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8. Information on other data compilers already contacted (e.g. National
Central Banks).
9. A methodological assessment and proposal for statistical treatment (if
already known).
10. Eventual plans for communication to users.
If some information listed above is not available, this should not delay
triggering the EWS. In general, only descriptive information on the
restructuring cases should be exchanged. A regular exchange of confidential
data is not the purpose of the EWS.

5. Statistical confidentiality and the EWS
The application of existing statistical methods does not automatically
guarantee a consistent treatment of restructuring cases by all data compilers
concerned. These restructuring cases are often unique and might require
different statistical treatment, Moreover, not all EU Member States affected
might have the same information about a case. Yet, to achieve consistency in
methodology and dissemination, often only a limited amount of descriptive
information might be necessary. In particular, it will not be necessary to
establish a regular exchange of quantitative confidential data of individual
businesses.
The following principles will guide the exchange of the EWS information:
1. The EWS information shared is limited to what is necessary to achieve
the EWS purpose.
2. The EWS information on a specific case is only shared among Eurostat
and the national EWS correspondents of the countries affected by the
specific case.
3. The national data compiler who triggers the EWS also indicates the
sensitivity of the case (in particular whether the concerned business
has agreed to share data, whether the information is publicly
available etc.).
4. Information related to EWS cases are shared via a dedicated interest
group in the secure CIRCABC environment or encrypted emails. The
CIRCABC [see CIRCABC (EC)] is a collaborative platform that provides
a secured working area to share information in the European
Commission and among registered users, organised in interest
groups. In the secure CIRCABC interest group for the EWS, a separate
folder for each restructuring case has been implemented, with access
limited to the actors involved.

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