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of19May1998
concerningshort-termstatistics
(OJ L 162, 5.6.1998, p. 1)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
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COUNCILREGULATION(EC)No1165/98
of19May1998
concerningshort-termstatistics
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and
inparticular Article 213 thereof,
Having regard to the draft Regulation submitted by the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee (3),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Monetary Institute (4),
(1)Whereas Council Directive 72/211/EEC of 30 May 1972
concerning coordinated statistics on the business cycle inindustry and small craft industries (
5) and Council Directive 78/
166/EEC of 13 February 1978 concerning coordinated statisticson the business cycle in building and civil engineering (
6) which
aimed to provide a body of coherent statistics, have not been
able to take account of economic and technical changes;
(2)Whereas the European Union has in the meantime made further
progress towards integration; whereas new economic, competi-
tion, social, environmental and enterprise policies andguidelines call for initiatives and decisions based on valid statis-tics; whereas the information provided for under existingCommunity legislation or available in the various Member States
is partly inadequate or insufficiently comparable to serve as a
reliable basis for the work of the Communities;
(3)Whereas the future European Central Bank needs rapid short
term statistics in order to assess economic development in the
Member States in the context of a single European monetarypolicy;
(4)Whereas standardisation is required to meet Community needsfor information concerning economic convergence;
(5)Whereas it is necessary to have reliable and rapid statistics avail-
able in order to report on the economic development in each
Member State of the Union within the framework of theeconomic policy of the Union;
(6)Whereas businesses and their professional associations need suchinformation in order to understand their markets and to knowtheir activity and performance relative to their sector, at nationaland international level;
(7)Whereas the compilation of national accounts according toCouncil Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 of 25 June 1996 on theEuropean system of national and regional accounts in theCommunity (
7) requires the development of comparable,
complete and reliable statistical sources;
(8)Whereas by Decision92/326/EEC (8) the Council adopted a two-
year programme (1992 to 1993) for the development ofEuropeanstatistics onservices; whereas this programme in cludes1998R1165 — EN — 20.11.2003 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ C 267, 3. 9. 1997, p. 1.
(2) Opinion delivered on 20 February 1998 (OJ C 80, 16.3.1998).
(3) OJ C 19, 21. 1. 1998, p. 125.
(4) Opinion delivered on 11 September 1997 (not yet published in the Official
Journal).
(5) OJ L 128, 3. 6. 1972, p. 28.
(6) OJ L 52, 23. 2. 1978, p. 17.
(7) OJ L 310, 30. 11. 1996, p. 1.
(8) OJ L 179, 1. 7. 1992, p. 131.
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the compilation of harmonised statistics at national and regional
levels, particularly for the distributive trades;
(9)Whereas in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity thecreationof commonstatistical n orms that permit the productionof harmonised statistics is an action which can only be under-
taken efficiently at Community level and whereas they will be
applied ineach Member State un der the authority of the bodiesand institutions in charge of compiling official statistics;
(10)Whereas the best method of ascertaining the business cycleconsists of compiling statistics which conform to common meth-odological principles and with common definitions ofcharacteristics; whereas it is only from coordinated compilationthat harmonised statistics can be drawn up with reliability,
speed, flexibility and the level of detail required to meet the
needs of the Commission and of enterprises;
(11)Whereas seasonal adjustment and the calculation of trend-cycleseries for national data can best be carried out by the nationalstatistical authorities; whereas the transmission to the Commis-sion (Eurostat) of seasonally adjusted data and trend-cycleseries will increase the coherence between data disseminated
nationally and at an international level;
(12)Whereas kind-of-activity units (KAU) correspond to one or more
operational subdivisions of the enterprise; whereas for a KAU to
be observable, the enterprise's information system must be
capable of indicating or calculating for each KAU at least thevalue of production, intermediate consumption, manpower costs,the operating surplus and employment and gross fixed capitalformation; whereas KAUs falling within a particular heading in
the statistical classificationof econ omic activities inthe
EuropeanCommun ity (NACE Rev.1) canproduce productsoutside the homogeneous group, on account of secondary activ-ities connected with them which cannot be separately identifiedfrom available accounting documents; whereas the enterprise andthe KAU are identical when it proves impossible for an enter-
prise to indicate or calculate information on all of the variables
listed in this recital for one or more operational subdivisions;
(13)Whereas the statistical data compiled withinthe Commun itysystem must be of a satisfactory quality and this quality, aswell as the burden it entails, must be comparable from oneMember State to another, and whereas it is therefore necessaryto establish jointly the criteria enabling these requirements to be
met; whereas short-term statistics must be consistent with the
results transmitted in accordance with Council Regulation (EC,Euratom) No 58/97 of 20 December 1996 concerning structuralbusiness statistics (
1);
(14)Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 of 17 February1997 onCommun ity statistics (
2) constitutes the reference frame-
work for the provisions of this Regulation, in particular thosewhich cover access to administrative data sources and statistical
confidentiality;
(15)Whereas it is necessary to simplify the administrative proceduresfor enterprises, particularly smaller enterprises, including the
promotion of new technologies for data collection and compila-tion; whereas the use of existing administrative data forstatistical purposes is one of the measures to decrease the burdenon enterprise; whereas if a direct data collection from businessesis indispensable for compiling the statistics, the methods and
techniques must ensure that the data are reliable and up to date,
without giving rise for the parties concerned, in particular forsmall and medium sized businesses, to a burden out of propor-1998R1165 — EN — 20.11.2003 — 001.001 — 3
(1) OJ L 14, 17. 1. 1997, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 52, 22. 2. 1997, p. 1.
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tionto the results which users of the said statistics canreason -
ably expect;
(16)Whereas it is necessary to have a legal framework common toall business activities and domains of business statistics coveringalso the activities and domains for which statistics are not yetdeveloped; whereas the scope of the statistics to be compiledcan be defined by reference to Council Regulation (EEC)
No 696/93 of 15 March 1993 onthe statistical un its for the
observation and analysis of the production system in theCommunity (
1) and Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 of 9
October 1990 onthe statistical classificationof econ omic activ-ities inthe EuropeanCommun ity (NACE Rev.1) (
2);
(17)Whereas, in order to enable the rules for the collection andstatistical processing of data and for processing and transmissionof the variables to be clarified further, it is necessary to conferuponthe Commission , assisted by the Statistical ProgrammeCommittee set up by Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom (
3),
the power to adopt measures for the applicationof this Regula-
tion;
(18)Whereas the Statistical Programme Committee has been
consulted in accordance with Article 3 of Decision 89/382/EEC,Euratom,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
General aims
1. The objective of this Regulationis to establish a commonframe-
work for the productionof short-term Commun ity statistics onthebusiness cycle.
2. The statistics comprise information (variables) necessary to
provide a uniform basis for the analysis of the short-term evolution ofsupply and demand, production factors and prices.
Article 2
Scope
1. This Regulationshall apply to all market activities inSection s C
to K and M to O of the statistical classification of economic activities
inthe EuropeanCommun ity (NACE Rev.1) as established by Regula-tion(EEC) No 3037/90.
2. Statistical units of the types listed in Section I of the Annex to
Regulation (EEC) No 696/93 and classified under one of the activitiesreferred to inparagraph 1 shall be in cluded inthe scope of this Regu-lation. The use of particular units for the compilation of statistics is
specified in the Annexes to this Regulation.
Article 3
Annexes
1. The specific requirements for the variables are described in the
Annexes.
2. The following information is laid down in each Annex where
relevant:
(a) the specific activities for which the statistics are to be compiled;1998R1165 — EN — 20.11.2003 — 001.001 — 4
(1) OJ L 76, 30. 3. 1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 293, 24. 10. 1990, p. 1. Regulationas amen ded by CommissionRegu-
lation(EEC) No 761/93 (OJ L 83, 3. 4. 1993, p. 1).
(3) OJ L 181, 28. 6. 1989, p. 47.
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(b) the types of statistical unit to be used for the compilation of the
statistics;
(c) the lists of variables;
(d) the form of the variables;
(e) the reference period of the variables;
(f) the level of detail of the variables;
(g) the deadlines for data transmission;(h) the list of voluntary pilot studies;
(i) the first reference period;(j) the length of the transition period which may be conceded.
Article 4
Collectionofdata
1. Member States shall obtainthe n ecessary data for the compilation
of the variables listed in the Annexes.
2. Member States may acquire the necessary data using a combina-
tion of different sources specified below, applying the principle ofadministrative simplification:
(a) compulsory surveys: the legal units as defined in Regulation (EEC)
No 696/93, to which the statistical units called upon by theMember States belong or of which they are composed, shall beobliged to give timely, accurate and complete information;
(b) other appropriate sources, including administrative data;
(c) appropriate statistical estimationprocedures.
3. Member States and the Commission within their respective fields
of competence shall promote the conditions for increased use of elec-tronic data collection and automatic data processing.
Article 5
Periodicity
All variables shall be produced more frequently than annually. The
frequency for each variable is specified in the Annexes.
Article 6
Level ofdetail
The variables shall be produced in accordance with the prevailing clas-
sifications at the level of detail specified in the Annexes.
Article 7
Processing
Member States shall process the completed data acquired inaccordan ce
with Article 4(2) into comparable variables following the rules laid
down in the Annexes. Member States shall also take account of the
guidance provided by the advisory methodological manual referred toinArticle 12.
Article 8
Transmission
Member States shall transmit the variables provided for in Article 7,
including confidential data, to Eurostat by electronic or other appro-priate means within a period of time from the end of the referenceperiod which is laid down in the Annexes. In any case, the variablesshall be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) not later than theday they are disseminated by the national authority.1998R1165 — EN — 20.11.2003 — 001.001 — 5
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Article 9
Treatment ofconfidentialdata
The treatment of confidential data and the transmission of such data as
provided for inArticle 8 shall be carried out inaccordan ce with theexisting Community provisions governing statistical confidentiality.
Article 10
Quality
1. Member States shall ensure that the transmitted variables reflect
the populationof un its. For this purpose, the data acquired inaccor-dance with Article 4(2) must cover as many units as necessary toensure a sufficient degree of representativeness.
2. The quality of the variables shall be measured by each Member
State according to common criteria.
3. The quality of the variables shall be tested regularly by
comparing them with other statistical information. In addition theyshall be checked for internal consistency.
4. Quality evaluation shall be carried out comparing the benefits of
the availability of the data with the costs of collectionan d the burdenonbusin esses, especially onsmall en terprises. For the purpose of thisevaluation, Member States shall transmit to the Commission, at itsrequest, the necessary information.
Article 11
Changeofweightingsandbaseyear
1. Member States shall adapt where necessary the weighting system
of composite indices at least every five years. The weights used in theadapted weighting systems shall be transmitted to the Commission
within three years after the end of the new base year.
2. Every five years, Member States shall rebase the indices using as
base years the years ending with a 0 or a 5. All indices must be rebasedon the new base year within three years after the end of this new baseyear.
Article 12
Methodological manual
1. The Commission, after consulting the Statistical Programme
Committee, shall publish anadvisory methodological man ual whichexplains the rules set out in the Annexes and also contains guidance
concerning short term statistics.
2. The manual shall be revised at regular intervals.
Article 13
Transitionperiodandderogations
1. Transition periods may be conceded, not extending more than
five years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
2. During the transition periods derogations from the provisions of
this Regulationmay be accepted by the Commissioninso far as thenational statistical systems require major adaptations.
Article 14
Reports
1. Member States shall transmit to the Commission, at its request,
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2. The Commission shall, within three years of the date of entry into
force of this Regulationan d againevery three years thereafter, submit areport to the European Parliament and the Council on the statistics
compiled pursuant to this Regulation and in particular on their rele-
vance and quality and the burden on business.
Article 15
CoordinationintheMember States
In each Member State one national authority shall coordinate:1. the transmission of variables (Article 8),
2. the quality measurement (Article 10),3. the transmission of relevant information (Article 14(1)).
Article 16
Pilot studies
1. The Commissionshall, inaccordan ce with the procedure laid
down in Article 18, institute a series of voluntary pilot studies to becarried out by Member States. These pilot studies are specified intheAnnexes.
2. The pilot studies shall be carried out inorder to assess the rele-
vance and feasibility of obtaining data, taking into account the benefits
of the availability of the data inrelationto the cost of collectionan d
the burdenonbusin ess.
3. The Commission shall inform the Council of the results of the
pilot studies.
Article 17
Implementation
The Commission shall determine, in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 18, the measures for implementing this Regulation,including the measures to accommodate economic and technical devel-opments concerning the collection and statistical processing of data andthe transmission of the variables. In doing so, consideration shall be
given to the principle that the benefits of the measure must outweigh
its cost, and to the principle that major additional resources are notinvolved either for Member States or for enterprises as compared withthe original provisions of this Regulation. In particular the measures forimplementing this Regulation shall include:
(a) the use of particular units (Article 2);
(b) the updating of the list of variables (Article 3);
(c) the definitions and the appropriate forms of the transmitted vari-
ables (Article 3);
(d) the frequency of compilation of the statistics (Article 5);
(e) the levels of breakdownan d aggregationto be applied to the vari-
ables (Article 6);
(f) the transmission deadlines (Article 8);
(g) the criteria for the measurement of quality (Article 10);(h) the transition periods and derogations granted during the transition
period (Article 13);
(i) the institution of pilot studies (Article 16).1998R1165 — EN — 20.11.2003 — 001.001 — 7
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Article 18
1. The Commissionshall be assisted by the Statistical Programme
Committee, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Committee’.
2. Where reference is made to this Article, Articles 5 and 7 of Deci-
sion1999/468/EC (1) shall apply, having regard to the provisions of
Article 8 thereof.
The period laid downinArticle 5(6) of Decision1999/468/EC shall be
set at three months.
3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.
Article 19
Repealingprovisions
Directives 72/211/EEC and 78/166/EEC are hereby repealed.
Article 20
Entryintoforce
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its
publicationinthe Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
inall Member States.1998R1165 — EN — 20.11.2003 — 001.001 — 8
(1) Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures
for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (OJ
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ANNEX A
INDUSTRY
(a)Scope
This Annex applies to all activities listed in Sections C to E of NACE
Rev.1.
(b)Observationunit
1. Unless otherwise stated in paragraph 2 or decided otherwise according to
the procedure inparagraph 3, the observationun it for all variables inthis
Annex is the kind-of-activity unit.
2. For enterprises with few persons employed in secondary activities the
local unit or the enterprise may be used as the observation unit.
3. The use of other observation units can be decided in accordance with the
procedure laid downinArticle 18.
(c)Listofvariables
1. The statistics in this Annex comprise the following variables:
Variable Name
110 Production
120 Turnover
121 Domestic turnover
122 Non-domestic turnover
130 New orders received
131 Domestic new orders
132 Non-domestic new orders
210 Number of persons employed
220 Hours worked
230 Gross wages and salaries
310 Output prices311 Output prices of the domestic market
312 Output prices of the non-domestic market
2. Only if output prices of the non-domestic market (No 312) are not avail-
able, then this variable may be approximated by the unit value index
(No 313).
3. Starting from the beginning of the first reference period the information
on new orders (Nos 130, 131, 132) may be approximated by an alterna-
tive leading indicator, which may be calculated from business opinion
survey data. This approximationis permitted for a period of five years
from the date of entry into force of the Regulation. This period shall be
extended for up to five more years unless decided differently in accor-
dance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.
4. Starting from the beginning of the first reference period the information
on persons employed (No 210) may be approximated by the number of
employees (No 211). This approximationis permitted for a peirod of fiveyears from the date of entry into force of the Regulation. This period
shall be extended by up to five more years unless decided differently in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.
5. The term ‘domestic’ means the territorial area of the Member State in
question.
6. The information on production (No 110) is not required for Division 41
and Group 40.3 of NACE Rev.1.
7. The information on turnover (Nos 120, 121, 122) is not required for
NACE Rev.1, SectionE.
8. The information on orders (Nos 130, 131, 132) is only required for the
following divisions of NACE Rev.1: 17, 18, 21, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31,1998R1165 — EN — 20.11.2003 — 001.001 — 9
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32, 33, 34, 35. The list of NACE divisions could be modified within
three years from the date of entry into force of the Regulation in accor-
dance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.
9. The information on output prices or the unit value index (Nos 310, 311,
312 or 313) is not required for the following groups of NACE Rev.1:
12.0, 22.1, 23.3, 29.6, 35.1, 35.3. The list of groups could be modified
within three years from the date of entry into force of the Regulation in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.
(d)Form
1. All of the variables except production(No 110) are to be tran smitted in
anun adjusted form.
2. The production variable (No 110) is to be transmitted in a working-day
adjusted form.
3. In addition Member States may transmit the variables seasonally adjusted
and may also transmit the variables in the form of trend-cycles. Only if
data are not transmitted in these forms, then the Commission (Eurostat)
may produce seasonally adjusted and trend cycle series for these vari-
ables.
4. The variables Nos 110, 310, 311, 312 and 313 are to be transmitted as an
index. All other variables are to be transmitted either as an index or as
absolute figures.
(e)Reference period
The following reference periods shall apply:
Variable Reference period
110 month
120 month
121 month
122 month
130 month
131 month
132 month
210 at least quarter
220 at least quarter230 at least quarter
310 month
311 month
312 or 313 month
(f)Levelofdetail
1. All variables are to be transmitted at the 2-digit level of NACE Rev.1.
2. In addition, for Section D of NACE Rev.1, the index of production
(No 110) and the index of output prices (Nos 310, 311, 312 or 313) are
to be transmitted at the 3-digit and 4-digit levels of NACE Rev.1. The
transmitted indices at the 3-digit and 4-digit levels must represent at least
90 % of the total value added for each Member State of SectionD of
NACE Rev.1 in a given base year. These variables need not be trans-
mitted at these detailed levels by those Member States whose total
value added of SectionD of NACE Rev.1 ina givenbase year represen ts
less than5 % of the EuropeanCommun ity total.
3. The variables transmitted at the 3-digit and 4-digit levels of NACE Rev.1
are used to produce aggregated indicators at these levels for the Commu-
nity as a whole and for the group of Member States participating in the
single currency. These indicators may also be disseminated at 3-digit and
4-digit levels for individual Member States and other groupings of
Member States, where the Member States concerned have indicated that
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4. In addition, all variables are to be transmitted for main industrial group-
ings, the definition of which (reference to NACE Rev.1 activities) shall
be decided inaccordan ce with the procedure laid downinArticle 18.
(g)Deadlinesfordatatransmission
1. The variables shall be transmitted by the following deadlines after the
end of the reference period:
Variable Deadlines
110 1 month and 15 calendar days
120 2 months
121 2 months
122 2 months
130 1 month and 20 calendar days
131 1 month and 20 calendar days
132 1 month and 20 calendar days
210 3 months
220 3 months
230 3 months
310 1 month and 15 calendar days
311 1 month and 5 calendar days
312 1 month and 5 calendar days
313 1 month and 15 calendar days
2. The deadline may be up to 15 calendar days longer for those Member
States whose value added in Sections C, D and E of NACE Rev.1 in a
given base year represents less than 3 % of the European Community
total.
(h)Pilotstudies
The priorities for the pilot studies are as follows:
1. assess the possibilities of earlier data transmission;
2. collect output prices of the non-domestic market;
3. break down the non-domestic market variables into ‘Monetary Union’,
‘intra-EC’ and ‘extra-EC’;
4. collect short-term information concerning births and deaths of enter-
prises;
5. produce monthly employment information;
6. collect data on inventories;
7. provide information for more activities than listed in paragraphs 6 to 9 of
SectionC;
8. collect short-term investment information;9. collect data onthe stock of orders.
(i)Firstreference period
The first reference period for which all variables are to be transmitted is
January 1998 for monthly data and the first quarter for quarterly data.
(j)Transitionperiod
1. For the production variable (No 110), persons employed and the hours
worked variables (Nos 210, 220) and the domestic output prices variable
(No 311) a transition period of no longer than three years from the date
of entry into force of the Regulation may be conceded in accordance
with the procedure laid downinArticle 18. This tran sitionperiod may
be extended by a further two years in accordance with the procedure
laid downinArticle 18.1998R1165 — EN — 20.11.2003 — 001.001 — 11
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2. For all other variables a transition period of no longer than five years
from the date of entry into force of the Regulation may be conceded in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.1998R1165 — EN — 20.11.2003 — 001.001 — 12
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ANNEX B
CONSTRUCTION
(a)Scope
This Annex applies to all activities listed in Section F of NACE Rev. 1.
(b)Observationunit
1. Unless otherwise stated in paragraph 2 or 3 or decided otherwise
according to the procedure in paragraph 4, the observation unit for all
variables in this Annex is the kind-of-activity unit.
2. For enterprises with few persons employed in secondary activities the
local unit or the enterprise may be used as the observation unit.
3. Where appropriate, the statistics may be derived from information
produced according to the classification of constructions (CC).
4. The use of other observation units can be decided in accordance with the
procedure laid downinArticle 18.
(c)Listofvariables
1. The statistics in this Annex comprise the following variables:
Variable Name
110 Production
115 Production of building construction
116 Production of civil engineering
130 New orders received
135 New orders received for building construction
136 New orders received for civil engineering
210 Number of persons employed
220 Hours worked
230 Gross wages and salaries
320 Construction costs
321 Material costs
322 Labour costs
411 Building permits: number of dwellings
412 Building permits: square metres of useful floor
area or alternative size measure
2. Starting from the beginning of the first reference period, the information
on new orders (No 130) may be approximated by an alternative leading
indicator, which may be calculated from business opinion survey data.
This approximationis permitted for a period of five years from the date
of entry into force of the Regulation. The period shall be extended for up
to five more years unless decided differently in accordance with the
procedure laid downinArticle 18.
3. Starting from the beginning of the first reference period the information
on persons employed (No 210) may be approximated by the number of
employees (No 211). This approximationis permitted for a period of five
years from the date of entry into force of the Regulation. The procedure
shall be extended for up to five more years unless decided differently inaccordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.
4. The information on new orders variables (Nos 130, 135, 136) may be
approximated by information on building permits. Further approxima-
tions for these and other variables can be defined in accordance with
the procedure laid downinArticle 18.
5. Only if construction costs variables (Nos 320, 321, 322) are not avail-
able, thenthey may be approximated by the output prices variable
(No 310).1998R1165 — EN — 20.11.2003 — 001.001 — 13
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(d)Form
1. All of the variables except production(No 110) are to be tran smitted in
anun adjusted form.
2. The production variable (No 110) is to be transmitted in a working-day
adjusted form.
3. In addition Member States may transmit the variables seasonally adjusted
and may also transmit the variables in the form of trend-cycles. Only if
data are not transmitted in these forms, then the Commission (Eurostat)
may produce seasonally adjusted and trend-cycle series for these vari-
ables.
4. The variables Nos 110, 115, 116, 320, 321 and 322 are to be transmitted
as an index. The variables Nos 411 and 412 are to be transmitted in
absolute figures. Other variables are to be transmitted either as an index
or as absolute figures.
(e)Reference period
A reference period of at least a quarter shall apply to all variables in this
Annex.
(f)Levelofdetail
1. The variables Nos 110, 130, 210, 220 and 230 are to be transmitted at
least at the two-digit level of NACE Rev. 1.
2. The new orders variables (Nos 130, 135 and 136) are required only for
groups 45.1 and 45.2 of NACE Rev. 1.
3. Construction costs variables (Nos 320, 321 and 322) are only mandatory
for new residential buildings excluding residencies for communities.
4. The building permits variable (No 411) covers only new residential
buildings (excluding residencies for communities) and is to be broken
downbetween :
(i) one-dwelling residential buildings;
(ii) two- and more dwelling residential buildings.
5. The building permits variable (No 412) covers only buildings and is to
be brokendownbetween :
(i) one-dwelling residential buildings;
(ii) two- and more dwelling residential buildings;
(iii) residencies for communities;
(iv) office buildings;
(v) other buildings.
(g)Deadlinesfordatatransmission
1. The variables shall be transmitted by the following deadlines after the
end of the reference period:
Variable Deadline
110 2 months
115 2 months
116 2 months
130 3 months
135 3 months
136 3 months
210 3 months
220 3 months
230 3 months
320 3 months
321 3 months
322 3 months
411 3 months
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2. The deadline may be up to 15 calendar days longer for those Member
States whose total value added inSectionF of NACE Rev.1 ina given
base year represents less than 3 % of the Community total.
(h)Pilotstudies
The priorities for the pilot studies are as follows:
1. provide output prices information;
2. break down production (No 110) into new work and repair and mainte-
nance;
3. provide monthly data;4. break down the variables Nos 210, 220 and 230 into building and civil
engineering;
5. provide cost information (Nos 320, 321 and 322) for other types of
construction than residential buildings as well as for repair and mainte-
nance work;
6. break down the production of building construction (No 115) into resi-
dential and non-residential buildings;
7. provide short-term investment information;
8. provide short-term information concerning births and deaths of enter-
prises.
(i)Firstreference year
The first reference period for which all variables are to be transmitted is
January 1998 for monthly data and the first quarter 1998 for quarterly data.
(j)Transitionperiod
1. For the production variable (No 110) and the persons employed and
hours worked variables (Nos 210 and 220) a transition period of no
longer than three years from the date of entry into force of the Regula-
tion may be conceded in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 18. This transition period may be extended by a further two years
inaccordan ce with the procedure laid downinArticle 18.
2. For all other variables a transition period of no longer than five years
from the date of entry into force of the Regulation may be conceded in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.1998R1165 — EN — 20.11.2003 — 001.001 — 15
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ANNEX C
RETAILTRADEANDREPAIR
(a)Scope
This Annex applies to the activities listed in Division 52 of NACE Rev. 1.
(b)Observationunit
1. The observation unit for all variables in this Annex is the enterprise.
2. The use of other observation units can be decided in accordance with the
procedure laid downinArticle 18.
(c)Listofvariables
1. The statistics in this Annex comprise the following variables:
Variable Name
120 Turnover
210 Number of persons employed
330 Deflator of sales
2. The information on the volume of sales (No 123) may be produced
instead of the deflator of sales (No 330).
3. Starting from the beginning of the first reference period the information
on persons employed (No 210) may be approximated by the number of
employees (No 211). This approximationis permitted for a period of five
years from the date of entry into force of the Regulation. This period
shall be extended for up to five more years unless decided differently in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.
(d)Form
1. All variables are to be transmitted in an unadjusted form.
2. The turnover variable (No 120) and the volume of sales variable (No 123)
are also to be transmitted in a working-day adjusted form.
3. In addition Member States may transmit the variables seasonally adjusted
and may also transmit the variables in the form of trend-cycles. Only if
data are not transmitted in these forms, then Eurostat may produce
seasonally adjusted and trend-cycle series for these variables.
4. All variables are to be transmitted either as an index or as absolute
figures.
(e)Reference period
The following reference periods shall apply:
Variable Reference period
120 month
210 quarter
330 or 123 month
(f)Levelofdetail
1. The turnover variable (No 120) and the deflator of sales/volume of sales
variables (No 330/123) are to be transmitted according to the levels of
detail defined in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4. The persons employed variable
(No 210) is to be transmitted according to the levels of detail defined in
paragraphs 3 and 4.1998R1165 — EN — 20.11.2003 — 001.001 — 16
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2. Detailed level regrouping NACE Rev. 1 classes and groups:
Class 52.11;Class 52.12;Group 52.2;
Group 52.3;
sum of Classes 52.41, 52.42 and 52.43;sum of Classes 52.44, 52.45 and 52.46;
sum of Classes 52.47 and 52.48;
Class 52.61.
3. Aggregate levels regrouping NACE Rev. 1 classes and groups:
sum of Class 52.11 and Group 52.2;
sum of Class 52.12 and Groups 52.3 to 52.6;
sum of Groups 52.1 to 52.6.
4. Division52
Member States whose value added for Group 52.7 represents less than
5 % of their value added for Division52 ina givenbase year may
approximate Division52 by the sum of Groups 52.1 to 52.6.
(g)Deadlinesfordatatransmission
1. The variables shall be transmitted within three months after the end of
the reference period. The variables shall be transmitted for turnover
(No 120) and the deflator of sales/volume of sales (No 330/123) within
two months at the levels of detail specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of
SectionF.
2. The deadline may be up to one month longer for those Member States
whose value added inDivision52 ina givenbase year represen ts less
than3 % of the EuropeanCommun ity total.
(h)Pilotstudies
The priorities for the pilot studies are as follows:1. provide a more detailed activity breakdown;
2. assess the possibilities of earlier data transmission;3. collect information on the number of employees;4. collect wages and salary information;
5. use the kind-of-activity unit as observation unit;
6. collect short-term information on the births and deaths of enterprises.
(i)Firstreference year
The first reference period for which all variables are to be transmitted is
January 1998 for monthly data and the first quarter 1998 for quarterly data.
(j)Transitionperiod
1. For the persons employed variable (No 210) a transition period of no
longer than three years may be conceded in accordance with the proce-
dure laid down in Article 18. This transition period may be extended by
a further two years inaccordan ce with the procedure laid downinArticle18.
2. For the turnover variable (No 120) at the levels of detail specified in
paragraph 3 of Section F a transition period of no longer than two years
may be conceded in accordance with procedures laid down in Article 18.
3. For the turnover variable (No 120) at the level of detail specified in para-
graphs 2 and 4 of Section F and the deflator of sales/volume of sales
(No 330/123) a transition period of no longer than five years may be
conceded from the date of entry into force of the Regulation in accor-
dance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.1998R1165 — EN — 20.11.2003 — 001.001 — 17
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ANNEX D
OTHERSERVICES
(a)Scope
This Annex applies to all activities listed in Divisions 50 and 51 and
Sections H, I, J, K, M, N and O of NACE Rev. 1.
(b)Observationunit
1. The observation unit for all variables in this Annex is the enterprise.
2. The use of other observation units can be decided in accordance with the
procedure laid downinArticle 18.
(c)Listofvariables
1. The statistics in this Annex comprise the following variables:
Variables Name
120 Turnover
210 Number of persons employed
2. Starting from the beginning of the first reference period the information
on persons employed (No 210) may be approximated by the number of
employees (No 211). This approximationis permitted for a period of five
years from the date of entry into force of the Regulation. The period
shall be extended by up to five more years unless decided differently inaccordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.
(d)Form
1. All of the variables are to be transmitted in an unadjusted form.
2. The turnover variable (No 120) is also to be transmitted in a working-day
adjusted form.
3. In addition Member States may transmit the variables seasonally adjusted
and may also transmit the variables in the form of trend cycles. Only if
data are not transmitted in these forms, may the Commission (Eurostat)
produce seasonally adjusted and trend-cycle series for these variables.
4. All variables are to be transmitted either as an index or as absolute
figures.
(e)Reference period
A reference period of a quarter shall apply to all variables in this Annex.
(f)Levelofdetail
1. The turnover variable (No 120) is to be transmitted according to the
following groupings of NACE Rev. 1:
sum of 50.1, 50.3, 50.4;50.2;
50.5;
51, 64 each at three-digit;50, 60, 61, 62, 63, 72 each at two-digit;
sum of 74.11, 74.12, 74.13, 74.14;
sum of 74.2, 74.3;74.4 to 74.8 each at three-digit.
2. The persons employed variable (No 210) is to be transmitted at the two-
digit level of NACE Rev. 1 for Divisions 50, 51, 55, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64,
72 and 74.
3. For Divisions 50, 51, 64 and 74 of NACE Rev. 1, the turnover variable
need only be transmitted at the two-digit level by those Member States
whose value added inthose division s of NACE Rev. 1 ina givenbase
year represents less than 5 % of the European Community total.1998R1165 — EN — 20.11.2003 — 001.001 — 18
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4. For SectionI of NACE Rev. 1, the person s employed variable (No 120)
need only be transmitted at Section level by those Member States whose
total value added inSectionI ina givenbase year represen ts less than
5 % of the EuropeanCommun ity total.
(g)Deadlinesfordatatransmission
The variables shall be transmitted within three months after the end of the
reference period.
(h)Pilotstudies
The priorities for the pilot studies are as follows:
1. collect wages and salary information;
2. collect information on deflators;
3. assess the feasibility and relevance of collection data on:
(i) travel agents NACE Rev. 1 Group 63.3;
(ii) real estate NACE Rev. 1 Division70;
(iii) renting activity NACE Rev. 1 Division 71;
(iv) research and development NACE Rev. 1 Division 73;
(v) management activities of holding companies NACE Rev. 1 Class
74.15;
(vi) NACE Rev. 1 Sections J, M, N and O;
4. produce a more detailed breakdown;
5. assess the possibility of earlier data transmission;
6. collect information on the number of employees;7. use the kind-of-activity unit as observation unit;
8. collect short-term information on the births and deaths of enterprises.
(i)Firstreference period
The first reference period for which all variables are to be transmitted is the
first quarter 1998.
(j)Transitionperiod
For all variables a transition period of five years may be conceded from the
date of entry into force of the Regulation in accordance with the procedure
laid downinArticle 18.1998R1165 — EN — 20.11.2003 — 001.001 — 19