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of20December 1996
concerningstructuralbusinessstatistics
(OJ L 14, 17.1.1997, p. 1)
Amended by:
Official Journal
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►M2Commission Regulation (EC) No 1614/2002 of 6 September 2002 L 244 7 12.9.2002
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COUNCILREGULATION(EC,Euratom)No58/97
of20December 1996
concerningstructuralbusinessstatistics
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and
in particular 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),
(1)Whereasin itsres olution of 14 November 1989 on internal tradein the context of the internal market(
4) the Council requested the
Commission in particular to improve trade statistics by makingthem compatible with Community definitionsand increas ing, as
far as necessary, the supply of such statistics to the Statistical
Office of the European Communities;
(2)Whereasin Decis ion 92/326/EEC(5) the Council adopted a two-
year programme (1992 to 1993) for the development ofEuropean statistics on services; whereas this programme includesthe compilation of harmonized statistics at national and regionallevels, particularly for the distributive trades;
(3)Whereasin itsDirective 78/660/EEC(6) the Council adopted
measures to improve the coordination of national provisions
concerning the presentation and content of annual accounts and
annual reports, the valuation methods used therein and theirpublication in respect of certain types of company;
(4)Whereas the Community has, in the mean time, made substantialprogress 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 existing
Community legislation or available in Member States is insuffi-cient, inadequate or insufficiently comparable to serve as areliable basis for the work of the Commission;
(5)Whereasby itsDecis ion 93/379/EEC(7) the Council adopted a
multiannual programme of Community measures to intensifythe priority areas and to ensure the continuity and consolidation
of policy for enterprise, in particular small and medium-sized
enterprises, in the Community; whereas statistics are needed toassess the impact of the measures undertaken to achieve theobjectives laid down in the Decision, in particular to have statis-tics which are comparable for businesses of all sectors, statisticson the national and international subcontracting relations
between businesses and improved statistics on small and
medium-sized enterprises; whereas these needs must not lead tothe imposition of unreasonably onerous reporting requirementson small and medium-sized enterprises;
(6)Whereasin itsDecis ion 93/464/EEC(8) the Council adopted a
framework programme for priority actions in the field of statis-tical information for 1993 to 1997;1997R0058 — EN — 02.10.2002 — 002.001 — 2
(1) OJ No C 146, 13. 6. 1995, p. 6.
(2) OJ No C 96, 1. 4. 1996, p. 236.
(3) OJ No C 236, 11. 9. 1995, p. 61.
(4) OJ No C 297, 25. 11. 1989, p. 2.
(5) OJ No L 179, 1. 7. 1992, p. 131.
(6) OJ No L 222, 14. 8. 1978, p. 11. Directive aslas t amended by Directive 94/
8/EC (OJ No L 82, 25. 3. 1994, p. 33).
(7) OJ No L 161, 2. 7. 1993, p. 68.
(8) OJ No L 219, 28. 8. 1993, p. 1.
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(7)Whereas there is a need for statistics on business conduct, in
particular concerning research, development and innovation,
environmental protection, investment, eco-industries, tourismand high-technology industries; whereas the development of theCommunity and the operation of the internal market increase theneed for comparable data on the structure of earnings ofemployees, the cost of labour and on training;
(8)Whereas there is a need for complete and reliable statisticalsources in order to enable a correct application of Council Direc-
tive 89/130/EEC, Euratom of 13 February 1989 on the
harmonization of the compilation of the gross national productat market prices(
1);
(9)Whereasthe compilation of national and regional accountsaccording to the European system of integrated economicaccounts(ESA) requiresthe development of comparable,complete and reliable statistical sources;
(10)Whereasthere isa need for regional indicatorsand accounts ;
(11)Whereas, in order to carry out the tasks entrusted to it under theTreaties, especially with regard to the internal market, theCommission must have exhaustive, up-to-date, reliable andcomparable information on the structure, activity, competitive-
ness and performance of enterprises in the Community;
(12)Whereass tandardization isrequired to meet Community needsfor information concerning economic convergence;
(13)Whereas businesses and their professional associations need suchinformation in order to understand their markets and to compare
their activity and performance with those of their competitors, atregional, national and international level;
(14)Whereas the creation of common statistical standards that permitthe production of harmonized data isan action which can onlybe undertaken efficiently at Community level; whereass uchstandards will be implemented in each Member State under the
authority of the bodiesand ins titutionsin charge of compiling
official statistics;
(15)Whereas the best method of ascertaining the structure, activity,competitiveness and performance of enterprises in the Commu-nity consists in compiling statistics in accordance with commonmethodological principlesand common definitionsof character-istics; whereas it is only from coordinated compilation thatharmonized statistics can be drawn up with reliability, speed,
flexibility and the level of detail required to meet the needsof
the Commission and of enterprises;
(16)Whereasthe definition of kind-of-activity units(KAU) corre-sponds to one or more operational subdivisions of theenterprise; whereas, for a KAU to be observable, the enterprise'sinformation system must be capable of indicating or calculatingfor each KAU at least the value of production, intermediateconsumption, manpower costs, the operating surplus and
employment and gross fixed capital formation; whereas KAUs
falling within a particular heading in the statistical classificationof economic activitiesin the European Community (NACEREV. 1) can produce productsouts ide the homogeneousgroup,on account of secondary activities connected with them which
cannot be separately identified from available accounting docu-
ments; whereas it can be concluded that the enterprise and theKAU are indentical when it proves impossible for an enterpriseto indicate or calculate information on all of the variableslis tedin this recital for one or more operational subdivisions;
(17)Whereas the statistical data compiled within a Communitysystem must be of a satisfactory quality and this quality, aswell as the burden it entails, must be comparable from one1997R0058 — EN — 02.10.2002 — 002.001 — 3
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Member State to another; whereas it is therefore necessary to
establish jointly the criteria enabling these requirements to bemet;
(18)Whereas it is necessary to simplify the administrative proceduresfor enterprises, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises,including the promotion of new technologiesfor data collectionand compilation of statistics; whereas it may still be necessary tocollect directly from enterprises the data necessary to compile
structural business statistics, using methods and techniques
which will ensure that they are exhaustive, reliable and up todate, without giving rise for the parties concerned, in particularfor small and medium-sized enterprises, to a burden which isdisproportionate in relation to the results which users of the
statistics can reasonably expect;
(19)Whereasthe s igning of the General Agreement on Trade in
Services (GATS) has led to a substantial need for informationon the size of the signatories' markets and their shares of thosemarketsfor the purpos e of managing and developing that Agree-
ment;
(20)Whereas it is necessary to have a legal framework common to
all business activities and domains of business statistics coveringalso the activities and domains for which statistics are not yetdeveloped;
(21)WhereasDirective No 64/475/EEC(1) and Directive No 72/221/
EEC(2), which aimed to provide a body of coherent statistics,
have not been able to take account of economic and technicalchanges that have occurred since their adoption and shouldtherefore be repealed;
(22)Whereas, in order to enable the rules for the collection andstatistical processing of data and for processing and transmissionof the results to be clarified further, it is necessary to confer onthe Commission, assisted by the Statistical ProgrammeCommittee set up by Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom(
3), the
power to adopt measures for the application of this Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The objective of this Regulation shall be to establish a common frame-
work for the collection, compilation, transmission and evaluation ofCommunity statistics on the structure, activity, competitiveness andperformance of businesses in the Community.
Article 2
The compilation of statistics shall have as its purpose, in particular, to
analyse:
(i) the structure and evolution of the activities of businesses;
(ii) the factors of production used and other elements allowing busi-
ness activity, performance and competitiveness to be measured;
(iii) the regional, national, Community and international development
of businesses and markets;
(iv) business conduct;
(v) small and medium-sized enterprises;1997R0058 — EN — 02.10.2002 — 002.001 — 4
(1) Council Directive 64/475/EEC of 30 July 1964 concerning coordinated
annual surveys of investment in industry (OJ No L 131, 13. 8. 1964, p.2193). Directive as last amended by the 1985 Act of Accession.
(
2) Council Directive 72/211/EEC of 6 June 1972 concerning coordinated
annual surveys of industrial activity (OJ No L 133, 10. 6. 1972, p. 57).
Directive as last amended by the 1985 Act of Accession.
(3) OJ No L 181, 28. 6. 1989, p. 47.
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(vi) specific characteristics of enterprises related to particular group-
ingsof activities .
Article 3
1. ThisRegulation s hall cover all market activitiesin SectionsC to
K and M to O of the statistical classification of economic activities in
the European Community (NACE REV. 1).
2. Statistical units of the types listed in Section I of the Annex to
Council Regulation (EEC) No 696/93 on the statistical units for theobservation and analysis of the production system in the European
Community(
1) and which are classified under one of the activities
referred to in paragraph 1 shall be included in the scope of this Regu-lation. The use of particular units for the compilation of statistics shallbe specified in the Annexes to this Regulation.
Article 4
1. The statistics to be compiled for the areas referred to in Article 2
shall be grouped as modules. The modules shall be defined in theAnnexesto thisRegulation.
2. The following information shall be laid down in each module:
(i) the activities for which the statistics are to be compiled, drawn
from the coverage indicated in Article 3 (1);
(ii) the types of statistical unit to be used for the compilation of the
statistics, drawn from the list of statistical units referred to in
Article 3 (2);
(iii) lists of characteristics for which statistics are to be compiled for
the domains listed in Article 2 and the reference periods for thosecharacteristics;
(iv) a list of statistics to be compiled on business demography;
(v) the frequency for the compilation of the statistics, which shall be
yearly or multi-yearly. If the compilation ismulti-yearly, it s hallbe done at least once every 10 years;
(vi) the timetable showing the first reference years for the statistics to
be compiled;
(vii) the standards relating to representativeness and quality evalua-
tion;
(viii) the period of time from the end of the reference period within
which the statistics are to be transmitted;
(ix) the maximum length of the transitional period which may be
conceded.
Article 5
The modulesin thisRegulation s hall be:
— a common module for annual structural statistics defined in Annex
1,
— a detailed module for structural statistics in industry defined in
Annex 2,
— a detailed module for structural statistics in trade defined in Annex
3,
— a detailed module for structural statistics in construction defined in
Annex 4.
— a detailed module for structural statistics in insurance defined in
Annex 5.1997R0058 — EN — 02.10.2002 — 002.001 — 5
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Article 6
1. Member States shall acquire the necessary data for the observa-
tion of the characteristics in the lists referred to in the modules inArticle 5.
2. Member States may acquire the necessary data using a combina-
tion of different sources specified below, applying the principle of
administrative simplification:
— compulsory surveys: the legal units, to which the statistical units
called on by the Member Statesbelong or of which they arecomposed, shall be obliged to give accurate and complete informa-
tion within the prescribed deadlines,
— other sources which are at least equivalent as regards accuracy and
quality,
— statistical estimation procedures where some of the characteristics
have not been observed for all of the units.
3. In order to reduce response burdens, the national authorities and
the Community authority shall, under the limits and the conditions
fixed by each Member State and by the Commission in their respective
spheres of competence, have access to administrative data sourcescovering the fieldsof activity of their own public adminis trationstothe extent that these data are necessary to meet the accuracy require-mentsreferred to in Article 7.
4. Member States and the Commission, within their respective fields
of competence, shall promote the conditions for increased use of elec-
tronic data transmission and automatic data-processing.
Article 7
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that
the data transmitted reflect the structure of the population of the statis-
tical unitslaid down in the Annexes .
2. Quality evaluation shall be carried out comparing the benefits of
the availability of the data with the costs of collection and the burdenon business, especially on small enterprises.
3. Member States shall transmit to the Commission, at its request,
all the information necessary for the evaluation referred to in paragraph2.
Article 8
1. From the collected and estimated data Member States shall
produce comparable results, following the breakdown stipulated foreach module in Article 5.
2. In order that Community aggregatesmay be compiled, Member
Stateswill produce component national res ultsaccording to the levels
of NACE REV. 1, laid down in the modulesin the Annexes , or deter-
mined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13.
Article 9
1. Member States shall transmit the results provided for in Article 8
of thisRegulation, including confidential data, to the Statis tical Officeof the European Communitiesin accordance with the exis ting Commu-nity provisions on transmission of data subject to statisticalconfidentiality. These Community provisions shall apply to the treat-ment of the results, in so far as they include confidential data.
2. The results shall be transmitted in an appropriate technical format
and within a period of time from the end of the reference period which
shall be laid down for each module referred to in Article 5 and shall beno longer than 18 months. In addition, a small number of estimatedpreliminary results shall be transmitted within a period of time fromthe end of the reference period which shall be laid down for eachmodule referred to in Article 5 and shall be no longer than 10 months.1997R0058 — EN — 02.10.2002 — 002.001 — 6
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Article 10
Member States shall transmit to the Commission, at its request, any
relevant information with regard to the implementation of the Regula-tion in the Member States.
Article 11
1. During the transitional periods, derogations from the provisions of
the Annexes may be accepted in so far as the national statistical
systems require major adaptations.
2. A supplementary transitional period may be accorded to a
Member State for the compilation of statistics where it is impossibleto meet the provisions of this Regulation because of derogationsgranted pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2186/93 of 22 July1993 on Community coordination in drawing up business registers forstatistical purposes(
1).
3. The obligationsunder thisRegulation s hall be fully applied by
Member Statesby the end of the trans itional period.
Article 12
The Commission shall determine, under the procedure laid down in
Article 13, the proceduresfor implementing thisRegulation includingthe measures for adjustment to economic and technical developmentsconcerning the collection and statistical processing of data, the proces-sing and the transmission of the results, taking into consideration theprinciple that the benefits of the measure must outweigh its cost and
provided that major additional resources are not involved either for
the Member Statesor for enterpris esascompared with the originalprovisions of this Regulation, in particular:
(i) the updating of the lists of characteristics, statistics on business
demography and preliminary results in so far as such updating,after a quantitative assessment, does not imply an increase in
the number of unitss urveyed nor a burden on the unitswhich is
disproportionate to the anticipated results (Articles 4 and 9);
(ii) the frequency of the compilation of the statistics (Article 4);
(iii) the definitionsof the characteris ticsand their relevance for
certain activities(Article 4);
(iv) the definition of the reference period (Article 4);
(v) the first reference year for the compilation of the preliminary
results (Article 9);
(vi) criteria for the evaluation of quality (Article 7);
(vii) the breakdown of results, in particular the classifications to be
used and the combinations of the size classes (Article 8);
(viii) the appropriate technical format for the transmission of results
(Article 9);
(ix) the updating of the periods of time for the transmission of data
(Article 9);
(x) the transitional period and derogations from the provisions of this
Regulation granted during that period (Article 11).
Article 13
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Statistical Programme
Committee established by Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom.
2. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the
Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall
deliver itsopinion on the draft within a time limit which the Chairmanmay lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinionshall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of theTreaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopton a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of1997R0058 — EN — 02.10.2002 — 002.001 — 7
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the Member Stateswithin the Committee s hall be weighted in the
manner set out in that Article. The Chairman shall not vote.
3. (a) The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged if they are
in accordance with the opinion of the Committee.
(b) If the measures envisaged are not in accordance with the opinion
of the Committee, or if no opinion is delivered, the Commissionshall, without delay, submit to the Council a proposal relating tothe measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified
majority.
If, on the expiry of a period of three monthsfrom the date of referral to
the Council, the Council has not acted, the proposed measures shall beadopted by the Commission.
Article 14
1. The Commission shall, within three years of the date of entry into
force of thisRegulation and again every three yearsthereafter, s ubmit areport to the European Parliament and the Council on the statisticscompiled pursuant to this Regulation and in particular on their quality
and the burden on business.
2. In the reports referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall
propose any amendments it considers necessary.
Article 15
Directives 64/475/EEC and 72/221/EEC shall cease to apply after the
transmission of all the data for the 1994 reference year.
Article 16
ThisRegulation s hall enter into force on the 20th day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
ThisRegulation s hall be binding in itsentirety and directly applicable
in all Member States.1997R0058 — EN — 02.10.2002 — 002.001 — 8
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ANNEX 1
ACOMMONMODULEFORANNUALSTRUCTURALSTATISTICS
Section 1
Aims
The aim of this Annex is to establish a common framework for the collection,
compilation, transmission and evaluation of Community statistics on the struc-
ture, activity, competitiveness and performance of business in the Member
States.
Section 2
Scope
The statistics to be compiled relate to the domains referred to in Article 2 (i),
(ii) and (iii) of thisRegulation, in particular to the analys isof value-added and
of itsmain components .
Section 3
Coverage
1. The statistics are to be compiled for the activities listed in Section 9.
2. Pilot studies are to be conducted for the activities listed in Section 10.
Section 4
Characteristics
1. The lists of characteristics set out below indicate, where relevant, the type of
statistical unit for which the statistics are to be compiled.
2. The Commission will, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article
13 of this Regulation, lay down the corresponding titles of the characteristics
for which the statistics are to be compiled on activities in Section J of NACE
REV. 1 which correspond most closely to those listed in paragraphs 3 to 5.
3. Yearly demographic statistics:
Code Title Comment
11 11 0 Number of enterprises
11 21 0 Number of local units
4. Enterprise characteristics for which yearly statistics are to be complied:
Code Title Comment
12 11 0 Turnover
12 12 0 Production value
12 15 0 Value-added at factor cost
13 31 0 Personnel costs
13 32 0 Wagesand s alaries
13 33 0 Social security costs13 11 0 Total purchases of goods and
services
13 12 0 Purchases of goods and services
purchased for resale in the same
condition asreceived
15 11 0 Gross investment in tangible
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Code Title Comment
16 13 0 Number of employees
5. Characteristics for which yearly regional statistics are to be compiled:
Code Title Comment
13 32 0 Wagesand s alaries
15 11 0 Gross investment in tangible
goodsOptional
16 11 0 Number of persons employed
6. Pilot studies are to be conducted for the characteristics listed in Section 10.
Section 5
Firstreference year
The first reference year for which statistics are to be compiled is the calendar
year 1995.
Section 6
Reportonthequalityofstatistics
For each of the characteristics listed in Section 4, point 4, Member States will
indicate the degree of precision by reference to a confidence level of 95%,
which the Commission will include in the report provided for in Article 14 of
thisRegulation, taking account of the application in each Member State of that
Article.
Section 7
Productionofresults
1. The results are to be broken down to the level of the groupings of activities
listed in Section 9.
2. Some results are also to be broken down into size classes for each group of
SectionsC to G of NACE REV. 1 and to the level of the groupingslis ted in
Section 9 for the other sections.
3. The results of the regional statistics are to be broken down to NACE REV. 1
2-digit level (divisions) and level II of the nomenclature of territorial units
(NUTS).
Section 8
Transmissionofresults
1. The results are to be transmitted within 18 months of the end of the calendar
year of the reference period.
2. Preliminary national results or estimates are transmitted within 10 months of
the end of the calendar year of the reference period for the enterprise statis-
tics compiled for the characteristics listed below:
12 11 0 (turnover)
16 11 0 (number of persons employed).
These preliminary results are to be broken down to NACE REV. 1 3-digit
level (group), except for SectionsH, I, J and K of NACE REV. 1, for which
they are to be broken down according to the groupingslaid down in Section
9.
Section 9
Groupingsofactivities
The following groupings of activities refer to the NACE REV. 1 classification.1997R0058 — EN — 02.10.2002 — 002.001 — 10
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SECTIONS C, D, E AND F
Mining and quarrying; manufacturing; electricity, gasand water s upply;
construction.
To enable Community statistics to be compiled, Member States will transmit
component national results broken down to the classes of NACE REV. 1.
SECTION G
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal
and household goods.
To enable Community statistics to be compiled, Member States will transmit
component national results broken down to the classes of NACE REV. 1.
SECTION H
Hotelsand res taurants
55.1 + 55.2 ‘Hotels’ and ‘Campsites and other provision of
short-stay accommodation’
55.3 + 55.4 + 55.5 ‘Restaurants’ and ‘Bars’ and ‘Canteens and
catering’
SECTION I
Transport, storage and communication
60.1 Transport via railways
60.21 + 60.22 + 60.23 ‘Other land transport’ without ‘freight transport by
road’
60.24 Freight transport by road
60.3 Transport via pipelines
61.1 Sea and coastal water transport61.2 Inland water transport
62 Air transport
63.1 + 63.2 + 63.4 ‘Supporting and auxiliary transport activities’
without ‘activitiesof travel agenciesand tour
operators; tourist assistance activities nec’
63.3 ‘Activitiesof travel agenciesand tour operators ;
tourist assistance activities nec’
64.11 National post activities
64.12 Courier activitiesother than national pos t activities
64.2 Telecommunications
SECTION J
Financial intermediation
65.11 Central banking
65.12 Other monetary intermediation66.01 Life insurance
66.03 Non-life insurance
SECTION K
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70 Real estate activities
71.1 + 71.2 ‘Renting of automobiles’ and ‘renting of other
transport equipment’
71.3 Renting of other machinery and equipment71.4 Renting of personal and houshold goods nec
72 Computer-related activities
73 Research and development74.11+74.12+74.14+74.-
15‘Legal activities’ and ‘accounting bookkeeping and
auditing activities, tax consultancy’ and ‘business
and management consultancy activities’ and
‘management activitiesof holding companies ’
74.13 Market research and public opinion polling
74.2 + 74.3 ‘Architectural and engineering activitiesand related
technical consultancy’ and ‘Technical testing and
analysis’
74.4 Advertising74.5 Labour recruitment and provision of personnel
74.6 Investigation and security activities
74.7 Industrial cleaning74.8 Other business activities nec
Section 10
Reportsandpilotstudies
1. Member States will provide the Commission with a report relating to the
definition, structure and availability of information on statistical units which
are classified under Group 652, Class 6602, Division 67 and Sections M to O
of NACE REV. 1. The Commission will, in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 13 of this Regulation, institute a series of pilot studies
for these activities to be completed by Member States for the 1998 reference
year at the latest. These pilot studies will be carried out in order to assess the
feasibility of collecting the data necessary for the compilation of results for
these activities, taking into account the benefits of the avaibility of the data
in relation to the cost of collection and the burden on business.
2. For the activitieslis ted in Section 9, Member Stateswill provide the
Commission with a report relating to the availability of the necessary data
for the compilation of results for the following characteristics:
Code Title Comment
12 18 0 Financial surplus Legal persons only
14 11 0 Turnover from intra-Community
deliveriesof goodsand s ervices
14 12 0 Turnover from extra-Community
exportsof goodsand s ervices
14 21 0 Intra-Community acquisitions of
goodsand s ervices
14 22 0 Extra-Community importsof
goodsand s ervices
15 11 0 Gross investment in tangible
goodsFor regional data only
The Commission will, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article
13 of this Regulation, institute a series of pilot studies for these characteris-
ticsto be completed by Member Statesfor the 1998 reference year at the
latest. These pilot studies will be carried out in order to assess the feasibility
of collecting the data necessary for the compilation of results for these char-
acteristics, taking into account the benefits of the availability of the data in
relation to the cost of collection and the burden on business.1997R0058 — EN — 02.10.2002 — 002.001 — 12
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3. For sections G to K of NACE REV. 1, Member States will provide the
Commission with a report relating to the availability of the necessary data
for the breakdown of results according to the existence or otherwise of a
majority control by non-resident enterprises as defined in the GATS. The
Commission will, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13
of this Regulation, institute a series of pilot studies for this breakdown to be
completed for the 1998 reference year at the latest. These pilot studies will
be carried out in order to assess the feasibility of collecting the data neces-
sary for the compilation of results for this breakdown, taking into account the
benefitsof the data in relation to the cos tsof collection and the burden on
business.
4. The Commission will inform the Council of the possibilities of compiling
statistics for the activities, characteristics and breakdowns listed in para-
graphs1, 2 and 3 and will include a recommendation on the addition of
some or all of these activities, characteristics and breakdowns to the lists in
Sections4, 7 and 9.
Section 11
Transitionperiod
For the purposes of the common module defined in this Annex, the transitional
period will not extend more than four yearsbeyond the firs t reference yearsfor
the compilation of the statistics indicated in Section 5.1997R0058 — EN — 02.10.2002 — 002.001 — 13
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ANNEX 2
A DETAILED MODULE FOR STRUCTURAL STATISTICS IN
INDUSTRY
Section 1
Aims
The aim of this Annex is to establish a common framework for the collection,
compilation, transmission and evaluation of Community statistics on the struc-
ture, activity, competitiveness and performance of the industry sector.
Section 2
Scope
The statistics to be compiled relate to the domains referred to in Article 2 (i),
(ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) of thisRegulation, in particular to:
— a central list of statistics for a detailed analysis of the structure, activity,
performance and competitiveness of industrial activities,
— a further list of statistics for the study of special subjects.
Section 3
Coverage
The statistics are to be compiled for all activities classified within the coverage
of Sections C, D and E of NACE REV. 1. These sections cover the activities of
mining and quarrying (C), manufacturing (D) and electricity, gasand water
supply (E). Enterprise statistics will relate to the population of all enterprises
classified according to their main activity in Sections C, D and E.
Section 4
Characteristics
1. The lists of characteristics and statistics set out below indicate, where rele-
vant, the type of statistical unit for which the statistics are to be compiled
and whether they are to be compiled with a yearly or multi-yearly frequency.
The statistics and characteristics in italics are also included in the lists in the
common module.
2. Yearly demographic statistics:
Code Title Comment
11 11 0 Number of enterprises
11 12 0 Number of birthsof enterpris es
11 13 0 Number of deathsof enterpris es
11 210Number of local units
11 31 0 Number of kind of activity units
3. Enterprise characteristics for which yearly statistics are to be compiled:
Code Title Comment
12 11 0 Turnover
12 12 0 Production value
12 13 0 Gross margin on goods for resale
12 15 0 Value-added at factor cost
12 17 0 Gross operating surplus
13 11 0 Total purchases of goods and
services1997R0058 — EN — 02.10.2002 — 002.001 — 14
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Code Title Comment
13 12 0 Purchases of goods and services
purchased for resale in the same
condition as received
13 13 1 Paymentsfor agency workers
13 21 3 Change in stocks of finished
productsand work in progres s
manufactured by the unit
13 32 0 Wagesand s alaries
13 33 0 Social security costs
13 41 1 Paymentsfor long-term rental and
operational leasing of goods
15 12 0 Gross investment in land
15 13 0 Gross investment in existing build-
ingsand s tructures
15 14 0 Gross investment in construction
and alteration of buildings
15 15 0 Gross investment in machinery
and equipment
15 21 0 Salesof tangible inves tment goods
15 31 0 Value of tangible goodsacquired
through financial leasing
16 11 0 Number of persons employed
16 13 0 Number of employees
16 13 1 Number of part-time employees
16 14 0 Number of employeesin full-time
equivalent units
16 15 0 Number of hoursworked by
employees
18 11 0 Turnover from the principal
activity at the NACE REV.1 three
digit-level
18 12 0 Turnover from industrial activities
18 15 0 Turnover from service activities
18 16 0 Turnover from trading activitiesof
purchase and resale and from
intermediary activities
20 11 0 Purchases of energy products (in
value)Section E excluded
21 11 0 Investment in equipment and plant
for pollution control, and special
anti-pollution accessories (mainly
end-of-pipe equipment) (*)
22 11 0 Total intramural R& D expendi-
ture (*)
22 12 0 Total number of R& D
personnel (*)
(*) If the total amount of the turnover and the number of persons employed in a divi-
sion of NACE REV. 1 Sections C to E normally represent, in a Member State, less
than 1 % of the Community total, the information necessary for the compilation of
statistics relating to characteristics 21 11 0, 22 11 0 and 22 12 0 need not becollected for the purposes of the Regulation. If necessary for Community policyrequirements, the Commission may, in accordance with the procedure laid down inArticle 13 of thisRegulation, reques t ad hoc collection of thisdata.1997R0058 — EN — 02.10.2002 — 002.001 — 15
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4. Enterprise characteristics for which multi-yearly statistics are to be compiled:
Code Title Comment
15 42 0 Gross investment in concessions,
patents, licences, trade marks and
similar rights
15 44 1 Investment in purchased software
15 44 2 Investment in software produced
by the unitOptional
16 13 5 Number of homeworkersDivis ions 17/18/19/21/
22/25/28/31/32/36
20 11 1 Purchases of solid fuels (in value) Section E excluded
20 11 2 Purchases of petroleum products
(in value)Section E excluded
20 11 3 Purchases of natural and derived
gas(in value)Section E excluded
20 11 4 Purchases of renewable energy
sources (in value)Section E excluded
20 11 5 Purchases of heat (in value) Section E excluded
20 11 6 Purchases of electricity (in value) Section E excluded
23 11 0 Paymentsto s ubcontractors
5. Characteristics for which yearly regional statistics are to be compiled:
Code Title Comment
13 32 0 Wages and salaries
15 11 0 Gross investment in tangible
goods
16 11 0 Number of persons employed
6. Kind-of-activity unit characteristics for which yearly statistics are to be
compiled:
Code Title Comment
12 11 0 Turnover
12 12 0 Product value
13 32 0 Wagesand s alaries
15 11 0 Gross investment in tangible
goods
16 11 0 Number of persons employed
7. Pilot studies are to be conducted for the characteristics listed in Section 9.
Section 5
Firstreference year
1. The first reference year for which yearly statistics are to be compiled is the
calendar year 1995. The first reference years for the statistics to be compiled
with a multi-yearly frequency are specified below for the codes under which
the characteristics are listed:1997R0058 — EN — 02.10.2002 — 002.001 — 16
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Calendar year 1997: Codes20 21 0 to 20 31 0 15 42 0,
15 44 1 and 15 44 2
Calendar year 1999: Codes23 11 0Calendar year 2000: Codes16 13 5
2. Multi-yearly statistics are to be compiled at least every five years.
Section 6
Reportonthequalityofstatistics
For each key characteristic Member States will indicate the degree of precision
by reference to a confidence level of 95% which the Commission will include in
the report provided for in Article 14 of thisRegulation, taking account of the
application in each Member State of that Article. The key characteristics are to
be laid down by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 13 of thisRegulation.
Section 7
Productionofresults
1. The results for the statistics, except for characteristics 18 11 0, 20 11 1, 20
11 2, 20 11 3, 20 11 4, 20 11 5, 20 11 6, 22 11 0 and 22 12 0 are to be
broken down to the NACE REV.1 4-digit level (class).
The characteristics 18 11 0, 20 11 1, 20 11 2, 20 11 3, 20 11 4, 20 11 5, 20
11 6, 22 11 0 and 22 12 0 are to be broken down to the NACE REV.1 3-digit
level (group).
2. Some results are also to be broken down into size classes and to NACE
REV. 1 3-digit level (group).
4. The results for the statistics compiled from kind-of-activity units are to be
broken down to the NACE REV. 1 4-digit level (class).
5. The results for the regional statistics are simultaneously to be broken down to
the NACE REV. 1 2-digit level (division) and level II of the nomenclature of
territorial units(NUTS).
6. The results for the characteristic 21 11 0 concerning investment for the
protection of the environment, are to be compiled for the following groupings
of NACE REV. 1:
Section C
Subsection DASubsections DB and DC
Subsection DD
Subsection DE
Subsection DF
Subsections DG and DH
Subsection DI
Division 27Division 28
Subsections DK and DL and DM and DN
Division 40
Division 41
Section 8
Transmissionofresults
The results are to be transmitted within 18 months of the end of the calendar
year of the reference period.
Preliminary national results or estimates are transmitted within 10 months of the
end of the calendar year of the reference period for the enterprise statistics
referred to in Section 4 (3) compiled for the characteristics listed below:1997R0058 — EN — 02.10.2002 — 002.001 — 17
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▼M2
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Codes 11 11 0 (Number of enterprises)
12 11 0 (Turnover)
12 12 0 (Production value)
13 11 0 (Total purchases of goods and services)13 32 0 (Wages and salaries)
15 11 0 (Gross investment in tangible goods)
16 11 0 (Number of persons employed).
These preliminary results are to be broken down to the NACE REV. 1 3-digit
level (group).
Section 9
Reportsandpilotstudies
Member States will provide the Commission with a report relating to the avail-
ability of the necessary data for the compilation of results for the following
characteristics:
Code Title Comment
12 16 0 Income from ordinary activitiesLegal pers ons only
12 18 0 Financial surplus Legal persons only
12 19 0 Gross ordinary surplus Legal persons only
12 20 0 Profit or loss for the year Legal persons only
14 11 0 Turnover from intra-Community
deliveriesof goodsand s ervices
14 12 0 Turnover from extra-Community
exportsof goodsand s ervices
14 21 0 Intra-Community acquisitions of
goodsand s ervices
14 22 0 Extra-Community importsof goods
and services
15 43 0 Marketing expenditure
15 61 0 Purchases of shares and partici-
pating interestsLegal persons only
15 62 0 Salesof s haresand participating
interestsLegal persons only
21 12 0 Investment in equipment and plant
linked to cleaner technology (‘inte-
grated technology’)
21 14 0 Total current expenditure on envir-
onmental protection
23 12 0 Income from subcontracting
The Commission will, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13
of this Regulation, institute a series of pilot studies for these characteristics to be
completed by the Member States for the 1998 reference year at the latest. These
pilot studies will be carried out in order to assess the feasibility of collecting the
data necessary for the compilation of results for these characteristics, taking into
account the benefitsof the availability of the data in relation to the cos t of
collection and the burden on business. The Commission will inform the Council
of the possibilities of compiling statistics for the characteristics and will submit
a recommendation on the addition of some or all of these characteristics to the
lists in Section 4.
Section 10
Transitionalperiod
For the purposes of the detailed module defined in this Annex, the transitional
period will not extend more than four yearsbeyond the firs t reference yearsfor
the compilation of the statistics indicated in Section 5. ANNEX 31997R0058 — EN — 02.10.2002 — 002.001 — 18
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ADETAILEDMODULEFOR STRUCTURALSTATISTICSONDISTRI-
BUTIVETRADES
Section 1
Aims
The aim of this Annex is to establish a common framework for the collection,
compilation, transmission and evaluation of Community statistics on the struc-
ture, activity, competitiveness and performance of the distributive trade sector.
Section 2
Scope
The statistics to be compiled relate to the domains referred to in Article 2 (i),
(ii), (iii) and (vi) of thisRegulation, in particular to:
— the structure of the distributive trade network and its evolution,
— distributive activity and forms of selling, as well as patterns of supply and
sale.
Section 3
Coverage
1. The statistics are to be compiled for all activities within the coverage of
Section G of NACE REV. 1. This sector covers the activities of wholesale
and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and
household goods. Enterprise statistics refer to the population of all enterprises
whose main activity is classified in Section G.
2. If the total amount of the turnover and the number of persons employed in a
division of NACE REV. 1 Section G normally represent, in a Member State,
less than 1 % of the Community total, the information laid down in this
Annex which isnot in Annex 1 need not be collected for the purpos esof
the Regulation.
3. If necessary for Community policy requirements, the Commission may, in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of thisRegulation,
request ad hoc collection of the data referred to in paragraph 2.
Section 4
Characteristics
1. The lists of characteristics and statistics set out below indicate, where rele-
vant, the type of statistical unit for which the statistics are to be compiled
and whether they are to be compiled with a yearly or multi-yearly frequency.
The statistics and characteristics in italics are also included in the common
module lists.
2. Yearly demographic statistics:
Code Title Comment
Demographicdata
11 11 0 Number of enterprises
11 21 0 Number of local units
3. Enterprise characteristics for which yearly statistics are to be compiled:
Code Title Comment
Accountingdata
12 11 0 Turnover
12 12 0 Production value
12 13 0 Gross margin on goods for resale12 15 0 Value-added at factor costs
12 17 0 Gross operating surplus1997R0058 — EN — 02.10.2002 — 002.001 — 19
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Code Title Comment
13 11 0 Total purchases of goods and
services
13 12 0 Purchases of goods and services
purchased for resale in the same
condition as received
13 21 0 Change in stocks of goods and
services
13 21 1 Change in stocks of goods and
services purchased for resale in
the same condition as received
13 31 0 Personnel costs
13 32 0 Wages and salaries
13 33 0 Social security costs
Data relating to the capital
account
15 11 0 Gross investment in tangible
goods
15 12 0 Gross investment in land
15 13 0 Gross investment in existing build-
ingsand s tructures
15 14 0 Gross investment in construction
and alteration of buildings
15 15 0 Gross investment in machinery
and equipment
15 21 0 Salesof tangible inves tment goods
15 31 0 Value of tangible goodsacquired
through financial leasing
Dataonemployment
16 11 0 Number of persons employed
16 13 0 Number of employees
16 13 1 Number of part-time employees
Breakdown of turnover by type
ofactivity
18 10 0 Turnover from agriculture,
forestry, fishing and industrial
activities
18 15 0 Turnover from service activities
18 16 0 Turnover from trading activitiesof
purchase and resale and inter-
mediary activities
4. Enterprise characteristics for which multi-yearly statistics are to be compiled:
Code Title Comment
Information on operating costs
otherthanpersonnelcosts
13 41 0 Operating costs linked to buildings
and equipmentOptional
13 42 0 Cost of selling Optional
13 43 0 Other operating costs Optional
Information on forms of trading by
enterprisesDivision 52 only
17 32 0 Number of retail stores1997R0058 — EN — 02.10.2002 — 002.001 — 20
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▼B
Code Title Comment
17 33 0 Category of sales space for retail
stores engaged in retail trade
17 34 0 Number of fixed market stands
and/or stalls
Breakdown of turnover by
producttype
18 21 0 Breakdown of turnover by product
(according to Section G of CPA)
Information on types of supplier
andtypesofcustomer
Percentage share of turnover by
customer type, specifically:Division 51 only
25 11 1 Resale traders: retail traders Optional
25 11 2 Professional users (wholesalers,
others)Optional
25 11 3 Final consumers (retail trade
activity)Optional
Percentage share of purchases by
type of supplier, specifically:Division 52 uniquement
25 21 1 Wholesalers, purchasing groups Optional
25 21 2 ProducersOptional
5. Characteristics for which yearly regional statistics are to be compiled:
Code Title Comment
13 32 0 Wages and salaries
15 11 0 Gross investment in tangible
goodsOptional
16 11 0 Number of persons employed
6. Characteristics for which multi-yearly regional statistics are to be compiled:
Code Title Comment
Accounting data
12 11 0 Turnover Divisions 50 and 52
only
Information on forms of trading
byenterprises
17 33 1 Sales space Division 52 only
7. Pilot studies are to be conducted for the characteristics listed in Section 9.
Section 5
Firstreference year
1. The first reference year for which yearly statistics are to be compiled is the
calendar year 1995. The first reference years for the statistics to be compiled
with a multi-yearly frequency are specified below for each of the divisions of
NACE REV. 1 for which the data are to be collected and for the multi-yearly
regional statistics:
Division 52 1997
Division 51: 19981997R0058 — EN — 02.10.2002 — 002.001 — 21
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Regional statistics: 1999
Division 50: 2000
2. The multi-yearly frequency isfive years .
Section 6
Reportonthequalityofstatistics
For each key characteristic Member States will indicate the degree of precision
by reference to a confidence level of 95% which the Commission will include in
the report provided for in Article 14 of thisRegulation, taking account of the
application in each Member State of that Article. The key characteristics are to
be determined by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid downin Article 13 of thisRegulation.
Section 7
Productionofresults
1. In order that Community aggregatesmay be compiled, Member Statesare to
produce component national results broken down to the classes of NACE
REV. 1.
2. Some results are also to be broken down into size classes for each NACE
REV. 1 group.
3. The regional statistics are simultaneously to be broken down to NACE REV.
1 3-digit level (group) and level II of the nomenclature of territorial units
(NUTS).
4. The coverage of regional statistics to be compiled on a multi-yearly basis
corresponds to the population of all local units whose main activity is classi-
fied in Section G. However, it may be limited to the local unitsdependent on
enterprises classified in Section G of NACE REV. 1 if such a population
coversmore than 95 % of the total coverage. Thisratio isto be calculated
using the employment characteristic available in the business register.
Section 8
Transmissionofresults
1. The results are to be transmitted within 18 months of the end of the calendar
year of the reference period.
2. Preliminary national results or estimates are to be transmitted within 10
monthsof the end of the calendar year of the reference period for the enter-
prise statistics compiled for the characteristics listed below:
12 11 0 (Turnover)
16 11 0 (Number of persons employed).
These preliminary results are to be broken down to NACE REV. 1 3-digit
level (group).
Section 9
Reportsandpilotstudies
Member States will provide the Commission with a report relating to the avail-
ability of the necessary data for the compilation of results for the following
characteristics:
Code Title Comment
12 18 0 Financial surplus Legal persons only
13 41 0 Operating costs linked to buildings
and equipment
13 42 0 Cost of selling
13 43 0 Other operating costs
14 11 0 Turnover from intra-Community
deliveriesof goodsand s ervices
14 12 0 Turnover from extra-Community
exportsof goodsand s ervices1997R0058 — EN — 02.10.2002 — 002.001 — 22
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Code Title Comment
14 21 0 Intra-Community acquisitions of
goodsand s ervices
14 22 0 Extra-Community importsof goods
and services
15 11 0 Gross investment in tangible goods For regional statistics
only
15 41 0 Acquisitions of intangible fixed
assets
17 11 0 Number of enterprises having an
association or cooperation agree-
ment with other enterprises
17 31 0 Information on formsof trading by
enterprisesDivision 52 only
25 11 1 Resale traders: retail traders
25 11 2 Professional users (wholesalers,
others)
25 11 3 Final consumers (retail trade
activity)
25 21 1 Wholesalers, purchasing groups
25 21 2 Producers
The Commission will, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13
of this Regulation, institute a series of pilot studies for these characteristics to be
completed by the Member States for the 1998 reference year at the latest. These
pilot studies will be carried out in order to assess the feasibility of collecting the
data necessary for the compilation of results for these characteristics, taking into
account the benefitsof the availability of the data in relation to the cos t of
collection and the burden on business. The Commission will inform the Council
of the possibilities of compiling statistics for these characteristics and will
submit a recommendation on the addition of some or all of these characteristics
to the lists in Section 4.
Section 10
Transitionalperiod
For the purposes of the detailed module defined in this Annex, the transitional
period will not extend more than four yearsbeyond the firs t reference yearsfor
the compilation of the statistics indicated in Section 5.1997R0058 — EN — 02.10.2002 — 002.001 — 23
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ANNEX 4
A DETAILED MODULE FOR STRUCTURAL STATISTICS IN
CONSTRUCTION
Section 1
Aims
The aim of this Annex is to establish a common framework for the collection,
compilation, transmission and evaluation of Community statistics on the struc-
ture, activity, competitiveness and performance of the construction sector.
Section 2
Scope
The statistics to be compiled relate to the domains referred to in Article 2 (i),
(ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) of thisRegulation, in particular to:
— a central list of statistics for a detailed analysis of the structure, activity,
performance and competitiveness of construction activities,
— a further list of statistics for the study of special subjects.
Section 3
Coverage
1. The statistics are to be compiled for all activities classified within the
coverage of Section F of NACE REV. 1. Enterprise statistics will relate to
the population of all enterprises classified according to their main activity in
Section F.
2. If the total amount of the turnover and the number of persons employed in a
division of NACE REV. 1 Section F normally represent, in a Member State,
less than 1 % of the European Community total, the information laid down in
thisAnnex which isnot in Annex 1 need not be collected for the purpos esof
thisRegulation.
3. If necessary for Community policy requirements, the Commission may, in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of thisRegulation,
request ad hoc collection of the data referred to in paragraph 2.
Section 4
Characteristics
1. The lists of characteristics and statistics set out below indicate, where rele-
vant, the type of statistical unit for which the statistics are to be compiled
and whether they are to be compiled with a yearly or multi-yearly frequency.
The statistics and characteristics in italics are also included in the lists in the
common module.
2. Yearly demographic statistics:
Code Title Comment
11 11 0 Number of enterprises
11 12 0 Number of birthsof enterpris es
11 13 0 Number of deathsof enterpris es
11 21 0 Number of local units
3. Enterprise characteristics for which yearly statistics are to be compiled:
Code Title Comment
12 11 0 Turnover
12 12 0 Production value
12 13 0 Gross margin on goods for resale Groups 451 and 452 -
optional1997R0058 — EN — 02.10.2002 — 002.001 — 24
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Code Title Comment
12 15 0 Value-added at factor cost
12 17 0 Gross operating surplus
13 11 0 Total purchases of goods and
services
13 12 0 Purchases of goods and services
for resale in the same condition
as receivedGroups 451 and 452 -
optional
13 13 1 Paymentsfor agency workers
13 21 3 Change in stocks of finished
productsand work in progres s
manufactured by the unit
13 32 0 Wagesand s alaries
13 33 0 Social security costs
13 41 1 Paymentsfor long-term rental and
operational leasing of goods
15 12 0 Gross investment in land
15 13 0 Gross investment in existing build-
ingsand s tructures
15 14 0 Gross investment in construction
and alteration of buildings
15 15 0 Gross investment in machinery
and equipment
15 21 0 Sales of tangible investment goods
15 31 0 Value of tangible goods acquired
through financial leasing
16 11 0 Number of persons employed
16 13 0 Number of employees
16 14 0 Number of employeesin full-time
equivalent units
16 15 0 Number of hoursworked by
employees
18 11 0 Turnover from the principal
activity at the NACE REV.1 three
digit-level
18 12 1 Turnover from industrial activities
excluding construction
18 12 2 Turnover from construction activ-
ities
18 15 0 Turnover from service activities18 16 0 Turnover from trading and inter-
mediary activities
18 31 0 Turnover from building Only groups451 and
452
18 32 0 Turnover from civil engineering Only groups451 and
452
20 11 0 Purchases of energy products (in
value)
22 11 0 Total intramural R& D expendi-
ture
22 12 0 Total number of R& D personnel1997R0058 — EN — 02.10.2002 — 002.001 — 25
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▼M2
▼B
▼B
4. Enterprise characteristics for which multi-yearly statistics are to be compiled:
Code Title Comment
15 42 0 Gross investment in concessions,
patents, licences, trade marks and
similar rightsOptional
15 44 1 Investment in purchased software
15 44 2 Investment in software produced
by the unitOptional
16 13 1 Number of part-time employees
20 11 1 Purchases of solid fuels (in value) Optional
20 11 2 Purchases of petroleum products
(in value)Optional
20 11 3 Purchases of natural and derived
gas(in value)Optional
20 11 4 Purchases of renewable energy
sources (in value)Optional
20 11 5 Purchases of heat (in value) Optional
20 11 6 Purchases of electricity (in value) Optional
23 11 0 Paymentsto s ubcontractors
23 12 0 Income from subcontracting
5. Characteristics for which yearly regional statistics are to be compiled:
Code Title Comment
13 32 0 Wages and salaries
15 11 0 Gross investment in tangible
goodsOptional
16 11 0 Number of persons employed
6. Kind-of-activity unit characteristics for which yearly statistics are to be
compiled:
Code Title Comment
12 11 0 Turnover
12 12 0 Production value
13 32 0 Wagesand s alaries
15 11 0 Gross investment in tangible
goods
16 11 0 Number of persons employed
7. Pilot studies are to be conducted for the characteristics listed in Section 9.
Section 5
Firstreference year
1. The first reference year for which yearly statistics are to be compiled is the
calendar year 1995. The first reference years for the statistics to be compiled
with a multi-yearly frequency are specified below for the codes under which
the characteristics are listed.1997R0058 — EN — 02.10.2002 — 002.001 — 26
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▼B
Calendar year 1997 Codes20 21 0 to 20 31 0 15 42 0,
15 44 1 and 15 44 2
Calendar year 1998 Codes16 13 1 and 16 13 2Calendar year 1999 Codes23 11 0 and 23 12 0
2. Multi-yearly statistics are to be compiled at least every five years.
Section 6
Reportonthequalityofstatistics
For each key characteristic Member States will indicate the degree of precision
by reference to a confidence level of 95% which the Commission will include inthe report provided for in Article 14 of thisRegulation, taking account of the
application in each Member State of that Article. The key characteristics are to
be established by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down
in Article 13 of thisRegulation.
Section 7
Productionofresults
1. The results for the statistics, except for characteristics 18 11 0, 20 11 1, 20
11 2, 20 11 3, 20 11 4, 20 11 5, 20 11 6, 22 11 0, 22 12 0, 15 42 0, 15 44 1
and 15 44 2, are to be broken down to NACE REV. 1 4-digit level (class).
The results for the characteristics 18 11 0, 20 11 1, 20 11 2, 20 11 3, 20 11
4, 20 11 5, 20 11 6, 15 42 0, 15 44 1 and 15 44 2 are to be broken down to
NACE REV.1 3-digit level (group).
The results for characteristics 22 11 0 and 22 12 0 are to be broken down to
NACE REV.1 2-digit level (division).
2. Some results are also to be broken down into size classes and to NACE
REV. 1 3-digit level (group).
4. The results for the statistics compiled from kind-of-activity units are to be
broken down to NACE REV. 1 4-digit level (class).
5. The results for the regional statistics are to be broken down to NACE REV. 1
2-digit level (divisions) and level II of the nomenclature of territorial units
(NUTS).
Section 8
Transmissionofresults
The results are to be transmitted within 18 months of the end of the calendar
year of the reference period.
Preliminary national results or estimates are transmitted within 10 months of the
end of the calendar year of the reference period for the enterprise statistics
compiled for the characteristics listed below:
Codes 11 11 0 (Number of enterprises)
12 11 0 (Turnover)
12 12 0 (Production value)
13 11 0 (Total purchases of goods and services)13 32 0 (Wages and salaries)
15 11 0 (Gross investment in tangible goods)
16 11 0 (Number of persons employed)
These preliminary results are to be broken down to NAVE REV. 1 3-digit level
(group).1997R0058 — EN — 02.10.2002 — 002.001 — 27
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▼B
▼M2
▼B
▼B
Section 9
Reportsandpilotstudies
Member States will provide the Commission with a report relating to the avail-
ability of the necessary data for the compilation of results for the following
characteristics:
Code Title Comment
12 16 0 Income from ordinary activitiesLegal pers ons only
12 18 0 Financial surplus Legal persons only
12 19 0 Gross ordinary surplus Legal persons only12 20 0 Profit or loss for the year Legal persons only
14 11 0 Turnover from intra-Community
deliveries of goods and services
14 12 0 Turnover from extra-Community
exports of goods and services
14 21 0 Intra-Community acquisitions of
goods and services
14 22 0 Extra-Community imports of goods
and services
15 42 0 Gross investment in concessions,
patents, licences, trade marks and
similar rights
15 43 0 Marketing expenditure
15 44 2 Investment in software produced by
the unit
15 61 0 Purchases of shares and partici-
pating interestsLegal persons only
15 62 0 Salesof s haresand participating
interestsLegal persons only
The Commission will, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13
of this Regulation, adopt a series of pilot studies for these characteristics to be
completed by the Member States for the 1998 reference year at the latest. These
pilot studies will be carried out in order to assess the feasibility of collecting the
data necessary for the compilation of results for these characteristics, taking into
account the advantagesof the availability of the data compared to the cos t of
collection and the burden on the enterprises. The Commission will inform the
Council of the possibilities of compiling statistics for these characteristics and
will submit a recommendation on the addition of some or all of these character-
istics to the lists in Section 4.
Section 10
Transitionalperiod
For the purposes of the detailed module defined in this Annex, the transitional
period will not extend more than four yearsbeyond the firs t reference yearsfor
the compilation of the statistics indicated in Section 5.1997R0058 — EN — 02.10.2002 — 002.001 — 28
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ANNEX 5
A DETAILED MODULE FOR STRUCTURAL STATISTICS IN INSUR-
ANCE
Section 1
Aims
The aim of this Annex is to establish a common framework for the collection,
compilation, transmission and evaluation of Community statistics on the struc-
ture, activity, competitiveness and performance of insurance services. This
module includes a detailed list of characteristics on which statistics shall be
compiled in order to improve knowledge of the national, Community and inter-
national development of the insurance sector.
Section 2
Scope
The statistics to be compiled shall relate to the domains referred to in points (i),
(ii) and (iii) of Article 2 of thisRegulation, and in particular to:
1. the detailed analysis of the structure, activity, competitiveness and perfor-
mance of insurance enterprises;
2. the development and distribution of total business and business per product,
customer patterns, international activities, employment, investments, capital
and reserves and technical provisions.
Section 3
Coverage
1. Such statistics shall be compiled for all activities within the scope of NACE
Rev. 1 division 66 except for class 66.02.
2. The compilation of statistics shall cover the following enterprises:
— non-life insurance enterprises: all those referred to in Article 2(1)(a) of
Directive 91/674/EEC(1),
— life assurance enterprises: all those referred to in Article 2(1)(b) of Direc-
tive 91/674/EEC,
— specialist reinsurance enterprises: all those referred to in Article 2(1)(c) of
Directive 91/674/EEC,
— Lloyd's underwriters: all those referred to in Article 4 of Directive 91/
674/EEC,
— composite insurance enterprises: all those carrying out life and non-life
insurance business.
3. In addition, branches of insurance enterprises referred to under Title III of
Directives73/239/EEC(2) and 79/267/EEC(3), and whose activity falls within
one of the NACE Rev. 1 classes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be assimi-
lated to the corresponding enterprises as defined in paragraph 2.
4. For the purposes of the harmonised Community statistics, Member States
shall be free to exclude the enterprises mentioned in Article 3 of Directive
73/239/EEC and in Article 2(2) and (3) and Articles3 and 4 of Directive
79/267/EEC.
Section 4
Characteristics
1. The characteristics and statistics presented in list A referred to in paragraph 3
and list B referred to in paragraph 4 shall be compiled in accordance with
Section 5. When characteristics are derived directly from the annual
accounts, accounting years ending within a reference year shall be assimi-
lated to the said reference year.
2. In the lists A and B, characteristics relating to life insurance enterprises are
identified by the number 1, those relating to non-life insurance enterprises by
the number 2, those relating to composite insurance enterprises by the
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(2) OJ L 228, 16. 8. 1973, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 63, 13. 3. 1979, p. 1.
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4, those relating to the life insurance business of composite insurance enter-
prises by the number 5 and those relating to the non-life insurance business
(including acceptances in reinsurance) of composite insurance enterprises by
the number 6.
3. List A includes the following information:
(i) characteristics listed in Article 6 of Directive 91/674/EEC concerning
life, non-life, composite and specialist reinsurance, enterprises: asset
side of the balance sheet: items C I (showing land and buildings occu-
pied by an insurance enterprise for its own activities separately), C II, C
II 1 + C II 3 asan aggregate, C II 2 + C II 4 asan aggregate, C III, C
III 1, C III 2, C III 3, C III 4, C III 5, C III 6 + C III 7 asan aggregate,
C IV, D; liability side of the balance sheet: items A, A I, A II + A
III + A IV asan aggregate, B, C 1 a (s eparately for the life and non-life business of composite enterprises), C 2 a (separately for the life and
non-life business of composite enterprises), C 3 a (separately for the life
and non-life business of composite enterprises), C 4 a, C 5, C 6 a, D a,
G III (without separation of convertible loans), G IV;
(ii) characteristics listed in Article 34, Part I, of Directive 91/674/EEC
concerning non-life and specialist reinsurance enterprises and the non-
life business of composite insurance enterprises: items 1 a, 1 b, 1 c, 1
d, 2, 4 a aa, 4 a bb, 4 b aa, 4 b bb, 7 (gross amount), 7 d, 9, 10 (sepa-
rately for the gross and net amount);
(iii) characteristics listed in Article 34, Part II, of Directive 91/674/EEC
concerning life insurance enterprises and the life business of composite
insurance enterprises: items 1 a, 1 b, 1 c (the gross amount and the rein-
surers' share separately), 2, 3, 5 a aa, 5 a bb, 5 b aa, 5 b bb, 6 a aa, 6 a
bb, 8 (gross amount), 8 d, 9, 10, 12, 13 (the gross and net amount sepa-
rately);
(iv) characteristics listed in Article 34, Part III, of Directive 91/674/EEC
concerning life, non-life, composite and specialist reinsurance enter-
prises: items 3, 4 (only for life and composite enterprises), 5, 6 (only
for non-life, composite and specialist reinsurance enterprises), 7, 8, 9 +
14 + 15 asan aggregate, 10 (before tax), 13, 16;
(v) characteristics referred to in Article 63 of Directive 91/674/EEC:
— concerning life and non-life insurance enterprises and life and non-
life business of composite insurance enterprises: gross premiums
written in direct business by (sub)categories of the CPA (5-digit
level and subcategories 66.03.21, 66.03.22),
— concerning non-life insurance enterprises and non-life business of
composite insurance enterprises: gross claims incurred, direct busi-
ness, gross operating expenses, direct business and reinsurance
balance, direct business, all variables by (sub)categories of the
CPA (5-digit level and subcategories 06.03.21, 66.03.22),
— concerning life insurance enterprises and life business of composite
insurance enterprises: gross direct premiums written with the break-
down ass hown in number II, item 1;
(vi) characteristics referred to in Article 64 of Directive 91/674/EEC
concerning life, non-life, composite and specialist reinsurance enter-
prises: commissions for direct insurance business (excluding specialist
reinsurance enterprises) and total insurance business;
(vii) additional characteristics listed below:
Code TitleEnterprises/business
concerned
Structuraldata
11 11 0 Number of enterprises (1, 2, 3, 4)
11 11 1 Number of enterprises broken
down by legal status(1, 2, 3, 4)
11 11 2 Number of enterprises broken
down by size class of gross
premiumswritten(1, 2, 3)
11 11 3 Number of enterprises broken
down by size class of gross
technical provisions(1)
11 11 5 Number of enterprises broken
down by country of residence
of the parent enterprise(1, 2, 3, 4)
11 41 0 Total number and location of
branchesin other countries(1, 2, 3)1997R0058 — EN — 02.10.2002 — 002.001 — 30
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Code TitleEnterprises/business
concerned
Accounting data/technical
part of the profit and loss
account
32 11 4 Gross premiums written broken
down by legal status(1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
32 11 5 Gross direct premiums written
broken down according to the
country of residence of the
parent enterprise(1, 2, 5, 6)
32 11 6 Gross reinsurance premiums
accepted, written premiums
broken down according to the
country of residence of the
parent enterprise(1, 2, 4, 6)
32 18 2 Reinsurers' share of gross
premiumswritten broken down
according to the country of resi-
dence of the parent enterprise(1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
32 16 0 Other itemsin the technical
account, gross amount(1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
32 18 0 Reinsurance balance (1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
32 18 8 Reinsurers' share of the gross
amount of other itemsin the
technical account(1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
Accounting data/non-technical
part of the profit and loss
account
32 19 0 Sub-total II (net balance of the
technical account)(3)
Additionaldatarelatingtothe
profitandlossaccount
32 61 4 External expenses on goods and
services(1, 2, 3, 4)
13 31 0 Personnel costs (1, 2, 3, 4)
32 61 5 External and internal claims
management expenses(1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
32 61 6 Acquisition costs (1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
32 61 7 Administrative expenses (1, 2, 4, 5, 6)32 61 8 Gross other technical charges (1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
32 61 9 Investment management
charges(1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
32 71 1 Income from participating inter-
ests(1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
32 71 3 Income from land and buildings(1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
32 71 4 Income from other investments (1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
32 71 5 Value re-adjustments on invest-
ments(1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
32 71 6 Gainson the realis ationsof
investments(1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
32 72 1 Investment management
charges, including interest(1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
32 72 2 Value adjustments on invest-
ments(1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
32 72 3 Losses on the realisations of
investments(1, 2, 4, 5, 6)1997R0058 — EN — 02.10.2002 — 002.001 — 31
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Code TitleEnterprises/business
concerned
Databyproductby(sub)cate-
goriesoftheCPA
33 12 1 Reinsurers' share of gross direct
premiumswritten (5-digit-level,
subcategories 66.03.21,
66.03.22)(1, 2, 5, 6)
Data on internationalisation
(geographical breakdown of
the business written under
therightofestablishment)
34 31 1 Gross direct premiums written
by CPA category (5-digit-level)
and by Member State(1, 2, 5, 6)
Data on internationalisation
(geographical breakdown of
the business written under
the right of freedom to
provideservices)
34 32 1 Gross direct premiums written
by CPA category (5-digit-level)
and by Member State(1, 2, 5, 6)
Dataonemployment
16 11 0 Number of persons employed (1, 2, 3, 4)
Data on the balance sheet
(assets/liabilities)
36 30 0 Balance sheet total (1, 2, 3, 4)
37 33 1 Gross provisions for
outstanding claims, related to
direct business(2, 6)
37 30 1 Total net technical provisions (1, 2, 3, 4)
4. List B includes the following information:
(i) characteristics listed in Article 34, Part I, of Directive 91/674/EEC
concerning non-life and specialist reinsurance enterprises and the non-
life business of composite insurance enterprises: items 3, 5, 6, 8;
(ii) characteristics listed in Article 34, Part II, of Directive 91/674/EEC
concerning life insurance enterprises and the life business of composite
insurance enterprises: items 4, 6 b, 7, 11;
(iii) characteristics referred to in Article 63 of Directive 91/674/EEC
concerning life and non-life insurance enterprises and life and non-life
business of composite insurance enterprises: geographical breakdown of
gross direct premiums written in the Member State of the enterprise's
head office, other Member States, other EEA countries, Switzerland the
USA, Japan or third countries;
(iv) additional characteristics listed below:
Code TitleEnterprises/
business
concernedComm-
ents
Accountingdata/technical part
oftheprofitandlossaccount
32 13 2 Gross payments in respect of
claimsincurred in the current
accounting year(2, 4, 6)
International activities (in
general)
34 12 0 Geographical breakdown of
gross reinsurance premiums
accepted, premiumswritten(1, 2, 4, 5,
6)1997R0058 — EN — 02.10.2002 — 002.001 — 32
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Code TitleEnterprises/
business
concernedComm-
ents
34 13 0 Geographical breakdown of
reinsurers' share of gross
premiumswritten(1, 2, 4, 5,
6)
Data on the balance sheet
(assets/liabilities)
36 11 2 Land and buildings(current
value)(1, 2, 3, 4)
36 12 3 Investments in affiliated enter-
prises and participating interests
(current value)(1, 2, 3, 4)
36 13 8 Other financial investments
(current value)(1, 2, 3, 4)
36 21 0 Investments for the benefit of
life-assurance policyholders
who bear the investment risk -
land and buildings(1, 3)
36 22 0 Investments for the benefit of
life-assurance policyholders
who bear the investment risk -
other financial investments(1, 3)
37 10 1 Total capital and reserves,
broken down by legal status(1, 2, 3, 4)
37 33 3 Gross provision for outstanding
claims related to direct business,
by (sub)category of the CPA (5-
digit level) and subcategories
66.03.21, 66.03.22(2, 6)
Residualdata
39 10 0 Number of contractsouts tanding
at the end of the accounting
year, relating to direct business
for all individual life insurance
contractsand for the following
(sub)categories of the CPA:
66.01.1, 66.03.1, 66.03.4 and
66.03.5(1, 2, 5, 6)
39 20 0 Number of insured persons at
the end of the accounting year,
relating to direct business for
all group life insurance contracts
and for the following subcate-
goriesof the CPA: 66.03.1(1, 2, 5, 6)
39 30 0 Number of insured vehicles at
the end of the accounting year,
relating to direct business, for
the following subcategories of
the CPA: 66.03.2(2, 6) Option-
al
39 40 0 Gross insured sum at the end of
the accounting year, relating to
direct business, for the following
subcategories of the CPA:
66.01.1 and 66.01.4(1, 5) Option-
al
39 50 0 Number of claimsincurred
during the accounting year,
relating to direct business, for
the following subcategory of the
CPA: 66.03.2(2, 6) Option-
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Section 5
Firstreference year
The first reference year for which annual statistics shall be compiled is the 1996
calendar year for the characteristics and statistics of list A and the 2000 calendar
year for the characteristics and statistics of list B.
Section 6
Productionofresults
The results are to be broken down to the NACE Rev. 1, 4-digit level (classes).
Section 7
Transmissionofresults
The results shall be transmitted within 12 months from the end of the reference
year for the enterprises referred to in Section 3, except specialist reinsurance
enterprises, for which the results shall be transmitted within 18 months from
the end of the reference period.
Section 8
InsuranceCommittee
The Commission shall inform the Insurance Committee set up under Directive
91/675/EEC(1) about the implementation of thismodule and about all s uch
measures for adjustment to economic and technical developments concerning
the collection and statistical processing of data and the processing and the trans-
mission of results, which it adopts in accordance with Article 13 of this
Regulation.
Section 9
Transitperiod
For the purposes of this detailed module, the transition period shall not exceed
three yearsfrom the beginning of the firs t reference yearsfor the compilation of
the statistics indicated in Section 5.1997R0058 — EN — 02.10.2002 — 002.001 — 34
(1) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1991, p. 32.