Pre-release of official statistics can be justified under certain circumstances. The arrangements must be transparent and done in a way that the integrity of official statistics is preserved. As stated in Indicator 6.7 in the Eurostat Code of Practice, “Any privileged pre-release access to an outside user is limited, well-justified, controlled and publicised.”
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