
Article 1 
Derogations as set out in the Annex are granted to the Member States listed therein.
Article 2 
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the French Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Done at Brussels, 19 February 2013.
For the Commission
Algirdas ŠEMETA
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

Belgium, France and the Netherlands shall not deliver the variables specified in the following table:

Belgium 
— INTLANG (interview language);
— PL4, PL5, PL7 of the set on physical and sensory functional limitations;
— MH1a till MH1h on mental health;
— AM3 and AM5 on ambulatory care;
— PA4 on preventive activities;
— UN1a till UN2d on unmet needs.
France 
— AL1 till AL6 on alcohol consumption;
— IC1 till IC3 on informal care.
the Netherlands 
— PL5 and PL6 on physical and sensory functional limitations;
— MH1a till MH1h on mental health;
— PE1 till PE8 on physical activities;
— AL1 and AL6 on alcohol consumption.Sweden and the United Kingdom: the reference population in Sweden and in the United Kingdom shall be individuals aged 16 and over living in private households residing in the territory of these Member States at the time of the data collection.
