Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1726/1999 is hereby amended as follows:

1. 1..

   after Article 2, the following Article 2(a) is added:

   ‘Transitional measures for the implementation of NACE Rev. 2

   Article 2a

   Member States shall transmit to the Commission (Eurostat) labour cost survey results referring to the calendar year 2008 according to both NACE Rev. 2 and NACE Rev. 1,1, where the latter is compulsory only for Table A and only at the NACE Rev. 1,1 section level.’;

2. 2..

   Annex II and Annex III are amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.