6th Oslo Group meeting in Canberra, 2-5 May 2011
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Legal foundations and institutional
arrangements on Energy statistics in the
Republic of Azerbaijan
Yusif Yusifov,
Head of division Industry, transport
and communication statistics
State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan
yusify@azstat.org
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Legal base on Energy Statistics
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Law on Official Statistics
 Main
and principal law in Azerbaijan
 Accepted by the National Parliament of the Republic of
Azerbaijan and confirmed by decree of the President
of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1994)
 Considered UN Fundamental Principles of Statistics
 Considered Model law on statistics of EU
 Appreciated by Global Assessment of National
Statistical System of the Republic of Azerbaijan
implemented by the Eurostat, EFTA and UNECE in 2010
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Legal base on Energy Statistics
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Best examples from the law on Official Statistics
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Independence of statistics (Example from law: The state
and non-government organizations shall not interfere to the
implementation of powers of the state statistical bodies and
not influence the staff of the statistical authorities in the
performance of their tasks.)
Responsibilities of units (All legal entities (their
representative and branch offices), and natural persons
located in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan owe to
submit data in the paper or e-document format which data
would be presented and confirmed in accordance with
corresponding legislative without charge to state statistical
bodies in defined volume and period necessary for the
conduction of state (regional) observations. )
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Access administrative data (All state and local bodies
shall give the SSC of Azerbaijan access to administrative
statistical information collected, processed and stored in
the domain of their respective competencies, notably to
registers and other data files, to the extent that is
necessary for the production of statistics, thus avoiding
the imposition of response burdens on the units
concerned, and shall be submitted to the SSC of
Azerbaijan by established deadline and form according
to the Program of statistical works. )
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Legal base on Energy Statistics
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Confidentiality (Data collected, processed and stored for the
production of Official Statistics shall be confidential when
they allow statistical units to be identified, either directly or
indirectly, thereby disclosing individual information, primary
statistical data of legal and natural persons.
Relation between other institutions (The state statistical
bodies shall work in cooperation with other government
authorities and they: - provide the corresponding bodies with
systematic information on the results of their work, on the
state of the reporting system and economic and social
processes occurring in the country and in its regions; organise the production of Official Statistics within the
country the submission of reports by the respondents by the set
deadlines and according to rules, check their objectiveness.
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Text 1 for ESCM: “Conceptual framework and Legal
foundations and institutional arrangements”
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Legal base on Energy Statistics There are enough strong legal bases for carrying
out Energy Statistics in Azerbaijan and mainly defines by the “Law on Official
Statistics” of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Professional independence, principles of
objectivity and justice of National Statistical System was affirmed in the Law. In
the results of Global Assessment of National Statistical System of the Republic of
Azerbaijan implemented by the Eurostat, EFTA and UNECE in 2010 noted that,
“the SSC has clear mandate for data collection, including the data from natural
persons and administrative sources” (source: Final report from the adapted global
assessment of the nation statistical system of Azerbaijan, Luxembourg,
estat/D/PE/D1/C1/PR/ap D (2011) 320 537)). All legal entities (their
representative and branch offices) located in the territory of the Republic of
Azerbaijan are obliged to provide obtaining of necessary statistical information
on the base of official statistical reports, to organize present necessary data to
the state statistical bodies in the e-document format for conducting of the state
(regional) observations, to carry out sample observations besides general
statistical observations (http://www.azstat.org/laws/law_en.pdf). So, legislation
gives opportunity to formation of policy in the area of Energy Statistics,
organization of observations, all authorities in the field of getting data and
dissemination including administrative sanctions applied to units that do not
provide data.
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Background to the development
of Energy Statistics
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Reach energy resources (50% of GDP, contract of
century, 51 million ton crude oil, 26.0 milliard cubmeter natural gas 2010, oil pipeline BTC, South
Caucasus gas pipeline)
Creation of new institutions (Ministry of Industry
and Energy, the State Agency on Alternative and
Renewable Energy)
Increasing of needs (national policymakers,
international organizations – IEA, UN, JODI and etc)
Text 2 for ESCM: “Conceptual framework and Legal
foundations and institutional arrangements”
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Background to the development of Energy Statistics. The Republic of
Azerbaijan has got rich natural resources as well as energy
resources. As a result of successful implementation of national
energy strategy, comprehensive and dynamic development of the
oil sector, transnational projects in those countries demanded the
implementation of adequate statistical study of official statistics,
also formation of energy statistics according to the international
standards and the preparation of the national energy balance.
Integration of Azerbaijan to Europe, rapid influence to its energy
market, reliable and alternative provider of energy for European
countries, to become a partner created good backgrounds to the
application of energy statistics based on European standards. At
the same time, in the country there is Ministry of Industry and
Energy, the State Agency on Alternative and Renewable Energy
and also a division in the State Statistical Committee for carrying
out Energy Statistics.
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Po l i c y o f t h e Re p u b l i c o f A z e r b a i j a n o n
Development of the Ener gy Sta tistics.
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State program on statistics which approved by the
President of Republic (11.5 percent (6 from 52) of
considered activities in real sector concerning to energy
statistics. As the main executor and coordinator of this
program is fixed the State Statistical Committee and concrete
execution date of the works demonstrated. )
Report for President and Prime Minister every year on
carry out works (The State Statistical Committee of the
Republic of Azerbaijan should report Government and
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan once in a year about
the progress of the works and were given tasks to the
corresponding organization for the allocation of state budget
funds).
Activity and aims for development
of the Energy Statistics (1)
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Examples from State Program
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Activity 1. Working out of the methodological instruction on
energy statistics (Improvement of the energy statistics covering
used concepts and definitions and taking into account main point of
the national energy statistics, source, observation methods)
Activity 2. Working out and improvement of the national
energy balance according to the international standards
(Reorganization of the energy statistics according to the
international standards; comparability of national energy balance
indicators with indicators of developed countries.)
Activity 3. Re-compilation of the official statistical report forms
on energy, updating of the existed indicators, working out of
the methodological recommendations (Correspondence of the
existed report forms and methodology on energy statistics with
international standards, improvement of the indicators)
Activity and aims for development
of the Energy Statistics (2)
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Examples from State Program
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Activity 4. Improvement of the main indicator system of the
energy statistics (Harmonization of the indicators of national
energy statistics with international indicators)
Activity 5. Creation and improvement of the alternative
and regenerated energy statistics’ sources (Obtaining of
the statistical information on alternative and regenerated
energy sources)
Activity 6. Statistical publication of “Energy in
Azerbaijan” (Systematization and analysis of the statistical
information on energy, presentation of this information to
government, international organizations and other users)
Text 3 for ESCM: “Conceptual framework and Legal
foundations and institutional arrangements” (1)
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Policy of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Development of the Energy
Statistics. Improvement and carrying out Energy Statistics shall be
considered as a priority of state and the highest level of
development is supported. State Program on “improvement of
Official Statistics in 2008-2012” approved directly by the
President of the country in 2007at the highest level in the Republic
of Azerbaijan. 11.5 percent (6 from 52) of considered activities in
real sector concerning to energy statistics. As the main executor
and coordinator of this program is fixed the State Statistical
Committee and concrete execution date of the works
demonstrated. The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of
Azerbaijan should report Government and President of the
Republic of Azerbaijan once in a year about the progress of the
works and were given tasks to the corresponding organization for
the
allocation
of
state
budget
funds.
(Source:
http://www.azstat.org/dovlatproq/indexen.php).
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Text 3 for ESCM: “Conceptual framework and Legal
foundations and institutional arrangements” (2)
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The main activities and purposes were the followings.
Activity
Aim
Working out of the methodological instruction Improvement of the energy statistics covering used
on energy statistics
concepts and definitions and taking into account main
point of the national energy statistics, source,
observation methods
Working out and improvement of the national Reorganization of the energy statistics according to the
energy balance according to the international international standards; comparability of national energy
standards
balance indicators with indicators of developed
countries.
Re-compilation of the official statistical report Correspondence of the existed report forms and
forms on energy, updating of the existed methodology on energy statistics with international
indicators, working out of the methodological standards, improvement of the indicators
recommendations
Improvement of the main indicator system of Harmonization of the indicators of national energy
the energy statistics
statistics with international indicators
Creation and improvement of the alternative Obtaining of the statistical information on alternative
and regenerated energy statistics’ sources
and regenerated energy sources
Statistical publication of
“Energy in Systematization and analysis of the statistical
Azerbaijan”
information on energy, presentation of this information
to government, international organizations and other
users
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Activities and institutional situation on improvement of Energy
Statistics by the SSC of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
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Examples from activities
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Member of Oslo Group
Participation in the meetings of IEA, UNSD, JODI
Discussion of Energy Statistics each quarter
Creation of work group in Statistical System
From Global Assessment of National Statistical System of the
Republic of Azerbaijan implemented by the Eurostat, EFTA and
UNECE in 2010: (“Energy statistics in Azerbaijan has undergone a
significant development in recent years and new initiatives have been
undertaken or are planned for the near future. Taking into account its
importance in Azerbaijan, the continuous process of the increase of
availability and quality of statistics is highly desirable. The
improvements in data availability and timeliness of data are related to
statistics presented on the website of the SSC, which concerns mainly
energy balances)
Text 4 for ESCM: “Conceptual framework and Legal
foundations and institutional arrangements”
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Activities and institutional situation on improvement of Energy Statistics by the State
Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Organization of Energy Statistics is
one of the most important fields in the official statistics. Experts of organization
durably take part in the activities of international organizations (UNO, IEA and so
on.), also as a member of Oslo group in the discussions, seminars and workshops “on
international recommendations on Energy Statistics” organized by UNO. There were
more than 20 decisions by the chairman of the Committee in 2007-2010 on energy
statistics as well as on energy balance and the structure of the balance submitted by
the interested sides. In the preparation of commodity and energy balance the
participation of representatives of the interested sides were provided and organized
seminars and meetings. In the results of Global Assessment of National Statistical
System of the Republic of Azerbaijan implemented by the Eurostat, EFTA and UNECE
in 2010 noted that, “Energy statistics in Azerbaijan has undergone a significant
development in recent years and new initiatives have been undertaken or are planned for
the near future. Taking into account its importance in Azerbaijan, the continuous process
of the increase of availability and quality of statistics is highly desirable. The
improvements in data availability and timeliness of data are related to statistics
presented on the website of the SSC, which concerns mainly energy balances”.
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Thank you for attention!
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