Transcript Chapter 2 Legal foundation and institutional arrangements (preliminary draft), Mexico

CONTENTS
Introduction
1. Purpose of the Chapter
2. Institutional arrangements
Country Practices
3. Legal framework
Country Practices
4. Preliminary conclusions and suggestions
Introduction
The current version of this Chapter has been elaborated based on
the annotated outline of the ESCM (Drafting process of the Energy
Statistics Compilers Manual - ESCM, June 2012).
For integration of the preliminary draft, a consultation process
with the volunteer members* was implemented. They provided
descriptions, comments, as well as examples/practices from their
countries. Their contributions are included in the respective topics
of this chapter.
In addition, a questionnaire prepared by Coordinator of Chapter 2
was sent to the volunteer members, aimed to precise some key
topics on the institutional arrangements and legal foundation.
From this consultation two specific templates were integrated.
*Azerbaijan, Canada, South Africa. The experience of Mexico was also included.
1. Purpose of the Chapter
A pre-requisite for an efficient statistical system is the existence of
a legal and institutional framework. A coordination system which
defines roles and responsibilities for all the parties involved is
fundamental.
The purpose of this chapter is provide to statisticians involved in
the process of design, collection and compilation of energy
statistics a framework on dimensions and scope to:
a) identify the main features, requirements and procedures for conducting
the compilation of energy statistics in the context of a energy statistical
system and a national statistical system, and
b) define rules, procedures and strategies, specially taking into account
examples of country practices, for identifying, gathering, classifying,
integrating and disseminating energy statistics.
2. Institutional arrangements
A system of energy statistics as part of a national information
system
To ensure availability of official energy statistics and maintain a
system of energy statistics as part of a national information
system, an action of high priority is the establishment of
institutional arrangements for coordinating and implementing
activities among the involved agencies.
These platforms must take into account mechanisms of
coordination among different agencies related to energy data at
central and provincial levels, as well as guidelines on the legal and
institutional framework involved in the development of energy
statistics.
2. Institutional arrangements
Fundamental
principles
arrangements:
guiding
effective
institutional
(a) Define roles and responsibilities for the cooperation and mutual agreement,
particularly within the bodies pertaining to the energy sector, headed by the
Agency of Energy, in order to update and increase a national system of official
energy statistics which contribute to the planning and operational efficiency of
the sector;
(b) Establish a collaboration agreement between the Agency of Energy and the
National Statistical Office and other agencies at national or provincial levels for
gathering and/or compiling energy data and maintaining and updating a data
base of energy (see Annex 1);
(c) Coordinate activities to maintain a system of energy statistics harmonized
with other information system, particularly the System of National Accounts and
the National System of Information, as well as the System of EnvironmentalEconomic Accounts (SEEA)-Energy.
2. Institutional arrangements
In this frame is highly recommendable the creation of permanent
working groups, with the main aim, among other, to:
 issue technical and methodological norms for producing and
compiling ES;
 make inventories, assessment and diagnosis on availability and
quality of ES;
 detect and establish the needs of the users of ES;
2. Institutional arrangements
Country Practices
The main aspects in the analysis of country practices on the national
statistical systems, as indicated by the annotated outline of the ESCM, are:
a)
the existence of a centralized or decentralized system, by mentioning
their advantages and disadvantages or challenges, and main types of
institutional arrangements for energy statistics, and
a)
typical institutions involved in the collection and compilation of
energy statistics.
Following these criteria and for assessing what type of institution have the
countries participants in the drafting the Chapter 2, a brief questionnaire
was implemented, as it is showed in Table 1.
3. Legal framework
“The existence of a strong legal framework is one of the most important
prerequisites for establishing a sound national statistical system in general and a
national system of energy statistics in particular.” (IRES, p. 115). Some
regulations should be implemented based on the legal framework:
 Fix responsibilities among different government bodies both for collection,
compilation and maintenance of the different data components, and
updating of the system of energy statistics.
 Considering that this system integrates frequently energy data from diverse
observation units –enterprises, establishments, and households–, some
rules should be established by the ME and NSO for assuring its validity.
 The uses and users of the energy data are another component that should
be regulated within the legal framework, considering that the information
system satisfies key needs for decision making.
3. Legal framework
The volunteer members of Chapter 2 were requested to
provide descriptions, comments and examples/practices
countries on the legal framework for data compilation of
energy statistics, and for the handling of the national system of
energy statistics, specifically:
 Do the countries have a legal framework (laws, rules,
procedures) for design, management and development of
energy data, and elaborate and disseminate products on
energy data and indicators?
 Does have the National Statistical Office and the Ministry of
Energy a legal agreement for the coordination of the
national statistical system and energy statistical system? (see
Annex 2).
3. Legal framework
Country Practices
The volunteers members participating in this Chapter contributed
with country practices on the implementation of a legal framework
for compilation on energy data. The country practices were
included in the preliminary draft.
Following these criteria and for assessing what type of institution
have the countries participants in the drafting the Chapter 2, a brief
questionnaire was implemented, as it is showed in Table 2.
4. Preliminary conclusions and suggestions
Conclusions
A relevant aspect is to determine the centralized or
decentralized character of the NSO for conducting the activities
of collection and compilation energy statistics taking place within
the national territory.
It exists in general an institutional arrangement of coordination
among the NSO and the Agency of Energy for implementing
activities addressed to collect and integrate energy data.
However, the main challenge is to keep and update an energy
statistical system, which requires to establish guidelines and
rules for its operation and a programme for collecting, compiling
and integrating the energy statistics at local and national levels,
as part of a national statistical system.
4. Preliminary conclusions and suggestions
In the annotated outline of the ESCM the title of Chapter 2 is:
Legal Foundation and Institutional Arrangements. However, in its
breakdown, both topics were changed: first the Institutional
Arrangements and after the Legal Framework [not Foundation].
The preliminary draft of Chapter 2 and the current presentation
have been elaborated respecting the original title.
From the point of view of Chapter Coordinator, the optimal
denomination and its breakdown could be Legal Foundation and
Institutional Arrangements.
4. Preliminary conclusions and suggestions
One of the point boarded at the institutional arrangements in the annotated
outline of Chapter 2 is referred to the existence of a centralized or
decentralized national statistical system.
This topic is relevant, but it would be important distinguish it of another
aspect: whether the NSO is a centralized or decentralized agency, as it was
consulted among the participants of Chapter 2.
Thus, it is feasible use the template of Table 2 for a subsequent world
consultation of ESCM and/or for virtual meetings. In addition, the information
format could be incorporated into the Chapter 2.
In order to visualize the interactions between the chapters 2 and 1 since a
broad scope, a proposal is attached (Annex 3) for consideration of
participants, if necessary.
Source: Adapted from Secretaría de Energía, http://www.sener.gob.mx/portal/Default.aspx?id=969