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7. Conclusions
Since the adoption of the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics the
ESS has been designing several instruments for the safeguard of the
independence of statisticians that have proved to be effective, some of which
have been extensively used in other regions of the world. But technological
development and social changes are a permanent source of new challenges
that require its frequent updating.

References
1. Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics, United Nations Statistical
Commission (1991)
2. Regulation (EU) 2015/759 of the European Parliament and the Council
amending Regulation (EC) 223/2009 on European Statistics (Text with
relevance to the EEA and Switzerland)
3. Agreement on the European Economic Area, part V, Horizontal
Provisions, Art 76 (1992)

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