Commission Regulation (EC) No 1450/2004 of 13 August 2004 implementing Decision No 1608/2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the production and development of Community statistics on innovation(Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-08-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU statistics, Eurostat, disclosure of information, innovation

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1450/2004

of 13 August 2004

implementing Decision No 1608/2003/EC of

the European Parliament and of

the Council

concerning the production and development of Community statistics on innovation

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Decision No 1608/2003/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 22 July 2003 concerning the
production and development of Community statistics on
science and technology (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Article 1

This Regulation sets up the necessary measures for imple-
menting Decision No
to
Community innovation statistics.

1608/2003/EC with

regard

Whereas:

Article 2

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Decision No 1608/2003/EC determined the individual
statistical actions necessary in order to establish the
Community statistics on science, technology and inno-
vation.

It is necessary to adopt measures for the implementation
of individual statistical actions as determined in Article 2
of Decision No 1608/2003/EC.

The individual statistical actions should take into account
Decision No 2367/2002/EC of the European Parliament
and of
the Council of 16 December 2002 on the
Community statistical programme 2003 to 2007 (2)
which specifically determined the work programme for
the production and improvement of statistics on inno-
vation for the period 2003 to 2007.

the

consistency of

is necessary to ensure

It
the
Community statistics on innovation with other interna-
tional standards, which entails taking into account the
work carried out by the Organisation for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD) and other inter-
national organisations.

In implementing Decision No 1608/2003/EC,
regard
should be had to the framework provided by Council
Regulation (EC) No 322/97 of 17 February 1997 on
Community Statistics (3) when laying down provisions
to cover access to administrative sources and statistical
confidentiality.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with
Statistical
the
Programme Committee,

opinion

the

of

cover Community

This Regulation shall

innovation
1.
statistics. For these statistics, the list of statistical variables, the
activities and sectors covered, the breakdowns of the results, the
frequency, the deadlines for data transmission and the transi-
tional period shall be as specified in the Annex.

2.
On the basis of the conclusions in the reports presented
to the European Parliament and Council pursuant to Article 5
of Decision No 1608/2003/EC, the list of statistical variables,
the activities and sectors covered, the breakdowns of the results,
the frequency, the deadline for data transmission and other
characteristics laid down in the Annex to this Regulation may
be revised at regular intervals.

Article 3

Member States shall acquire the necessary data using a combi-
nation of different sources such as sample surveys, adminis-
trative data sources or other data sources. The other data
in terms of quality or
sources shall be at
statistical estimation procedures to sample surveys or adminis-
trative data sources.

least equivalent

Article 4

The Community innovation statistics listed in the Annex shall
be based on harmonised concepts and definitions, contained in
the most recent version of the Oslo Manual. Member States
shall apply these harmonised concepts and definitions to the
statistics to be compiled.

(1) OJ L 230, 16.9.2003, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 52, 22.2.1997, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

The reports presented to the European Parliament and Council
pursuant to Article 5 of Decision No 1608/2003/EC shall make
reference to concepts and definitions and their applications.

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Article 5

Member States shall transmit the aggregated statistics as listed in
the Annex on a compulsory basis and the individual data
records on a voluntary basis, to the Commission (Eurostat),
using a standard transmission format to be determined by the
Commission (Eurostat) in cooperation with them.

Article 6

Quality evaluation shall be carried out by Member States and
the Commission (Eurostat).

Member States shall transmit to the Commission (Eurostat), at
its request, the information necessary for the evaluation of the
quality of the statistics laid down in the Annex to this Regu-
lation which are needed for the fulfilment of the reporting
laid down in Article 5 of Decision No
requirements
1608/2003/EC.

Article 7

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following
the European
that of
Union.

its publication in the Official

Journal of

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

Done at Brussels, 13 August 2004.

For the Commission

Joaquín ALMUNIA
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

INNOVATION STATISTICS

Section 1

Member States shall compile the following Community innovation statistics:

Code

Title

Comments

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Number of innovation active enterprises

As absolute value and as a percentage of all enterprises

Number of
introduced
innovating enterprises that
new or significantly improved products, new to the
market

Turnover from innovation, related to new or signifi-
cantly improved products, new to the market

As absolute value, as a percentage of all enterprises
and as a percentage of all innovation active enterprises

As absolute value, as a percentage of total turnover
and as a percentage of total turnover from innovation
active enterprises

Turnover from innovation, related to new or signifi-
cantly improved products, new to the firm, but not
new to the market

As absolute value, as a percentage of total turnover
and as a percentage of total turnover from innovation
active enterprises

Number of innovation active enterprises involved in
innovation cooperation

As absolute value and as a percentage of innovation
active enterprises

Innovation expenditure

As absolute value, as a percentage of total turnover
and as a percentage of total turnover from innovation
active enterprises — optional

Number of
innovation active
indicated highly important effects of innovation

enterprises

that

As absolute value and as a percentage of all
vation active enterprises

inno-

innovation active

Number of
indicated highly important sources of
for innovation

enterprises

that
information

As absolute value and as a percentage of all
vation active enterprises — optional

inno-

Number of enterprises facing important hampering
factors

As absolute value, as a percentage of all enterprises, as
a percentage of all innovation active enterprises and as
a percentage of non-innovation active enterprises

Beyond the statistics listed above, Members States shall compile additional statistics (including their breakdowns) in
accordance with the main themes listed in the Oslo Manual. These additional statistics will be decided in close coop-
eration with Member States.

As a minimum, enterprises in the NACE Rev. 1.1 sections C, D, E, I, J, in the NACE Rev. 1.1 divisions 51, 72 and in the
NACE Rev. 1.1 groups 74.2 and 74.3 are to be covered.

Section 2

All variables shall be reported every four years, except the variables 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 which shall be reported every two
years.

Section 3

The first reference year for which the statistics are to be compiled is the calendar year 2004.

Section 4

All results are to be broken down by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) at section level and by the following

1.
employment size classes: 10-49 employees, 50-249 employees, above 249 employees.

Section 5

2.

All results are also to be broken down by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) at division level.

3.
The results of variable 5 are to be broken down by type of innovation cooperation. The results of variable 7 are to
be broken down by type of effects of innovation. The results of variable 8 are to be broken down by type of sources of
information. The results of variable 9 are to be broken down by type of hampering factors. These breakdowns will be
decided in close cooperation with Member States.

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Section 6

1.

All results are to be transmitted within 18 months of the end of the calendar year of the reference period.

2. Member States may transmit on a voluntary basis individual data records covering all statistical units surveyed
within the national innovation surveys to the Commission (Eurostat).

Section 7

1.
The survey questionnaire, used for the Community Innovation Surveys carried out every four years and starting with
the reference year 2004, shall cover the main themes listed in the Oslo Manual with regard to the measurement of
innovation in enterprises.

2.
In close cooperation with Member States, methodological recommendations for the Community Innovation Surveys
shall be drawn up by the Commission (Eurostat) leading to a high level of harmonisation of the survey results. These
recommendations shall at least cover the target population, the survey methodology (including regional aspects), the
harmonised survey questionnaire, the collection, processing and transmission of the data and data quality requirements.

In close cooperation with Member States, methodological recommendations shall also be drawn up for the other

3.
innovation surveys carried out every four years, starting with the reference year 2006.

4. Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with the necessary information concerning the national
methodology used in national innovation statistics.

Section 8

In so far as national statistical systems require major adaptations, the Commission may grant derogations to Member
States with respect to the statistics to be compiled for the first reference year 2004. Additional derogations may be
granted with respect to the coverage of economic activities in accordance to NACE Rev. 1.1 or the size class breakdowns
of the statistics to be compiled for the reference year 2006.