Commission 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)

Type Implementing Regulation
Publication 2020-08-18
Last updated 2026-03-05
State In force
Department European Commission, ESTAT
Source EUR-Lex
articles 14
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1. LEGAL UNITS 1. LEGAL UNITS 1. LEGAL UNITS 1. LEGAL UNITS
IDENTIFICATION 1.1 Identity number(s) (including the EGR identity number when relevant for the EGR)
IDENTIFICATION 1.2 Name
IDENTIFICATION 1.3 Address (at the most detailed level, including postcode)
IDENTIFICATION 1.4 Optional Telephone number, email address, website and information to permit electronic collection of data
IDENTIFICATION 1.5 Value Added Tax (VAT) registration number or, failing that, other administrative identity number
DEMOGRAPHIC EVENTS 1.6 Date of incorporation for legal persons or date of official recognition as an economic operator for natural persons
DEMOGRAPHIC EVENTS 1.7 Date on which the legal unit ceased
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS 1.8 Legal form
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS 1.9 Legal activity status
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS 1.10 Conditional Flag for branches within the meaning of point 18.12 of Chapter 18 of Annex A to Regulation (EU) No 549/2013
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS 1.11 Optional Flag for special purpose entities within the meaning of points 2.17 to 2.20 of Chapter 2 of Annex A to Regulation (EU) No 549/2013
LINKS WITH ENTERPRISE 1.12 Conditional Identity number(s) of the enterprise(s) (3.1), to which the unit belongs
LINKS WITH ENTERPRISE 1.13 Conditional Date of association to the enterprise(s)
LINKS WITH ENTERPRISE 1.14 Conditional Date of separation from the enterprise(s)
LINKS WITH OTHER REGISTERS Reference to associated registers, in which the legal unit is recorded and which contain information that can be useful for statistical purpose.
LINKS WITH OTHER REGISTERS 1.15 Conditional Reference to the register of intra-EU operators and Reference to customs files or to the register of extra-EU operators
LINKS WITH OTHER REGISTERS 1.16 Conditional Reference to administrative global identifiers, Reference to balance sheet data (for units required to publish accounts), Reference to the balance of payments register or foreign direct investment register, and Reference to the farm register
LINK WITH ENTERPRISE GROUP 1.17 Identity number of the enterprise group (2.1), to which the unit belongs
LINK WITH ENTERPRISE GROUP 1.18 Date of association to the enterprise group
LINK WITH ENTERPRISE GROUP 1.19 Date of separation from the enterprise group
CONTROL OF UNITS The control links can be recorded either top-down (1.20a, 1.21a, 1.22a) or bottom-up (1.20b, 1.21b, 1.22b). Only the first level of control, direct or indirect, is recorded for each unit (the whole chain of control can be obtained by combining these).
CONTROL OF UNITS 1.20a Identity number(s) of resident legal unit(s) which are controlled by the legal unit.
CONTROL OF UNITS 1.20b Identity number of the resident legal unit, which controls the legal unit.
CONTROL OF UNITS 1.21a Partially conditional Country(ies) of registration, identity number(s), name(s) and address(es) of the non-resident legal unit(s), which are controlled by the legal unit. Conditional for EGR identity number(s).
CONTROL OF UNITS 1.21b Partially conditional Country of registration, identity number, name and address of the non-resident legal unit, which controls the legal unit. Conditional for EGR identity number.
CONTROL OF UNITS 1.22a Conditional VAT number(s) of non-resident legal unit(s), which are controlled by the legal unit
CONTROL OF UNITS 1.22b Conditional VAT number of the non-resident legal unit, which controls the legal unit
OWNERSHIP OF UNITS The ownership can be recorded either top-down (1.23a, 1.24a) or bottom-up (1.23b, 1.24b). The threshold is 10 % or more of direct ownership.
OWNERSHIP OF UNITS 1.23a Conditional (a) Identity number(s), and (b) shares (%) of resident legal unit(s) owned by the legal unit
OWNERSHIP OF UNITS 1.23b Conditional (a) Identity number(s), and (b) shares (%) of resident legal unit(s), which own(s) the legal unit
OWNERSHIP OF UNITS 1.24a Conditional (a) Country(ies) of registration, and (b) EGR identity number(s), and (c) name(s), address(es), and VAT number(s), and (d) shares (%) of non-resident legal unit(s) owned by the legal unit, and (e) date of start – end of the shares
OWNERSHIP OF UNITS 1.24b Conditional (a) Country(ies) of registration, and (b) EGR identity number and (c) name(s), address(es), and VAT number(s), and (d) shares (%) of non-resident legal unit(s), which own(s) the legal unit, and (e) date of start – end of the shares.
2. ENTERPRISE GROUP 2. ENTERPRISE GROUP 2. ENTERPRISE GROUP 2. ENTERPRISE GROUP
IDENTIFICATION 2.1 Partially conditional Identity number(s) Conditional for EGR identity number if the enterprise group is multinational.
IDENTIFICATION 2.2 Optional Identity number(s) of the legal unit(s) able to report data on the enterprise group
IDENTIFICATION 2.3 Name of the enterprise group, for multinational groups the EGR name
IDENTIFICATION 2.4 Optional Short text description of the enterprise group
IDENTIFICATION 2.5 Optional Website address of the enterprise group
IDENTIFICATION 2.6 Identity number of the legal unit being global decision centre. If the global decision centre is non-resident the EGR identity number. For natural persons that are not economic operators, the country of residence has to be recorded under 2.10a.
IDENTIFICATION 2.7 Country of registration of the global decision centre, if non-resident the EGR country of registration
IDENTIFICATION 2.8 Optional Postal and email addresses of the global decision centre
IDENTIFICATION 2.9 Identity number of the legal unit being the global group head. If the global group head is non-resident the EGR identity number. For natural persons that are not economic operators, the country of residence has to be recorded under 2.10a.
IDENTIFICATION 2.10 Optional Country of registration, postal and email addresses of the global group head, if non-resident the EGR country of registration
IDENTIFICATION 2.10a Conditional Country of residence of the Ultimate Controlling Institutional unit (UCI) if the controlling unit is a natural person who is not an economic operator
DEMOGRAPHIC EVENTS 2.12 Date of commencement of the enterprise group
DEMOGRAPHIC EVENTS 2.13 Date of cessation of the enterprise group
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES 2.14 Principal activity code of the enterprise group at NACE 2-digit level, if multinational group the EGR principal activity code
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES 2.15 Optional Secondary activities of the enterprise group at NACE 2-digit level, if multinational group the EGR secondary activity code
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES 2.16 Conditional Number of employees and self-employed persons in the enterprise group, if multinational group the EGR number of employees and self-employed persons
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES 2.17 Conditional Net turnover (and currency) of the enterprise group, if multinational group the EGR net turnover (and currency)
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES 2.18 Conditional Total assets (and currency) of the enterprise group, if multinational group the EGR total assets (and currency)
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES 2.19 Optional Countries where non-resident enterprises or local units are located, for multinational group the EGR countries of registration
3. ENTERPRISE 3. ENTERPRISE 3. ENTERPRISE 3. ENTERPRISE
IDENTIFICATION 3.1 Partially conditional Identity number Conditional for the EGR identity number when recorded in the EGR
IDENTIFICATION 3.2 Optional Identity number of the legal unit(s) able to report data on the enterprise
IDENTIFICATION 3.3 Name
IDENTIFICATION 3.4 Optional Postal, email and website address
LINK TO OTHER UNITS 3.5 Identity number(s) of the legal unit(s) of which the enterprise consists
LINK TO OTHER UNITS 3.6 Identity number of the enterprise group, to which the enterprise belongs.
DEMOGRAPHIC EVENTS 3.7 Date of commencement of activities
DEMOGRAPHIC EVENTS 3.8 Date of final cessation of activities
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES 3.9 Principal activity code at NACE 4-digit level
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES 3.10 Conditional Secondary activities, if any, at NACE 4-digit level.
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES 3.11 Number of employees and self-employed persons
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES 3.12 Number of employees
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES 3.13 Optional Number of employees in full-time equivalents
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES 3.14 Net turnover, except that provided in 3.15
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES 3.15 Optional Net turnover for agriculture, hunting and forestry, fishing, and public administration and defence, compulsory social security, private households with employed persons and extra-territorial organisations
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES 3.16 Institutional sector and sub-sector within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 549/2013
PART D
Data sets of variables enumerated in paragraph 2 of Annex IV of Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 to be transmitted by the Commission (Eurostat) to the NSAs for the purpose of the production of the EuroGroups Register

In order to ensure efficiency and high quality in the production of the EuroGroups Register, the Commission (Eurostat), shall transmit to the competent staff contributing to the production of the EuroGroups Register in the NSAs, the following variables, including confidentiality flags, concerning multinational enterprise group, including its constituent units.

1. LEGAL UNITS 1. LEGAL UNITS 1. LEGAL UNITS 1. LEGAL UNITS
IDENTIFICATION 1.1 Identity number(s) (including the EGR identity number when relevant for the EGR)
IDENTIFICATION 1.2 Name
IDENTIFICATION 1.3 Address (at the most detailed level, including postcode)
IDENTIFICATION 1.4 Optional Telephone number, email address, website and information to permit electronic collection of data
IDENTIFICATION 1.5 Value Added Tax (VAT) registration number or, failing that, other administrative identity number
DEMOGRAPHIC EVENTS 1.6 Date of incorporation for legal persons or date of official recognition as an economic operator for natural persons
DEMOGRAPHIC EVENTS 1.7 Date on which the legal unit ceased
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS 1.8 Legal form
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS 1.9 Legal activity status
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS 1.10 Conditional Flag for branches within the meaning of point 18.12 of Chapter 18 of Annex A to Regulation (EU) No 549/2013
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS 1.11 Optional Flag for special purpose entities within the meaning of points 2.17 to 2.20 of Chapter 2 of Annex A to Regulation (EU) No 549/2013
LINKS WITH ENTERPRISE 1.12 Conditional Identity number(s) of the enterprise(s) (3.1), to which the unit belongs
LINKS WITH ENTERPRISE 1.13 Conditional Date of association to the enterprise(s)
LINKS WITH ENTERPRISE 1.14 Conditional Date of separation from the enterprise(s)
LINKS WITH OTHER REGISTERS Reference to associated registers, in which the legal unit is recorded and which contain information that can be useful for statistical purpose:
LINKS WITH OTHER REGISTERS 1.15 Conditional Reference to the register of intra-EU operators and Reference to customs files or to the register of extra-EU operators
LINKS WITH OTHER REGISTERS 1.16 Conditional Reference to administrative global identifiers, Reference to balance sheet data (for units required to publish accounts), Reference to the balance of payments register or foreign direct investment register, and Reference to the farm register
LINK WITH ENTERPRISE GROUP 1.17 Identity number of the enterprise group (2.1), to which the unit belongs
LINK WITH ENTERPRISE GROUP 1.18 Date of association to the enterprise group
LINK WITH ENTERPRISE GROUP 1.19 Date of separation from the enterprise group
CONTROL OF UNITS The control links can be recorded either top-down (1.20a, 1.21a, 1.22a) or bottom-up (1.20b, 1.21b, 1.22b). Only the first level of control, direct or indirect, is recorded for each unit (the whole chain of control can be obtained by combining these).
CONTROL OF UNITS 1.20a Identity number(s) of resident legal unit(s), which are controlled by the legal unit.
CONTROL OF UNITS 1.20b Identity number of the resident legal unit, which controls the legal unit
CONTROL OF UNITS 1.21a Partially conditional Country(ies) of registration, identity number(s), name(s) and address(es) of the non-resident legal unit(s), which are controlled by the legal unit. Conditional for EGR identity number(s).
CONTROL OF UNITS 1.21b Partially conditional Country of registration, identity number, name and address of the non-resident legal unit, which controls the legal unit. Conditional for EGR identity number
CONTROL OF UNITS 1.22a Conditional VAT number(s) of non-resident legal unit(s), which are controlled by the legal unit
CONTROL OF UNITS 1.22b Conditional VAT number of the non-resident legal unit, which controls the legal unit
OWNERSHIP OF UNITS The ownership can be recorded either top-down (1.23a, 1.24a) or bottom-up (1.23b, 1.24b). The threshold is 10 % or more of direct ownership.
OWNERSHIP OF UNITS 1.23a Conditional (a) Identity number(s), and (b) shares (%) of resident legal unit(s) owned by the legal unit
OWNERSHIP OF UNITS 1.23b Conditional (a) Identity number(s), and (b) shares (%) of resident legal unit(s), which own(s) the legal unit
OWNERSHIP OF UNITS 1.24a Conditional (a) Country(ies) of registration, and (b) EGR identity number(s), and (c) name(s), address(es), and VAT number(s), and (d) shares (%) of non-resident legal unit(s) owned by the legal unit, and (e) date of start – end of the shares
OWNERSHIP OF UNITS 1.24b Conditional (a) Country(ies) of registration, and (b) EGR identity number and (c) name(s), address(es), and VAT number(s), and (d) shares (%) of non-resident legal unit(s), which own(s) the legal unit, and (e) date of start – end of the shares
2. ENTERPRISE GROUP 2. ENTERPRISE GROUP 2. ENTERPRISE GROUP 2. ENTERPRISE GROUP
IDENTIFICATION 2.1 Partially conditional Identity number(s) Conditional for EGR identity number if the enterprise group is multinational
IDENTIFICATION 2.2 Optional Identity number of the legal unit(s) able to report data on the enterprise group
IDENTIFICATION 2.3 Name of the enterprise group, for multinational groups the EGR name
IDENTIFICATION 2.4 Optional Short text description of the enterprise group
IDENTIFICATION 2.5 Optional Website address of the enterprise group
IDENTIFICATION 2.6 Identity number of the legal unit being global decision centre. If the global decision centre is non-resident the EGR identity number. For natural persons that are not economic operators, the country of residence has to be recorded under 2.10a.
IDENTIFICATION 2.7 Country of registration of the global decision centre, if non-resident the EGR country of registration
IDENTIFICATION 2.8 Optional Postal, email and website addresses of the global decision centre
IDENTIFICATION 2.9 Identity number of the legal unit being the global group head. If the global group head is non-resident the EGR identity number. For natural persons that are not economic operators, the country of residence has to be recorded under 2.10a.
IDENTIFICATION 2.10 Optional Country of registration, postal and email addresses of the global group head, if non-resident the EGR country of registration
IDENTIFICATION 2.10a Conditional Country of residence of the Ultimate Controlling Institutional unit (UCI) if the controlling unit is a natural person who is not an economic operator
DEMOGRAPHIC EVENTS 2.12 Date of commencement of the enterprise group
DEMOGRAPHIC EVENTS 2.13 Date of cessation of the enterprise group
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES 2.14 Principal activity code of the enterprise group at NACE 2-digit level, if multinational group the EGR principal activity code
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES 2.15 Optional Secondary activities of the enterprise group at NACE 2-digit level, if multinational group the EGR secondary activity code
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES 2.16 Conditional Number of employees and self-employed persons in the enterprise group, if multinational group the EGR number of employees and self-employed persons
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES 2.17 Conditional Net turnover (and currency) of the enterprise group, if multinational group the EGR net turnover (and currency)
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES 2.18 Conditional Total assets (and currency) of the enterprise group, if multinational group the EGR total assets (and currency)
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES 2.19 Optional Countries where non-resident enterprises or local units are located, for multinational group the EGR countries of registration
3. ENTERPRISE 3. ENTERPRISE 3. ENTERPRISE 3. ENTERPRISE
IDENTIFICATION 3.1 Partially conditional Identity number(s) Conditional for the EGR identity number when recorded in the EGR
IDENTIFICATION 3.2 Optional Identity number of the legal unit(s) able to report data on the enterprise
IDENTIFICATION 3.3 Name
IDENTIFICATION 3.4 Optional Postal, email and website address
LINK TO OTHER UNITS 3.5 Identity number(s) of the legal unit(s) of which the enterprise consists
LINK TO OTHER UNITS 3.6 Identity number of the enterprise group, to which the enterprise belongs
DEMOGRAPHIC EVENTS 3.7 Date of commencement of activities
DEMOGRAPHIC EVENTS 3.8 Date of final cessation of activities
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES 3.9 Principal activity code at NACE 4-digit level
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES 3.10 Conditional Secondary activities, if any, at NACE 4-digit level
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES 3.11 Number of employees and self-employed persons
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES 3.12 Number of employees
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES 3.13 Optional Number of employees in full-time equivalents
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES 3.14 Net turnover, except that provided in 3.15
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES 3.15 Optional Net turnover for agriculture, hunting and forestry, fishing, and public administration and defence, compulsory social security, private households with employed persons and extra-territorial organisations
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES 3.16 Institutional sector and sub-sector within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 549/2013
5

Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 establishing the statistical classification of economic activities NACE Revision 2 and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 as well as certain EC Regulations on specific statistical domains (OJ L 393, 30.12.2006, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2006/1893/oj).

6

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/137 of 10 October 2022 amending Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the statistical classification of economic activities NACE Revision 2 (OJ L 19, 20.1.2023, p. 5, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2023/137/oj).

7

Regulation (EU) No 549/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on the European system of national and regional accounts in the European Union Text (OJ L 174, 26.6.2013, p. 1).

8

Council Regulation (EEC) No 696/93 of 15 March 1993 on the statistical units for the observation and analysis of the production system in the Community (OJ L 76, 30.3.1993, p. 1).

9

Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (OJ L 347, 11.12.2006, p. 1).

10

Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/443 of 13 March 2015 on Security in the Commission (OJ L 72, 17.3.2015, p. 41).

11

Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2017/46 of 10 January 2017 on the security of communication and information systems in the European Commission (OJ L 6, 11.1.2017, p. 40).

12

Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1).

13

Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39).

14

Council Regulation (EC) No 2533/98 of 23 November 1998 concerning the collection of statistical information by the European Central Bank (OJ L 318, 27.11.1998, p. 8).

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