LegalizeCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1197 of 30 July 2020 laying down technical specifications and arrangements pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European business statistics repealing 10 legal acts in the field of business statistics (Text with EEA relevance)
Article 1
Data requirements
The elements of the data for the detailed topics listed in Article 7(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 are set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 2
Main Industrial Groupings and special aggregates
The Main Industrial Groupings (MIGs) and other special aggregates of the Nomenclature of Economic Activities (NACE) activities and classification of products by activity (CPA) products used for the breakdowns required in accordance with Article 7(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 are set out in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3
Simplifications
The simplifications referred to in Article 7(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 are set out in Annex III to this Regulation.
Article 4
Technical definitions
Article 5
Technical specifications for European statistics on international trade in goods including trade in goods by enterprise characteristics
The technical specifications for European statistics on international trade in goods, including trade in goods by enterprise characteristics referred to in Article 7(1)(j) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 and related definitions in accordance with Article 7(1) of that Regulation, are set out in Annex V to this Regulation. The data requirements related to European statistics on international trade in goods are set out in Annex I, Part B, Table 16 and Tables 34 to 37 to this Regulation.
Article 6
Definitions and breakdowns for European statistics on international trade in services by enterprise characteristics and international supply of services
The definitions of variables and breakdowns for European statistics on international trade in services by enterprise characteristics and international supply of services are set out in Annex VI to this Regulation. The data requirements related to European statistics on international trade in services by enterprise characteristics and international supply of services are set out in Annex I, Part B, Table 17 and Table 38 to this Regulation.
Article 7
Weighting and change of base year for the domain ‘Short Term Business Statistics’
The weighting and change of base year for the domain ‘Short Term Business Statistics’ referred to in Article 7(1)(i) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 are set out in Annex VII to this Regulation. That Annex also sets out transitional arrangements regarding the data requirements for the domain specified in Annex I, Part B tables 1 to 9 to this Regulation.
Article 8
Variables linked to the detailed topics for the European framework for statistical business registers
In accordance with Article 9(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2152, the variables related to the register detailed topics for the European framework for statistical business registers are set out in Annex VIII to this Regulation.
Article 9
Technical specifications for the exchange of confidential data for the purposes of the European framework for statistical business registers
In accordance with Article 10(5) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2152, the technical details of the variables listed in Annex IV to that Regulation are set out in Annex VIII to this Regulation. In addition, in accordance with Article 10(6) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2152, Annex IX to this Regulation sets out the format, security and confidentiality measures for the exchange of confidential data for the purposes of the European framework for statistical business registers.
Article 10
Procedure and specifications for the transmission of data and metadata
Confidential data shall be sent with the true value and with a flag indicating that it is subject to confidentiality.
Member States shall provide all levels of aggregation of the breakdowns as defined in the tables of Annex I, Part B and the data transmitted shall contain, where applicable, all primary and secondary confidentiality flags in accordance with the confidentiality rules existing at national level.
Article 11
Quality and metadata reports
Article 11a
Transitional measures on double reporting and double coding
For the reference year 2025, Member States shall, in addition to reporting on the basis of NACE Rev. 2.1, use NACE Rev. 2 as set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) in its version prior to the date of application of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/137 (2) (‘original NACE Rev. 2’) to compile and transmit to the Commission (Eurostat) the data of annual periodicity that are referred to in the following tables of Annex I, Part B:
(a) table 10. Country-level business statistics on activities of enterprises;
(b) table 11. Country-level business statistics on activities of enterprises broken down by size classes or broken down by legal form;
(c) table 12. Country-level business statistics on demographic events for enterprises;
(d) table 13. Country-level business statistics on high-growth enterprises;
(e) table 14. Country-level business statistics on enterprises by country of ultimate control;
(f) table 15. Country-level business statistics on foreign-controlling enterprises and domestic affiliates active in the reporting country;
(g) table 17. Country-level business statistics on trade in services by enterprise characteristics (STEC) – annual data;
(h) table 18. Country-level business statistics on intramural R & D expenditure, for the following breakdowns: — point 5. ‘Breakdown by activity (for business enterprise sector only)’; — point 6. ‘Breakdown by industry orientation (for business enterprise sector only) (optional)’;
(i) table 19. Country level business statistics on employment in R&D, for the following breakdowns: — point 6. ‘Breakdown by activity’; — point 8. ‘Breakdown by activity and gender’;
(j) table 20. Country-level statistics on publicly funded R&D;
(k) table 21. Country-level business statistics on purchases by enterprises (only annual data);
(l) table 22. Country-level business statistics on changes in stock of enterprises;
(m) table 26. Country-level business statistics on industrial production;
(n) table 27. Country-level business statistics on investments in tangible non-current assets by enterprises;
(o) table 33. Statistics on international activities – control by institutional units of the reporting country on enterprises abroad.
The data referred to in paragraph 1 shall be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) within 12 months from the data transmission deadlines set out in the respective tables of Annex I, part B ‘Elements of data requirements’.
For the reference years 2025, 2026 and 2027, Member States shall, in addition to reporting on the basis of NACE Rev. 2.1, use original NACE Rev. 2 to compile and transmit, to the Commission (Eurostat), the data that are referred to in the following tables of Annex I, Part B within the deadlines set out therein:
(a) table 1. Short term business statistics on business population;
(b) table 2. Short term business statistics on employment;
(c) table 3. Short term business statistics on hours worked and wages and salaries;
(d) table 5. Short term business statistics on producer prices;
(e) table 6. Short term business statistics on production (volume);
(f) table 7. Short term business statistics on volume of sales;
(g) table 8. Short term business statistics on net turnover (value).
For the reference year 2025, Member States shall, in addition to reporting on the basis of NACE Rev. 2.1, use original NACE Rev. 2 to compile and transmit to the Commission (Eurostat) the data of annual periodicity that are referred to in the following tables of Annex IX, Section 3, Part A:
(a) table under point 2.4. ‘Data exchange on resident enterprises belonging to multinational enterprise groups’;
(b) table under point 2.6. ‘Data exchange on correction of group structures and variables on multinational enterprise groups’.
For the reference year 2025 and for the purposes of the use of the EuroGroups Register referred to in Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2152, the Commission (Eurostat) shall, in addition to reporting on the basis of NACE Rev. 2.1, use original NACE Rev. 2 to compile and transmit to the national statistical authorities of Member States and may transmit to the national central banks and the European Central Bank, exclusively for statistical purposes, the data of annual periodicity that are referred to in the following tables of Annex IX, Section 3, Part C:
(a) table 2. Enterprise group;
(b) table 3. Enterprise.
For the reference year 2025, and for the purpose of the production of the EuroGroups Register, the Commission shall, in addition to reporting on the basis of NACE Rev. 2.1, use original NACE Rev. 2 to compile and transmit to the competent staff contributing to the production of the EuroGroups Register in the national statistical authorities of Member States the data of annual periodicity that are referred to in the following tables of Annex IX, Section 3, Part D:
(a) table 2. Enterprise group;
(b) table 3. Enterprise.
Article 12
Repeal
Article 13
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2021.
However, Tables 16 and 34 to 37 of Annex I, and Annex V shall apply from 1 January 2022.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
ANNEX I
Part A. Variables
Domain 1. Short term business statistics
All short term business statistics except for the statistics of the detailed topic ‘Import prices’ (table 4) and the topic ‘Real estate’ (Table 9) refer to the activities of resident statistical units
| Topics | Detailed topics | Variables | Elements of data requirements as defined in Tables of Part B | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topic 1.1 Business population | 1 | Business demographic events (bankruptcies, registrations) | 1 | Registrations | Table 1 |
| 2 | Bankruptcies | Table 1 | |||
| Topic 1.2 Labour inputs | 1 | Employment | 1 | Number of employees and self-employed persons | Table 2 |
| 2 | Hours worked | 1 | Hours worked by employees | Table 3 | |
| 3 | Labour costs | 1 | Wages and salaries | Table 3 | |
| Topic 1.3 Prices | 1 | Import prices | 1 | Import prices | Table 4 |
| 2 | Import prices (euro area) | Table 4 | |||
| 3 | Import prices (non-euro area) | Table 4 | |||
| 2 | Producer prices | 1 | Producer prices | Table 5 | |
| 2 | Domestic producer prices | Table 5 | |||
| 3 | Non-domestic producer prices | Table 5 | |||
| 4 | Non-domestic producer prices (euro area) | Table 5 | |||
| 5 | Non-domestic producer prices (non-euro area) | Table 5 | |||
| Topic 1.4 Outputs and performance | 1 | Production | 1 | Production (volume) | Table 6 |
| 2 | Volume of sales | 1 | Volume of sales | Table 7 | |
| 3 | Net turnover | 1 | Net turnover (value) | Table 8 | |
| 2 | Domestic net turnover (value) | Table 8 | |||
| 3 | Non-domestic net turnover (value) | Table 8 | |||
| 4 | Non-domestic net turnover (euro area) (value) | Table 8 | |||
| 5 | Non-domestic net turnover (non-euro area) (value) | Table 8 | |||
| Topic 1.5 Real estate | 1 | Real estate | 1 | Building permits: Number of dwellings | Table 9 |
| 2 | Building permits: Square metres | Table 9 |
Domain 2. Country level business statistics
With the exception of country-level business statistics on enterprises importing goods and enterprises exporting goods (Table 16), country level business statistics refer to the activities of resident statistical units. Country-level business statistics on enterprises importing goods and enterprises exporting goods (Table 16) refer to the statistical territory of the reporting country, as referred to in Section 4 of Annex V to this Regulation.
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