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►B REGULATION (EC) No 716/2007 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 20 June 2007 on Community statistics on the structure and activity of foreign affiliates (Text with EEA relevance) (OJ L 171, 29.6.2007, p.17)

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REGULATION (EC) No 716/2007 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 20 June 2007

on Community statistics on the structure and activity of foreign affiliates

(Text with EEA relevance)







THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 285(1) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Central Bank ( 1 ), Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty ( 2 ), Whereas: (1) Regular and good quality Community statistics on the structure and activity of foreign affiliates in the whole economy are essential for an adequate assessment of the impact of foreign-controlled enterprises on the European Union economy. This would also facilitate the monitoring of the effectiveness of the internal market and the gradual integration of the economies in the context of globalisation. In this context, multinational enterprises are playing a leading role, but small and medium-sized enterprises can also be concerned by foreign control. (2) The implementation and review of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and of the Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights Agreement (TRIPs) as well as the current and future negotiations on further agreements call for the relevant statistical information to be made available in order to assist the negotiations. (3) For the preparation of economic, competition, enterprise, research, technical development and employment policies in the context of the liberalisation process, statistics on foreign affiliates to measure direct and indirect effects of foreign control on employment, wages and productivity in particular countries and sectors are necessary. (4) The information provided under existing Community legislation or available in Member States is insufficient, inadequate or insufficiently comparable to serve as a reliable basis for the work of the Commission. (5) Regulation (EC) No 184/2005 ( 3 ) establishes a common framework for the systematic production of Community statistics on balance of payments, international trade in services and foreign direct investment. As balance of payments statistics cover only partially the data included in the GATS, it is essential that detailed statistics on foreign affiliates be produced regularly. (6) Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 of 20 December 1996 concerning structural business statistics ( 4 ) and Council Regulation (EEC) No 696/93 of 15 March 1993 on the statistical units for the observation and analysis of the production system in the Community ( 5 ) established a common framework for the collection, compilation, transmission and evaluation of Community statistics on the structure and activity of businesses in the Community. (7) The compilation of national accounts according to the Council Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 of 25 June 1996 on the European system of national and regional accounts in the Community ( 6 ) requires comparable, complete and reliable business statistics on foreign affiliates. (8) Collectively, the Manual on Statistics of International Trade in Services of the United Nations, the Balance of Payments Manual (fifth edition) of the International Monetary Fund, the Benchmark Definition on foreign direct investment and the Handbook on Economic Globalisation Indicators of the Organisation for the Economic Cooperation and Development establish the general rules for compiling international comparable statistics on foreign affiliates. (9) The production of specific Community statistics is governed by the rules set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 of 17 February 1997 on Community Statistics ( 7 ). (10) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely the creation of common statistical standards for the production of comparable statistics on foreign affiliates, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale or effects of the action, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve that objective. (11) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission ( 8 ). (12) In particular, power should be conferred on the Commission to adapt the definitions in Annexes I and II and the level of detail in Annex III as well as to make any consequential changes to Annexes I and II, to implement the results of the pilot studies and to define the proper common quality standards and the contents and periodicity of the quality reports. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of, or to supplement, this Regulation by the addition of new non-essential elements, they should be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny laid down in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC. (13) The Statistical Programme Committee, established by Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom ( 9 ), and the Committee on Monetary, Financial and Balance of Payments Statistics, established by Council Decision 2006/856/EC ( 10 ), have been consulted, Whereas: HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:







Article 1

Subject matter

This Regulation establishes a common framework for the systematic production of Community statistics on the structure and activity of foreign affiliates.

Article 2

Definitions

For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:

(a) ‘foreign affiliate’ shall mean an enterprise resident in the compiling country over which an institutional unit not resident in the compiling country has control, or an enterprise not resident in the compiling country over which an institutional unit resident in the compiling country has control;

(b) ‘control’ shall mean the ability to determine the general policy of an enterprise by choosing appropriate directors, if necessary. In this context, enterprise A is deemed to be controlled by an institutional unit B when B controls, whether directly or indirectly, more than half of the shareholders’ voting power or more than half of the shares;

(c) ‘foreign control’ shall mean that the controlling institutional unit is resident in a different country from the one where the institutional unit over which it has control is resident;

(d) ‘branches’ shall mean local units not constituting separate legal entities, which are dependent on foreign-controlled enterprises. They are treated as quasi-corporate enterprises within the meaning of point 3(f) of the Explanatory notes to Section III (B) of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 696/93;

(e) ‘statistics on foreign affiliates’ shall mean statistics describing the overall activity of foreign affiliates;

(f) ‘inward statistics on foreign affiliates’ shall mean statistics describing the activity of foreign affiliates resident in the compiling country;

(g) ‘outward statistics on foreign affiliates’ shall mean statistics describing the activity of foreign affiliates abroad controlled by an institutional unit resident in the compiling country;

(h) ‘ultimate controlling institutional unit of a foreign affiliate’ shall mean the institutional unit, proceeding up a foreign affiliate's chain of control, which is not controlled by another institutional unit;

(i) ‘enterprise’, ‘local unit’ and ‘institutional unit’ shall each have the same meaning as in Regulation (EEC) No 696/93.

Article 3

Submission of data

Member States shall submit to the Commission (Eurostat) data on foreign affiliates in respect of the characteristics, the economic activities and the geographical breakdown as referred to in Annexes I, II and III.

Article 4

Data sources

1. Member States shall, while complying with conditions as to quality referred to in Article 6, collect the information required under this Regulation using all the sources they consider relevant and appropriate.

2. Natural and legal persons required to supply information shall, when responding, comply with the time limits and definitions set by the national institutions responsible for the collection of data within the Member States in accordance with this Regulation.

3. Where the required data cannot be collected at a reasonable cost, best estimates, including zero values, may be transmitted.

Article 5

Pilot studies

1. The Commission shall draw up a programme for pilot studies to be carried out by national authorities within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on a voluntary basis on additional variables and breakdowns for inward and outward statistics on foreign affiliates.

2. The pilot studies shall be carried out in order to assess the relevance and feasibility of collecting data, taking into account the benefits of the availability of the data in relation to the cost of the statistical system and the burden on enterprises.

3. The Commission programme for pilot studies shall be consistent with Annexes I and II.

4. On the basis of the conclusions of the pilot studies, the Commission shall adopt the necessary implementation measures for inward and outward statistics on foreign affiliates in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 10(3).

5. The pilot studies shall be completed by 19 July 2010.

Article 6

Quality standards and reports

1. Member States shall take all measures necessary to ensure the quality of the data transmitted according to common quality standards.

2. Member States shall supply the Commission (Eurostat) with a report on the quality of the data transmitted (quality reports).

3. The common quality standards as well as the content and periodicity of the quality reports shall be specified by the Commission in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 10(3).

4. The Commission shall assess the quality of the data transmitted.

Article 7

Recommendations manual

The Commission shall, in close cooperation with the Member States, publish a recommendations manual which contains the relevant definitions and supplementary guidance concerning the Community statistics produced pursuant to this Regulation.

Article 8

Timetable and derogations

1. Member States shall compile the data according to the implementation timetable as specified in Annexes I and II.

2. During a transitional period that shall not exceed four years from the first reference year as referred to in Annexes I and II, derogations from the provisions of this Regulation may be granted for a limited period by the Commission to Member States, in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 10(2), when their national systems require major adaptations.

Article 9

Implementing measures

1. The following measures for implementing this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 10(2):

(a) setting out the appropriate format and procedure for the transmission of results by Member States; and

(b) granting derogations to Member States when their national systems require major adaptations, including granting derogations from any new requirements following pilot studies, pursuant to Article 8(2).

2. The following measures designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, including by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 10(3):

(a) adapting definitions in Annexes I and II, adapting the level of detail in Annex III, and making any consequential changes in Annexes I and II;

(b) implementing the results of the pilot studies, pursuant to Article 5(4); and

(c) defining proper common quality standards and the contents and periodicity of the quality reports, pursuant to Article 6(3).

3. Particular consideration shall be given to the principle that the benefits of such measures must outweigh their costs, and to the principle that any additional financial burden on MemberStates or enterprises should remain within a reasonable limit.

Article 10

Committee

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Statistical Programme Committee (the Committee).

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

The period referred to in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be three months.

3. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

4. The European Central Bank and the national central banks may attend the meetings of the Committee as observers.

Article 11

Cooperation with the Committee on Monetary, Financial and Balance of Payments Statistics

In implementing this Regulation, the Commission shall request the opinion of the Committee on Monetary, Financial and Balance of Payments Statistics on all matters falling within that committee's competence, notably about all measures for adjustment to economic and technical developments concerning the collection and statistical processing of data, the processing and transmission of results.

Article 12

Report on implementation

The Commission shall, by 19 July 2012, submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of this Regulation. In particular, that report shall:

(a) assess the quality of the statistics produced;

(b) assess the benefits accruing to the Community, the Member States, the providers and users of statistical information of the statistics produced in relation to the costs;

(c) assess the progress of the pilot studies and their implementation; and

(d) identify areas for potential improvement and amendments considered necessary in light of the results obtained and the costs involved.

Article 13

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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









ANNEX I

COMMON MODULE FOR INWARD STATISTICS ON FOREIGN AFFILIATES

SECTION 1

Statistical unit

The statistical units are the enterprises and all branches, which are under foreign control according to the definitions contained in Article 2.

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SECTION 2

Characteristics

The following characteristics as defined in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2700/98 of 17 December 1998 concerning the definitions of characteristics for structural business statistics ( 11 ) will be compiled:







Code Title 11 11 0 Number of enterprises 12 11 0 Turnover 12 12 0 Production value 12 15 0 Value added at factor cost 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 31 0 Personnel costs 15 11 0 Gross investment in tangible goods 16 11 0 Number of persons employed

The following characteristics will also be compiled by Member States for the 2009 reference year and subsequent years:







Code Title and definition 22 11 0 Total intramural R&D expenditure (1) Research and experimental development comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. Intramural expenditures are all expenditures for R&D (research and development) performed within the unit, regardless of the source of funds. R&D must be distinguished from expenditures for a wide range of related activities. The following are therefore excluded from R&D expenditure: — expenditures on education and training, — expenditures on other scientific and technological activities (e.g. information services, testing and standardisation, feasibility studies), — expenditures on other industrial activities (e.g. industrial innovations n.e.s.), — expenditures on purely financing activities (other administrations and other indirect supporting activities are included). Research and development expenditure may, depending upon national laws, be recorded in one of three places: movements in intangible assets, movements in tangible assets or operating expenditure. If under national law it may be partly or completely capitalised the expenditure is included in the movement of the intangible assets included in company accounts under Fixed assets — intangible assets — costs of research and development. If under national law it is only partially capitalised or not capitalised at all, the current expenditure is part of Raw materials and consumables, other external charges, staff costs and other operating charges and the capital expenditure is included in the movement of the tangible assets included in company accounts under Fixed assets — tangible assets. 22 12 0 Total number of R&D personnel (1) Research and experimental development comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. All persons employed directly on research & development (R&D) should be counted, as well as those providing direct services such as R&D managers, administrators and clerical staff. Those persons providing an indirect service, such as canteen and security staff, should be excluded, even though their wages and salaries are included as an overhead in the measurement of expenditure. R&D personnel must be distinguished from personnel for a wide range of related activities. The following are therefore excluded from R&D personnel: — Personnel employed on education and training, — Personnel employed on other scientific and technological activities (e.g. information services, testing and standardisation, feasibility studies), — Personnel employed on other industrial activities (e.g. industrial innovations n.e.s.), — Personnel employed on administration and other indirect supporting activities. Link to company accountsThe total number of research and development personnel may not be isolated in company accounts. It is part of the number of persons employed which is recorded in the notes on the company accounts (Article 43(8)).Link to other variablesPart of the number of persons employed (16 11 0). (1) Variables 22 11 0 and 22 12 0 shall be reported every second year. If the total amount of turnover or the number of persons employed in a division of NACE Rev. 2 Sections B to F represents, in a Member State, less than 1 % of the Community total, the information necessary for the compilation of statistics relating to characteristics 22 11 0 and 22 12 0 need not be collated for the purposes of this Regulation.

If the number of persons employed is not available, the number of employees (code 16 13 0) will be compiled instead.

Characteristics ‘total intramural R&D expenditure’ (code 22 11 0) and ‘total number of R&D personnel’ (code 22 12 0) are only required to be compiled for activities in NACE sections B, C, D, E and F. Up to reference year 2009, Member States will compile these characteristics as defined in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2700/98 of 17 December 1998.

For NACE section K only the number of enterprises, turnover ( 12 ) and the number of persons employed (or the number of employees instead) will be compiled.

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SECTION 3

Level of detail

Data will be provided according to the concept of ‘ultimate controlling institutional unit’ with the geographical breakdown level 2-IN combined with the activity breakdown level 3 as specified in Annex III and the geographical breakdown level 3 combined with Business Economy.

SECTION 4

First reference year and periodicity

1. The first reference year for which annual statistics will be compiled is the calendar year of the entry into force of this Regulation.

2. Member States will provide data for every calendar year thereafter.

3. The first reference year for which variables total intra-mural R & D expenditure (code 22 11 0) and total number of R & D personnel (code 22 12 0) will be compiled is 2007.

SECTION 5

Transmission of results

The results will be transmitted within 20 months after the end of the reference year.

SECTION 6

Reports and pilot studies

1. Member States will provide the Commission with a report relating to the definition, structure and availability of the statistical data to be compiled for the purposes of this common module.

2. For the level of detail covered by this Annex, the Commission will institute pilot studies to be carried out by national authorities within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 322/97 pursuant to Article 5 of this Regulation.

3. The pilot studies will be carried out in order to assess the feasibility of obtaining data, taking into account the benefits of the availability of such data in relation to the cost of collection and the burden on business.

4. Pilot studies will be conducted for the following characteristics:



Code Title Exports of goods and services Imports of goods and services Intra-group exports of goods and services Intra-group imports of goods and services Exports, imports, intra-group exports and intra-group imports will be broken down into goods and services.

5. Pilot studies will also be conducted to study the feasibility of compiling data for activities in NACE sections M, N and O and of compiling the variables total intra-mural R & D expenditure (code 22 11 0) and total number of R & D personnel (code 22 12 0) for activities in NACE sections G, H, I, K, M, N and O. Pilot studies will also be conducted to assess the relevance, feasibility and costs of breaking down the data as specified in section 2 into size classes measured in terms of number of persons employed.









ANNEX II

COMMON MODULE FOR OUTWARD STATISTICS ON FOREIGN AFFILIATES

SECTION 1

Statistical unit

The statistical units are the enterprises and all branches abroad that are controlled by an institutional unit resident in the compiling country, according to the definitions contained in Article 2.

SECTION 2

Characteristics

The following characteristics, as defined in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2700/98, will be compiled:







Code Title 12 11 0 Turnover 16 11 0 Number of persons employed 11 11 0 Number of enterprises

If the number of persons employed is not available, the number of employees (code 16 13 0) will be compiled instead.

SECTION 3

Level of detail

Data will be provided with the detail by country of location and by activity of the foreign affiliate specified in Annex III. The detail by country of location and activity will be combined as follows:

— Level 1 of the geographical breakdown combined with Level 2 of the activity breakdown.

— Level 2-OUT of the geographical breakdown combined with level 1 of the activity breakdown.

— Level 3 of the geographical breakdown combined with data on total activity only.

SECTION 4

First reference year and periodicity

1. The first reference year for which annual statistics will be compiled is the calendar year of the entry in force of this Regulation.

2. Member States will provide data for every calendar year thereafter.

SECTION 5

Transmission of results

The results will be transmitted within 20 months from the end of the reference year.

SECTION 6

Reports and pilot studies

1. Member States will provide the Commission with a report relating to the definition, structure and availability of the statistical data to be compiled for the purposes of this common module.

2. For the level of detail covered by this Annex, the Commission will institute pilot studies to be carried out by national authorities within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 322/97, pursuant to Article 5 of this Regulation.

3. The pilot studies will be carried out in order to assess the relevance and feasibility of obtaining data, taking into account the benefits of the availability of such data in relation to the cost of collection and the burden on business.

4. Pilot studies will be conducted for the following characteristics:



Code Title 13 31 0 Personnel costs Exports of goods and services Imports of goods and services Intra-group exports of goods and services Intra-group imports of goods and services 12 15 0 Value added at factor cost 15 11 0 Gross investment in tangible goods









ANNEX III

LEVELS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION BY GEOGRAPHY AND BY ACTIVITY







Geographical breakdown levels Level 1 Level 2-OUT (Level 1 + 24 countries) V2 Extra-EU 27 V2 Extra-EU 27 IS Iceland LI Liechtenstein NO Norway CH Switzerland CH Switzerland HR Croatia RU Russian Federation RU Russian Federation TR Turkey EG Egypt MA Morocco NG Nigeria ZA South Africa CA Canada CA Canada US United States of America US United States MX Mexico AR Argentina BR Brazil BR Brazil CL Chile UY Uruguay VE Venezuela IL Israel CN China CN China HK Hong Kong HK Hong Kong IN India IN India ID Indonesia JP Japan JP Japan KR South Korea MY Malaysia PH Philippines SG Singapore TW Taiwan TH Thailand AU Australia NZ New Zealand Z8 Extra-EU 27 not allocated Z8 Extra-EU 27 not allocated C4 Offshore Financial Centres C4 Offshore Financial Centres Z7 Equally-shared control of UCIs (1) of more than 1 Member State Z7 Equally-shared control of UCIs (1) of more than one Member State (1) Ultimate controlling institutional unit of a foreign affiliate







Level 2-IN A1 World total (all entities including compiling country) Z9 Rest of the World (excluding compiling country) A2 Controlled by the compiling country V1 EU-27 (Intra-EU-27) excluding compiling country BE Belgium BG Bulgaria CZ Czech Republic DK Denmark DE Germany EE Estonia IE Ireland GR Greece ES Spain FR France IT Italy CY Cyprus LV Latvia LT Lithuania LU Luxembourg HU Hungary MT Malta NL Netherlands AT Austria PL Poland PT Portugal RO Romania SI Slovenia SK Slovakia FI Finland SE Sweden UK United Kingdom Z7 Equally-shared control of UCIs (1) of more than one Member State V2 Extra-EU 27 AU Australia CA Canada CH Switzerland CN China HK Hong Kong IL Israel IS Iceland JP Japan LI Liechtenstein NO Norway NZ New Zealand RU Russian Federation TR Turkey US United States C4 Offshore financial centres Z8 Extra-EU27 not allocated (1) Ultimate controlling institutional unit of a foreign affiliate.







Level 3 AD Andorra EE Estonia (1) KZ Kazakhstan QA Qatar AE United Arab Emirates EG Egypt LA Lao People's Democratic Republic RO Romania (1) AF Afghanistan ER Eritrea LB Lebanon RS Serbia AG Antigua and Barbuda ES Spain (1) LC Saint Lucia RU Russian Federation AI Anguilla ET Ethiopia LI Liechtenstein RW Rwanda AL Albania FI Finland (1) LK Sri Lanka SA Saudi Arabia AM Armenia FJ Fiji LR Liberia SB Solomon Islands AN Netherlands Antilles FK Falkland Islands (Malvinas) LS Lesotho SC Seychelles AO Angola FM Micronesia, Federated States of LT Lithuania (1) SD Sudan AQ Antarctica FO Faroe Islands LU Luxembourg (1) SE Sweden (1) AR Argentina FR France (1) LV Latvia (1) SG Singapore AS American Samoa GA Gabon LY Libyan Arab Jamahiriya SH St Helena AT Austria (1) GD Grenada MA Morocco SI Slovenia (1) AU Australia GE Georgia MD Moldova, Republic of SK Slovakia (1) AW Aruba GG Guernsey ME Montenegro SL Sierra Leone AZ Azerbaijan GH Ghana MG Madagascar SM San Marino BA Bosnia and Herzegovina GI Gibraltar MH Marshall Islands SN Senegal BB Barbados GL Greenland MK (3) the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia SO Somalia BD Bangladesh GM Gambia ML Mali SR Suriname BE Belgium (1) GN Guinea MM Myanmar ST Sao Tome and Principe BF Burkina Faso GQ Equatorial Guinea MN Mongolia SV El Salvador BG Bulgaria (1) GR Greece (1) MO Macau SY Syrian Arab Republic BH Bahrain GS South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands MP Northern Mariana Islands SZ Swaziland BI Burundi GT Guatemala MR Mauritania TC Turks and Caicos Islands BJ Benin GU Guam MS Montserrat TD Chad BM Bermuda GW Guinea-Bissau MT Malta (1) TF French Southern Territories BN Brunei Darussalam GY Guyana MU Mauritius TG Togo BO Bolivia HK Hong Kong MV Maldives TH Thailand BR Brazil HM Heard Island and McDonald Islands MW Malawi TJ Tajikistan BS Bahamas HN Honduras MX Mexico TK Tokelau BT Bhutan HR Croatia MY Malaysia TM Turkmenistan BV Bouvet Island HT Haiti MZ Mozambique TN Tunisia BW Botswana HU Hungary (1) NA Namibia TO Tonga BY Belarus ID Indonesia NC New Caledonia TP East Timor BZ Belize IE Ireland (1) NE Niger TR Turkey CA Canada IL Israel NF Norfolk Island TT Trinidad and Tobago CC Cocos (Keeling) Islands IM Isle of Man NG Nigeria TV Tuvalu CD Congo, the Democratic Republic of the IN India NI Nicaragua TW Taiwan, Province of China CF Central African Republic IO British Indian Ocean Territory NL Netherlands (1) TZ Tanzania, United Republic of CG Congo IQ Iraq NO Norway UA Ukraine CH Switzerland IR Iran, Islamic Republic of NP Nepal UG Uganda CI Côte d'Ivoire IS Iceland NR Nauru UK United Kingdom (1) CK Cook Islands IT Italy (1) NU Niue UM United States Minor Outlying Islands CL Chile JE Jersey NZ New Zealand US United States CM Cameroon JM Jamaica OM Oman UY Uruguay CN China JO Jordan PA Panama UZ Uzbekistan CO Colombia JP Japan PE Peru VA Holy See (Vatican City State) CR Costa Rica KE Kenya PF French Polynesia VC St Vincent and the Grenadines CU Cuba KG Kyrgyzstan PG Papua New Guinea VE Venezuela CV Cape Verde KH Cambodia (Kampuchea) PH Philippines VG Virgin Islands, British CX Christmas Island KI Kiribati PK Pakistan VI Virgin Islands, US CY Cyprus (1) KM Comoros PL Poland (1) VN Viet Nam CZ Czech Republic (1) KN St Kitts and Nevis PN Pitcairn VU Vanuatu DE Germany (1) KP Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (North Korea) PS Palestinian Territory, Occupied WF Wallis and Futuna DJ Djibouti KR Korea, Republic of (South Korea) PT Portugal (1) WS Samoa DK Denmark (1) KW Kuwait PW Palau YE Yemen DM Dominica KY Cayman Islands PY Paraguay DO Dominican Republic ZA South Africa DZ Algeria ZM Zambia EC Ecuador Z8 Extra EU-27 not allocated ZW Zimbabwe A2 Controlled by the compiling country Z7 Equally-shared control of UCIs (2) of more than one Member State (1) Only for inward (2) Ultimate controlling institutional unit of a foreign affiliate (3) Provisional code that does not affect the definitive denomination of the country to be attributed after the conclusion of the negotiation currently taking place at the United Nations.

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Activity breakdown levels 1 and 2 for outward statistics on foreign affiliates Level 1 Level 2 NACE Rev. 2 TOTAL ACTIVITY TOTAL ACTIVITY sec B to S (excluding O) MINING AND QUARRYING MINING AND QUARRYING sec B Extraction of crude petroleum, natural gas and mining support service activities div 06, 09 MANUFACTURING MANUFACTURING sec C Food products, beverages and tobacco products div 10, 11, 12 Total textiles and wood activities div 13, 14, 16, 17, 18 Textiles and wearing apparel div 13, 14 Wood, paper, printing and reproduction div 16, 17, 18 Petroleum, chemicals, pharmaceutical products, rubber and plastic products Total petroleum, chemicals, pharmaceutical products, rubber and plastic products div 19, 20, 21, 22 Coke and refined petroleum products div 19 Chemicals and chemical products div 20 Rubber and plastic products div 22 Total metal and machinery products div 24, 25, 26, 28 Basic metals and fabricated metal products div 24, 25 Computer, electronic and optical products Computer, electronic and optical products div 26 Machinery and equipment n.e.c. div 28 Vehicles, other transport equipment Total vehicles and other transport equipment div 29, 30 Motor vehicles, trailers and semi trailers div 29 Other transport equipment div 30 Total of other manufacturing div 15, 23, 27, 31, 32, 33 ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY sec D WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES sec E Water collection, treatment and supply div 36 Sewerage, waste management, remediation activities div 37, 38, 39 CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION sec F TOTAL SERVICES TOTAL SERVICES sec G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE; REPAIR OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE; REPAIR OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES sec G Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles div 45 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles div 46 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles div 47 TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE sec H TOTAL transport and storage div 49, 50, 51, 52 Land transport and transport via pipelines div 49 Water transport div 50 Air transport div 51 Warehousing and support activities for transportation div 52 Postal and courier activities div 53 ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICE ACTIVITIES ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICE ACTIVITIES sec I INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION sec J Motion picture, video, television programme production, other entertainment activities div 59, 60 Telecommunications div 61 Other information and communication activities div 58, 62, 63 FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES sec K Financial intermediation, except insurance and pension funding div 64 — Activities of holding companies group 64.2 Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security div 65 Other financial activities div 66 REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES sec L PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES sec M Legal and accounting activities div 69 — Legal activities group 69.1 — Accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy group 69.2 Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities div 70 — Activities of head offices group 70.1 — Management consultancy activities group 70.2 Architecture and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis div 71 Scientific research and development Scientific research and development div 72 Advertising and market research div 73 — Advertising group 73.1 — Market research and public opinion polling group 73.2 Other professional, scientific and technical activities, veterinary activities div 74, 75 ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICE ACTIVITIES sec N Rental and leasing activities div 77 Other administrative and support service activities div 78, 79, 80, 81, 82 EDUCATION sec P HUMAN HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK ACTIVITIES sec Q ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION sec R Creative, arts and entertainment activities div 90 Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities div 91 Sporting and other recreational activities; gambling and betting activities div 92, 93 OTHER SERVICE ACTIVITIES sec S Activities of membership organisations div 94 Repair of computers and personal and household goods, other personal service activities div 95, 96 Not allocated







Activity breakdown level 3 for inward statistics on foreign affiliates Level 3 (NACE Rev. 2) Heading Requested level of detail Business Economy Sections B to N excluding K MINING AND QUARRYING Section B MANUFACTURING Section C All divisions 10 to 33 ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY Section D Division 35 WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES Section E All divisions 36 to 39 CONSTRUCTION Section F All divisions 41 to 43 All groups 41.1 and 41.2, 42.1 to 42.9, 43.1 to 43.9 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE; REPAIR OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTOCYCLES Section G All divisions 45 to 47 All groups 45.1 to 45.2, 46.1 to 46.9, 47.1 to 47.9 TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE Section H All divisions 49 to 53 Groups 49.1 to 49.5 ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICES ACTIVITIES Section I All divisions 55 to 56 All groups 55.1 to 55.9, 56.1 to 56.3 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION Section J All divisions 58 to 63 Groups 58.1, 58.2, 63.1, 63.9 FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES Section K All divisions 64 to 66 REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES Section L Division 68 PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES Section M All divisions 69 to 75 ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICE ACTIVITIES Section N All divisions 77 to 82 Groups 77.1 to 77.4