official statistical measured by the
accuracy, timeliness and punctuality, comparability and coherence.

3 European Commission (2005)
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