2005/686/EC: Commission Decision of 22 July 2005 granting derogations to certain Member States with respect to the statistics to be compiled for the reference years 2003, 2004 and 2005 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 753/2004 (notified under document number C(2005) 2773)   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-07-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, derogation from EU law, disclosure of information, research and development, statistical method

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 22 July 2005

granting derogations to certain Member States with respect to the statistics to be compiled for the
reference years 2003, 2004 and 2005 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 753/2004

(notified under document number C(2005) 2773)

(Only Dutch, English, Estonian, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese and
Swedish texts are authentic)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/686/EC)

Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the
Netherlands, Austria, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

to

the

According
the
information
Commission (Eurostat), the requests from the Member
States concerned are due to the fact that they need to
make important changes to their statistical system.

received

by

(6)

The requested derogations should therefore be granted,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Derogations are granted to Belgium, Estonia, Greece, France,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta,
the Netherlands, Austria, Sweden and the United Kingdom as
laid down in the annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the
Republic of Estonia, the Hellenic Republic, the French Republic,
Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic
of Lithuania, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Republic of
Hungary,
the
Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Kingdom of Sweden
and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

the Republic of Malta,

the Kingdom of

Done at Brussels, 22 July 2005.

For the Commission

Joaquín ALMUNIA

Member of the Commission

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(5)

Having regard to the Commission Regulation (EC) No
753/2004 of 22 April 2004 implementing Decision No 1608/
2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as
regards statistics on science and technology (1), and in particular
section 1 and section 2 of the Annex thereto,

Whereas,

(1)

(2)

(3)

common standards, definitions

Regulation (EC) No 753/2004 contains the reference
framework of
and
classifications for compiling Community statistics on
science and technology in order to obtain high quality
statistical results from Member states in accordance with
these standards, definitions and classifications.

systems

Section 1, point 3 of the Annex to the Regulation (EC)
in so far as national
that,
No 753/2004 provides
statistical
the
adaptations,
require major
Commission may grant derogations to Member States
and
with
development compiled for the first reference year 2003.
In very exceptional cases, this derogation period may be
extended for
certain
variables.

regional breakdowns of

statistics

research

respect

the

the

on

to

systems

Section 2, point 3 of the Annex to the Regulation (EC)
in so far as national
that,
No 753/2004 provides
statistical
the
adaptations,
require major
Commission may grant derogations to Member States
to the statistics on government budget
with respect
appropriations or outlays on research and development
(GBAORD) compiled for the first reference year 2004.

(4)

Such derogations have been requested by the respective
authorities of Belgium, Estonia, Greece, France, Ireland,

(1) OJ L 118, 23.4.2004, p. 23.

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ANNEX

GRANTED DEROGATIONS

Statistics on research and development

Variables

Breakdowns for which a derogation is granted

Belgium

Number of R & D personnel in head
count

By region (NUTS 2): 1.11.5.0, 1.11.5.2, 1.11.5.3, 1.11.5.4; by occupation and
sex 1.11.1.0, 1.11.1.2; by qualification and sex 1.11.2.0, 1.11.2.2; by major
field of science and sex: 1.11.4.2

Number of researchers in head count

By region (NUTS 2): 1.12.5.0, 1.12.5.2, 1.12.5.3, 1.12.5.4; by sex: 1.12.1.0,
1.12.1.2; by major field of science and sex: 1.12.4.2

Number of R & D personnel in FTE

By region (NUTS 2): 1.13.5.0, 1.13.5.2, 1.13.5.3, 1.13.5.4

Number of researchers in FTE

By region (NUTS 2): 1.14.5.0, 1.14.5.2, 1.14.5.3, 1.14.5.4

Intramural R & D expenditure

By region (NUTS 2): 1.20.10.0, 1.20.10.2, 1.20.10.3, 1.20.10.4

Greece

Number of R & D personnel in head
count

By occupation and sex: 1.11.1; by qualification and sex: 1.11.2; by economic
activity: 1.11.13; by major fields of science and sex: 1.11.4; by region (NUTS
2): 1.11.5; by economic activity and sex: 1.11.7

Number of researchers in head count

By sex: 1.12.1; by economic activity: 1.12.3; by major fields of science and sex:
1.12.4; by region (NUTS 2): 1.12.5

Number of R & D personnel in FTE

1.13.0.0 – 1.13.0.4 (preliminary results);
By occupation: 1.13.1; by qualification: 1.13.2; by economic activity: 1.13.3; by
region (NUTS 2): 1.13.5; by size class: 1.13.6

Number of researchers in FTE

1.14.0.0 – 1.14.0.4 (preliminary results);
By economic activity: 1.14.3; by region (NUTS 2): 1.14.5; by size class: 1.14.7

Intramural R & D expenditure

1.20.0.0, 1.20.0.2, 1.20.0.3, 1.20.0.4 (preliminary results);
by source of funds: 1.20.1; by type of costs: 1.20.4; by economic activity:
1.20.5; by size class: 1.20.6; by source of funds and size class: 1.20.7; by region
(NUTS 2): 1.20.10

France

Number of R & D personnel in head
count

Number of researchers in head count

Number of R & D personnel in FTE

Number of researchers in FTE

Without breakdown: 1.11.1; by region (NUTS 2): 1.11.5; by major fields of
science and sex: 1.11.4; by economic activity and sex: 1.11.7
For the results 1.11.5 and 1.11.7: the transmission delay shall be 20 months
instead of 18 months

By economic activity: 1.12.3; by region (NUTS 2): 1.12.5;
For the results 1.12.3 and 1.12.5 the transmission delay shall be 20 months
instead of 18 months

1.13.0.0 – 1.13.0.4 (preliminary results);
By region (NUTS 2): 1.13.5;
For the results 1.13.5 the transmission delay shall be 20 months instead of
18 months

1.14.0.0 – 1.14.0.4 (preliminary results);
By economic activity: 1.14.3; by region (NUTS 2): 1.14.5;
For the results 1.14.3 – 1.14.5 the transmission delay shall be 20 months
instead of 18 months

Intramural R & D expenditure

By region (NUTS 2): 1.20.10;
For the results 1.20.10 the transmission delay shall be 20 months instead of
18 months

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Variables

Breakdowns for which a derogation is granted

Ireland

Number of R & D personnel in head
count

By major field of science and sex: 1.11.4.2, 1.11.4.3

Number of researchers in head count

By major field of science and sex: 1.12.4.2, 1.12.4.3

Italy

Number of R & D personnel in head
count

By major field of science and sex: 1.11.4.2

Number of researchers in head count

By major field of science and sex: 1.12.4.2

Number of R & D personnel in FTE

1.13.0.0, 1.13.0.2

Number of researchers in FTE

1.14.0.0,1.14.0.2

Intramural R & D expenditure

1.20.0.0, 1.20.0.2; by source of funds: 1.20.1.0, 1.20.1.2

Luxembourg

Number of R & D personnel in FTE

1.13.0.0 – 1.13.0.4 (preliminary results)

Number of researchers in FTE

1.14.0.0 – 1.14.0.4 (preliminary results)

Intramural R & D expenditure

1.20.0.0 – 1.20.0.4 (preliminary results)

Malta

Number of R & D personnel in head
count

All results, except the results 1.11.0.0 – 1.11.0.4

Number of researchers in head count

All results, except the results 1.12.0.0 – 1.12.0.4

Number of R & D personnel in FTE

1.13.0.0 – 1.13.0.4 (preliminary results)
All results, except the results 1.13.0.0 – 1.13.0.4

Number of researchers in FTE

1.14.0.0 – 1.14.0.4 (preliminary results)
All results, except the results 1.14.0.0 – 1.14.0.4

Intramural R & D expenditure

1.20.0.0 – 1.20.0.4 (preliminary results)
All results, except the results 1.20.0.0 – 1.20.0.4

Netherlands

Number of R & D personnel in FTE

1.13.0.0 – 1.13.0.4 (preliminary results)

Number of researchers in FTE

1.14.0.0 – 1.14.0.4 (preliminary results)

Intramural R & D expenditure

1.20.0.0 – 1.20.0.4 (preliminary results)

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Variables

Breakdowns for which a derogation is granted

Austria

Number of R & D personnel in head
count, number of researchers in head
count, number of R & D personnel in
FTE, number of researchers in FTE,
intramural R & D expenditure

Sweden

For all results the first reference year will be 2004 instead of 2003. For all
preliminary results the first reference year will also be 2004 instead of 2003.

Number of R & D personnel in head
count

By major field of science and sex: 1.11.4.3; by region (NUTS 2): 1.11.5.0,
1.11.5.2, 1.11.5.4

Number of researchers in head count

By major field of science and sex: 1.12.5.3; by region: 1.12.5.0, 1.12.5.2,
1.12.5.4

Number of R & D personnel in FTE

Number of researchers in FTE

Intramural R & D expenditure

R & D statistics in the business
enterprise sector

R & D statistics in the government
sector

United Kingdom

Number of R & D personnel in head
count

Number of researchers in head count

Number of R & D personnel in FTE

Number of researchers in FTE

Intramural R & D expenditure

1.13.0.0 – 1.13.0.4 (preliminary results);
by region: 1.13.5.0, 1.13.5.2, 1.13.5.4

1.14.0.0 – 1.14.0.4 (preliminary results);
by region: 1.14.5.0, 1.14.5.2, 1.14.5.4

1.20.0.0 – 1.20.0.4 (preliminary results);
by region: 1.20.10.0, 1.20.10.2, 1.20.10.4

For all results: only enterprises with 50 and more employees are included

For all results: regional and local government is excluded

Without breakdown: 1.11.0.0, 1.11.0.1, 1.11.0.2, 1.11.0.4; by sex: 1.11.1.0,
1.11.1.1, 1.11.1.2, 1.11.1.4; by qualification and sex: 1.11.2.0, 1.11.2.1,
1.11.2.2, 1.11.2.4; by economic activity: 1.12.1.1; by major fields of science
and sex: 1.11.4; by economic activity and sex: 1.11.7.
Derogations for 2003 and 2005: by region (NUTS 2): 1.11.5.0, 1.11.5.1,
1.11.5.2, 1.11.5.4;

Without breakdown: 1.12.0.0, 1.12.0.1, 1.12.0.2, 1.12.0.4; by occupation and
sex: 1.12.1.0, 1.12.1.1, 1.12.1.2, 1.12.1.4; by qualification and sex: 1.12.2.0,
1.12.2.1, 1.12.2.2, 1.12.2.4; by economic activity: 1.12.13; by major fields of
science and sex: 1.12.4;
Derogations for 2003 and 2005:by region (NUTS 2): 1.12.5.0, 1.12.5.1,
1.12.5.2, 1.12.5.4

For the preliminary results without breakdown 1.13.0: the data are transmitted
within 15 months of the end of the calendar year of the reference period.
Without breakdown: 1.13.0.0, 1.13.0.2; by occupation: 1.13.1.0, 1.13.1.2; by
qualification and sex: 1.13.2.0, 1.13.2.2;
Derogations for 2003 and 2005:by region (NUTS 2): 1.13.5.0, 1.13.5.2,
1.13.5.4

For the annual results without breakdown 1.14.0: the data are transmitted
within 15 months of the end of the calendar year of the reference period.
Without breakdown: 1.14.0.0, 1.14.0.2;
Derogations for 2003 and 2005:by region (NUTS 2): 1.14.5.0, 1.14.5.2,
1.14.5.4.

For the annual results without breakdown 1.20.0: the data are transmitted
within 15 months of the end of the calendar year of the reference period.
By type of costs: 1.20.4.0, 1.20.4.2, 1.20.4.4;
Derogations for 2003 and 2005:by region (NUTS 2): 1.20.10.0, 1.20.10.2,
1.20.10.4.

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Statistics on government budget appropriations or outlays on research and development (GBAORD)

Variables

Estonia

Government R & D expenditure in the provisional budget (21.0)

Government R & D expenditure in the final budget (21.1)

Greece

Government R & D expenditure in the provisional budget (21.0); the data is transmitted within 8 months of the end of
the calendar year of the reference period

Government R & D expenditure in the final budget (21.1)); the data is transmitted within 14 months of the end of the
calendar year of the reference period.

France

Government R & D expenditure in the provisional budget (21.0)

Italy

Government R & D expenditure in the provisional budget (21.0)

Government R & D expenditure in the final budget (21.1)

Latvia

Government R & D expenditure in the provisional budget (21.0)

Government R & D expenditure in the final budget (21.1)

Lithuania

Government R & D expenditure in the provisional budget (21.0)

Government R & D expenditure in the final budget (21.1)

Luxembourg

Government R & D expenditure in the provisional budget (21.0)

Government R & D expenditure in the final budget (21.1)

Hungary

Government R & D expenditure in the provisional budget (21.0)

Government R & D expenditure in the final budget (21.1)

Malta

Government R & D expenditure in the provisional budget (21.0)

Government R & D expenditure in the final budget (21.1)