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| 24.11.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 306/4 |
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24.11.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 306/4

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2015/2112

of 23 November 2015

amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 251/2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 295/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning structural business statistics, as regards the adaptation of the series of data following the revision of the classification of products by activity (CPA)

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 295/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 concerning structural business statistics (1), and in particular Article 11(2)(e) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Regulation (EC) No 295/2008 establishes a common framework for the collection, compilation, transmission and evaluation of European statistics on the structure, activity, competitiveness and performance of businesses in the Union. |
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(1)

Regulation (EC) No 295/2008 establishes a common framework for the collection, compilation, transmission and evaluation of European statistics on the structure, activity, competitiveness and performance of businesses in the Union.

| (2) | Regulation (EC) No 451/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) establishes a statistical classification of products by activity (CPA), to meet the requirements of statistics in the Union. |
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(2)

Regulation (EC) No 451/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) establishes a statistical classification of products by activity (CPA), to meet the requirements of statistics in the Union.

| (3) | Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 251/2009 (3) lays down the series of data, the level of breakdown and the labels for products to be transmitted based on the CPA. |
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Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 251/2009 (3) lays down the series of data, the level of breakdown and the labels for products to be transmitted based on the CPA.

| (4) | Following the entry into force of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1209/2014 (4) it is necessary to adapt Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 251/2009 with regard to the level of breakdown and to the labels for certain products for the data to be transmitted based on the CPA in order to maintain the comparability and consistency with product classification standards used at international level. |
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Following the entry into force of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1209/2014 (4) it is necessary to adapt Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 251/2009 with regard to the level of breakdown and to the labels for certain products for the data to be transmitted based on the CPA in order to maintain the comparability and consistency with product classification standards used at international level.

| (5) | Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 251/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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(5)

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 251/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (6) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee, |
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(6)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 251/2009 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 23 November 2015.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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(1)  
  OJ L 97, 9.4.2008, p. 13.

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(2)  Regulation (EC) No 451/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2008 establishing a new statistical classification of products by activity (CPA) and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3696/93 (OJ L 145, 4.6.2008, p. 65).

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(3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 251/2009 of 11 March 2009 implementing and amending Regulation (EC) No 295/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the series of data to be produced for structural business statistics and the adaptations necessary after the revision of the statistical classification of products by activity (CPA) (OJ L 86, 31.3.2009, p. 170).

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(4)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 1209/2014 of 29 October 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 451/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2008 establishing a new statistical classification of products by activity (CPA) and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3696/93 (OJ L 336, 22.11.2014, p. 1).

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ANNEX

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 251/2009 is amended as follows:

| 1. | In Point 1 ‘SERVICES’, in table ‘Series 1E’, under ‘Level of activity breakdown’, the ‘Special aggregates’‘HIT’, ‘MHT’, ‘MLT’ and ‘LOT’ are replaced by the following:






  ‘HIT | High technology manufacturing (NACE Rev.2 21 + 26 + 30.3) |
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| MHT | Medium-high technology manufacturing (NACE Rev.2 20 + 25.4 + 27 + 28 + 29 + 30-30.1-30.3 + 32.5) |
| MLT | Medium-low technology manufacturing (NACE Rev.2 18.2 + 19 + 22 + 23 + 24 + 25-25.4 + 30.1 + 33) |
| LOT | Low technology manufacturing (NACE Rev.2 10 + 11 + 12 + 13 + 14 + 15 + 16 + 17 + 18-18.2 + 31 + 32-32.5)’. |

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In Point 1 ‘SERVICES’, in table ‘Series 1E’, under ‘Level of activity breakdown’, the ‘Special aggregates’‘HIT’, ‘MHT’, ‘MLT’ and ‘LOT’ are replaced by the following:

‘HIT

High technology manufacturing (NACE Rev.2 21 + 26 + 30.3)

MHT

Medium-high technology manufacturing (NACE Rev.2 20 + 25.4 + 27 + 28 + 29 + 30-30.1-30.3 + 32.5)

MLT

Medium-low technology manufacturing (NACE Rev.2 18.2 + 19 + 22 + 23 + 24 + 25-25.4 + 30.1 + 33)

LOT

Low technology manufacturing (NACE Rev.2 10 + 11 + 12 + 13 + 14 + 15 + 16 + 17 + 18-18.2 + 31 + 32-32.5)’.

| 2. | In point 2 ‘INDUSTRY’, in tables series 2H, 2I, 2J and 2K, the ‘Activity coverage’‘NACE Rev.2, sections B-E (except for NACE Rev.2 divisions 37, 38 and 39)’ is replaced by ‘NACE Rev.2, sections B-D and division 36’. |
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In point 2 ‘INDUSTRY’, in tables series 2H, 2I, 2J and 2K, the ‘Activity coverage’‘NACE Rev.2, sections B-E (except for NACE Rev.2 divisions 37, 38 and 39)’ is replaced by ‘NACE Rev.2, sections B-D and division 36’.

| 3. | In point 3 ‘DISTRIBUTIVE TRADES’, in tables series 3E, 3F, 3G, 3H, 3I, 3J and 3K, the ‘Level of activity breakdown’‘NACE Rev.2 1-digit level (Section)’ is deleted. |
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In point 3 ‘DISTRIBUTIVE TRADES’, in tables series 3E, 3F, 3G, 3H, 3I, 3J and 3K, the ‘Level of activity breakdown’‘NACE Rev.2 1-digit level (Section)’ is deleted.

| 4. | In point 4 ‘CONSTRUCTION’, in table series 4G, the ‘level of activity breakdown’

  ‘NACE Rev.2 3-digit level (Groups)
  NACE Rev.2 2-digit level (Division)
  NACE Rev.2 1-digit level (Section)’

  is replaced by:

  ‘NACE Rev.2. 2-digit level (Division) except for characteristics 18 31 0 and 18 32 0 for division 43
  NACE Rev.2 1-digit level (Section) except for characteristics 18 31 0 and 18 32 0
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In point 4 ‘CONSTRUCTION’, in table series 4G, the ‘level of activity breakdown’

‘NACE Rev.2 3-digit level (Groups)

NACE Rev.2 2-digit level (Division)

NACE Rev.2 1-digit level (Section)’

is replaced by:

‘NACE Rev.2. 2-digit level (Division) except for characteristics 18 31 0 and 18 32 0 for division 43

NACE Rev.2 1-digit level (Section) except for characteristics 18 31 0 and 18 32 0
  ’.

| 5. | Point 8 ‘BUSINESS SERVICES’ is amended as follows:






  (a) | In table ‘Series 8A’, under ‘Level of breakdown by product type’, for the product 63 12 the label ‘Web portal content’ is replaced by ‘Web portal services’. |
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Point 8 ‘BUSINESS SERVICES’ is amended as follows:

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In table ‘Series 8A’, under ‘Level of breakdown by product type’, for the product 63 12 the label ‘Web portal content’ is replaced by ‘Web portal services’.

| (b) | In table ‘Series 8A’, under ‘Level of breakdown by product type’, for the product 73 11 13 the label ‘Advertising design and concept development services’ is replaced by ‘Advertising concept development services’ |
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In table ‘Series 8A’, under ‘Level of breakdown by product type’, for the product 73 11 13 the label ‘Advertising design and concept development services’ is replaced by ‘Advertising concept development services’

| (c) | In table ‘Series 8C’, under ‘Level of breakdown by product type’, the product 70 22 4‘Trademarks and franchises’ is deleted. |
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In table ‘Series 8C’, under ‘Level of breakdown by product type’, the product 70 22 4‘Trademarks and franchises’ is deleted.

| (d) | In table ‘Series 8E’, under ‘Level of breakdown by product type’, for the product 71 11 24 the label ‘Architectural advisory services’ is replaced by ‘Building project architectural advisory services’. |
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(d)

In table ‘Series 8E’, under ‘Level of breakdown by product type’, for the product 71 11 24 the label ‘Architectural advisory services’ is replaced by ‘Building project architectural advisory services’.

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