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)
Date: 2007-06-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: EU statistics, branch of activity, foreign enterprise, subsidiary

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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 EURO-
PEAN UNION,

(4)

The information provided under existing Community leg-
islation or available in Member States is insufficient, inad-
equate or insufficiently comparable to serve as a reliable
basis for the work of the Commission.

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu-
nity, 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),

(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 pay-
ments statistics cover only partially the data included in
the GATS, it is essential that detailed statistics on foreign
affiliates be produced regularly.

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251
of the Treaty (2),

(6)

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

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 monitor-
ing of the effectiveness of the internal market and the
gradual integration of the economies in the context of glo-
balisation. In this context, multinational enterprises are
playing a leading role, but small and medium-sized enter-
prises can also be concerned by foreign control.

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.

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.

(1) OJ C 144, 14.6.2005, p. 14.
(2) Opinion of the European Parliament delivered on 12 December 2006
(not yet published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of
25 May 2007.

(EEC) No

Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 of 20 Decem-
ber 1996 concerning structural business statistics (4)
of
and Council Regulation
15 March 1993 on the statistical units for the observa-
tion and analysis of the production system in the Com-
munity (5) established a common framework for the
collection, compilation, transmission and evaluation of
Community statistics on the structure and activity of busi-
nesses in the Community.

696/93

(7)

(8)

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.

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.

(3) OJ L 35, 8.2.2005, p. 23. Regulation as amended by Commission

Regulation (EC) No 602/2006 (OJ L 106, 19.4.2006, p. 10).

(4) OJ L 14, 17.1.1997, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(OJ L 393, 30.12.2006, p. 1).

(5) OJ L 76, 30.3.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

(6) OJ L 310, 30.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1267/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Coun-
cil (OJ L 180, 18.7.2003, p. 1).

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(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

(13)

The production of specific Community statistics is gov-
erned by the rules set out in Council Regulation (EC)
No 322/97 of 17 February 1997 on Community
Statistics (1).

Since the objective of this Regulation, namely the creation
of common statistical standards for the production of
comparable statistics on foreign affiliates, cannot be suffi-
ciently 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.

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 con-
ferred on the Commission (2).

In particular, power should be conferred on the Commis-
sion to adapt the definitions in Annexes I and II and the
level of detail in Annex III as well as to make any conse-
quential changes to Annexes I and II, to implement the
results of the pilot studies and to define the proper com-
mon 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.

The Statistical Programme Committee, established by
Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom (3), and the Com-
mittee on Monetary, Financial and Balance of Payments
Statistics,
Decision
established
2006/856/EC (4), have been consulted,

Council

by

Article 2

Definitions

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

(a)

(b)

‘foreign affiliate’ shall mean an enterprise resident in the
compiling country over which an institutional unit not resi-
dent in the compiling country has control, or an enterprise
not resident in the compiling country over which an insti-
tutional unit resident in the compiling country has control;

‘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 con-
trolled by an institutional unit B when B controls, whether
directly or indirectly, more than half of the shareholders’ vot-
ing 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
the Annex to Regulation (EEC)
No 696/93;

(B) of

(e)

‘statistics on foreign affiliates’ shall mean statistics describ-
ing the overall activity of foreign affiliates;

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(f)

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

Article 1

Subject matter

(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;

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

(1) OJ L 52, 22.2.1997, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC)

No 1882/2003.

(2) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23. Decision as amended by Decision

2006/512/EC (OJ L 200, 22.7.2006, p. 11).

(3) OJ L 181, 28.6.1989, p. 47.
(4) OJ L 332, 30.11.2006, p. 21.

(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.

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Article 3

Submission of data

Article 6

Quality standards and reports

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.

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

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

Article 5

Pilot studies

1.
The Commission shall draw up a programme for pilot stud-
ies 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.

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 Com-
mission in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scru-
tiny referred to in Article 10(3).

The Commission shall assess the quality of

4.
transmitted.

the data

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.

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.

Article 9

Implementing measures

The Commission programme for pilot studies shall be con-

3.
sistent 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 accor-
dance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in
Article 10(3).

5.

The pilot studies shall be completed by 19 July 2010.

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 dero-
gations from any new requirements following pilot studies,
pursuant to Article 8(2).

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The following measures designed to amend non-essential
2.
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);

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 Bal-
ance of Payments Statistics on all matters falling within that com-
mittee’s competence, notably about all measures for adjustment
to economic and technical developments concerning the collec-
tion and statistical processing of data, the processing and trans-
mission of results.

and

(c) defining proper common quality standards and the contents
to

the quality reports, pursuant

and periodicity of
Article 6(3).

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

Article 10

Committee

The Commission shall be assisted by the Statistical Pro-

1.
gramme 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 pro-
visions 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, hav-
ing regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

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

The European Central Bank and the national central banks

4.
may attend the meetings of the Committee as observers.

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.

Done at Strasbourg, 20 June 2007.

For the European Parliament
The President
H.-G. PÖTTERING

For the Council
The President
G. GLOSER

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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 con-
tained in Article 2.

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 (1) will be compiled:

Code

11 11 0

12 11 0

12 12 0

12 15 0

13 11 0

13 12 0

13 31 0

15 11 0

16 11 0

22 11 0

22 12 0

Title

Number of enterprises

Turnover

Production value

Value added at factor cost

Total purchases of goods and services

Purchases of goods and services purchased for resale in the same condition as received

Personnel costs

Gross investment in tangible goods

Number of persons employed

Total intra-mural R & D expenditure (*)

Total number of R & D personnel (*)

(*) 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. 1.1 Sections C to F represent, 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.

Variables total intra-mural 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 C, D, E and F.

For NACE section J only the number of enterprises, turnover (2) and the number of persons employed (or the number of
employees instead) will be compiled.

SECTION 3

Level of detail

Data will be provided according to the concept of ‘ultimate controlling institutional unit’ with the geographical break-
down 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.

(1) OJ L 344, 18.12.1998, p. 49. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1670/2003 (OJ L 244, 29.9.2003, p. 74).
(2) For NACE Rev. 1.1 division 65 turnover will be replaced by production value.

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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.

3.

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.

The pilot studies will be carried out in order to assess the feasibility of obtaining data, taking into account the ben-
efits 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 mea-
sured in terms of number of persons employed.

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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

12 11 0

16 11 0

11 11 0

Turnover

Number of persons employed

Number of enterprises

Title

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.

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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.

3.

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.

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

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ANNEX III

LEVELS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION BY GEOGRAPHY AND BY ACTIVITY

Geographical
breakdown levels

Level 1

V2

Extra-EU 27

Level 2-OUT
(Level 1 + 24 countries)

V2

IS

LI

Extra-EU 27

Iceland

Liechtenstein

NO

Norway

CH

RU

CA

US

BR

CN

HK

IN

JP

Z8

C4

Z7

Switzerland

Russian Federation

Canada

United States of America

Brazil

China

Hong Kong

India

Japan

Extra-EU 27 not allocated

Offshore Financial Centres

Equally-shared control of UCIs (*) of more than 1
Member State

CH

HR

RU

TR

EG

MA

NG

ZA

CA

US

MX

AR

BR

CL

UY

VE

IL

CN

HK

IN

ID

JP

KR

MY

PH

SG

TW

TH

AU

NZ

Z8

C4

Z7

Switzerland

Croatia

Russian Federation

Turkey

Egypt

Morocco

Nigeria

South Africa

Canada

United States

Mexico

Argentina

Brazil

Chile

Uruguay

Venezuela

Israel

China

Hong Kong

India

Indonesia

Japan

South Korea

Malaysia

Philippines

Singapore

Taiwan

Thailand

Australia

New Zealand

Extra-EU 27 not allocated

Offshore Financial Centres

Equally-shared control of UCIs (*) of
more than one Member State

(*) Ultimate controlling institutional unit of a foreign affiliate

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Level 2-IN

A1
Z9
A2

V1
BE
BG
CZ
DK
DE
EE
IE
GR
ES
FR
IT
CY
LV
LT
LU
HU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
RO
SI
SK
FI
SE
UK
Z7

V2
AU

CA
CH
CN
HK
IL
IS
JP
LI
NO
NZ

RU
TR
US

C4
Z8

World total (all entities including compiling country)
Rest of the World (excluding compiling country)
Controlled by the compiling country

EU-27 (Intra-EU-27) excluding compiling country
Belgium
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Denmark
Germany
Estonia
Ireland
Greece
Spain
France
Italy
Cyprus
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Hungary
Malta
Netherlands
Austria
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovenia
Slovakia
Finland
Sweden
United Kingdom
Equally-shared control of UCIs (*) of more than one Member State

Extra-EU 27
Australia

Canada
Switzerland
China
Hong Kong
Israel
Iceland
Japan
Liechtenstein
Norway
New Zealand

Russian Federation
Turkey
United States

Offshore financial centres
Extra-EU27 not allocated

(*) Ultimate controlling institutional unit of a foreign affiliate.

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Level 3

AD

AE

AF

AG

AI

AL

Andorra

United Arab
Emirates

Afghanistan

Antigua and
Barbuda

Anguilla

Albania

AM Armenia

EE

Estonia (*)

EG Egypt

ER

ES

Eritrea

Spain (*)

ET

Ethiopia

FI

FJ

Finland (*)

Fiji

AN

Netherlands Antilles

FK

Falkland Islands
(Malvinas)

KZ

LA

LB

LC

LI

LK

LR

LS

Kazakhstan

QA Qatar

Lao People’s
Democratic Republic

RO Romania (*)

Lebanon

Saint Lucia

RS

Serbia

RU Russian Federation

Liechtenstein

RW Rwanda

Sri Lanka

Liberia

Lesotho

SA Saudi Arabia

SB

SC

Solomon Islands

Seychelles

AO

Angola

FM Micronesia,

LT

Lithuania (*)

SD Sudan

Federated States of

Antarctica

Argentina

FO Faroe Islands

FR

France (*)

American Samoa

GA Gabon

LU

LV

LY

AQ

AR

AS

AT

AU

Austria (*)

Australia

AW Aruba

AZ

BA

Azerbaijan

Bosnia and
Herzegovina

GD Grenada

GE Georgia

GG Guernsey

GH Ghana

GI

Gibraltar

BB

Barbados

GL Greenland

Luxembourg (*)

SE

Sweden (*)

Latvia (*)

Libyan Arab
Jamahiriya

MA Morocco

MD Moldova, Republic

of

SG Singapore

SH St Helena

SI

SK

Slovenia (*)

Slovakia (*)

ME

Montenegro

SL

Sierra Leone

MG Madagascar

SM San Marino

MH Marshall Islands

SN Senegal

MK (1) the Former Yugoslav
Republic of
Macedonia

SO Somalia

BD

BE

BF

BG

BH

Bangladesh

Belgium (*)

GM Gambia

GN Guinea

ML

Mali

MM Myanmar

Burkina Faso

GQ Equatorial Guinea

MN Mongolia

Bulgaria (*)

Bahrain

GR Greece (*)

MO Macau

GS

South Georgia and
the South Sandwich
Islands

MP

Northern Mariana
Islands

BI

Burundi

GT Guatemala

MR Mauritania

SR

ST

SV

SY

SZ

TC

Suriname

Sao Tome and
Principe

El Salvador

Syrian Arab Republic

Swaziland

Turks and Caicos
Islands

BJ

BM

BN

BO

BR

BS

BT

BV

Benin

Bermuda

GU Guam

MS

Montserrat

TD Chad

GW Guinea-Bissau

MT Malta (*)

TF

French Southern
Territories

Brunei Darussalam

GY Guyana

MU Mauritius

TG Togo

Bolivia

Brazil

Bahamas

Bhutan

HK Hong Kong

MV Maldives

HM Heard Island and
McDonald Islands

MW Malawi

HN Honduras

HR Croatia

MX Mexico

MY Malaysia

TH Thailand

TJ

Tajikistan

TK

Tokelau

TM Turkmenistan

Bouvet Island

HT Haiti

MZ Mozambique

TN Tunisia

BW Botswana

HU Hungary (*)

NA

Namibia

TO Tonga

(1) 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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BY

BZ

CA

CC

CD

CF

CG

CH

Belarus

Belize

Canada

Cocos (Keeling)
Islands

Congo, the
Democratic Republic
of the

Central African
Republic

ID

Indonesia

NC

New Caledonia

TP

East Timor

IE

IL

Ireland (*)

Israel

NE

NF

Niger

TR

Turkey

Norfolk Island

TT

Trinidad and Tobago

IM Isle of Man

NG

Nigeria

TV

Tuvalu

IN

India

NI

Nicaragua

TW Taiwan, Province of

IO British Indian Ocean

NL

Netherlands (*)

TZ

Territory

China

Tanzania, United
Republic of

Congo

IQ Iraq

NO

Norway

UA Ukraine

Switzerland

CI

Côte d’Ivoire

CK

Cook Islands

IR

IS

IT

Iran, Islamic
Republic of

Iceland

Italy (*)

NP

Nepal

UG Uganda

NR

Nauru

UK United Kingdom (*)

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

CO

Colombia

JP

Japan

PA

PE

Panama

Peru

UZ Uzbekistan

VA Holy See (Vatican City

State)

CR

Costa Rica

KE

Kenya

PF

French Polynesia

VC

St Vincent and the
Grenadines

CU

CV

CX

CY

CZ

DE

Cuba

KG Kyrgyzstan

Cape Verde

KH Cambodia

(Kampuchea)

Christmas Island

KI

Kiribati

Cyprus (*)

KM Comoros

Czech Republic (*)

KN St Kitts and Nevis

Germany (*)

KP

Korea, Democratic
People’s Republic of
(North Korea)

PG

PH

PK

PL

PN

PS

Papua New Guinea

VE

Venezuela

Philippines

VG Virgin Islands, British

Pakistan

Poland (*)

Pitcairn

VI

Virgin Islands, US

VN Viet Nam

VU Vanuatu

Palestinian Territory,
Occupied

WF Wallis and Futuna

DJ

Djibouti

KR

Korea, Republic of
(South Korea)

PT

Portugal (*)

WS

Samoa

DK

Denmark (*)

KW Kuwait

PW Palau

YE

Yemen

DM Dominica

KY

Cayman Islands

PY

Paraguay

DO

Dominican Republic

DZ

Algeria

EC

Ecuador

A2

Controlled by the
compiling country

Z8

Z7

Extra EU-27 not
allocated

Equally-shared
control of UCIs (**)
of more than one
Member State

(*) Only for inward
(**) Ultimate controlling institutional unit of a foreign affiliate

ZA South Africa

ZM Zambia

ZW Zimbabwe

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Activity breakdown Levels

Level 1

Level 2

TOTAL ACTIVITY

TOTAL ACTIVITY

MINING & QUARRY-
ING

MANUFACTURING

Petrol., chem., rubber,
plastic prod.

Office mach., comp.,
RTV, comm. eq.

Vehicles, other trans-
port equip.

ELECTRIC., GAS &
WATER
CONSTRUCTION
TOTAL SERVICES
TRADE AND REPAIRS

HOTELS & RESTAU-
RANTS
TRANSP., STORAGE
AND COM.

FINANCIAL
INTERMED.

MINING AND QUARRYING
Of which:
Extraction of petroleum and gas
MANUFACTURING
Food products
Textiles and wearing apparel
Wood, publishing and printing
TOTAL textiles + wood activities
Refined petroleum prod. And other treatments
Manufacture of chemicals & chemical products
Rubber and plastic products
TOTAL petroleum, chemic., rubber, plastic products
Metal products
Mechanical products
TOTAL metal and mechanical products
Office machinery and computers
Radio, TV, communication equipments
TOTAL machin., comput., RTV, comm. equip.
Motor vehicles
Other transport equipment
TOTAL vehicles + other transport equipment
Manufacturing n.i.e.
ELECTRICITY, GAS AND WATER

CONSTRUCTION
TOTAL SERVICES
TRADE AND REPAIRS
Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles;
retail sale of automotive fuel
Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles
and motor cycles
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motor cycles; repair of
personal and household goods
HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS

NACE Rev. 1.1 (1)

Sec C to O (excluding
L)
Sec C

Div 11
Sec D
Subsection DA
Subsection DB
Subsections DD & DE

Div 23
Div 24
Div 25

Subsection DJ
Div 29

Div 30
Div 32

Div 34
Div 35

Sec E

Sec F

Sec G
Div 50

Div 51

Div 52

Sec H

TRANSPORTS, STORAGE AND COMMUNICATION
Transport and storage
Land transport; transport via pipelines
Water transport
Air transport
Supporting and auxiliary transport activities; activities of travel agen-
cies
Post and telecommunications
Post and courier activities
Telecommunications
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION
Financial intermediation, except insurance and pension funding
Insurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security
Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES
RENTING OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT WITHOUT OPERA-
TOR AND OF PERSONAL AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS

Sec I
Div 60, 61, 62, 63
Div 60
Div 61
Div 62
Div 63

Div 64
Group 64.1
Group 64.2
Sec J
Div 65
Div 66
Div 67
Sec K, Div 70
Sec K, Div 71

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Level 1

Level 2

COMPUT. & RELATED
ACT.
RESEARCH &
DEVELOP.
OTHER BUSINESS
ACT.

REC., CULT., SPORT-
ING ACTIV.

COMPUTER AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

OTHER BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
Legal, account., market research, consultancy
Legal activities
Account., bookkeeping and audit.; tax consult.
Market research and public opinion polling
Business and management consultancy activities
Management activities of holding companies
Architectural, engineering and other tech. act.
Advertising
Business activities n.e.c.

EDUCATION
HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK
SEWAGE AND REFUSE DISPOSAL
ACTIVITIES OF MEMBERSHIP ORGANIS. N.E.C.
RECREATIONAL, CULT., SPORTING ACTIVITIES
Motion picture, radio, tel., other entertain. activ.

News agency activities
Library, archives, museums, other cultural act.
Sporting and other recreational activities
OTHER SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Not allocated

NACE Rev. 1.1 (1)

Sec K, Div 72

Sec K, Div 73

Sec K, Div 74
Group 74.1
Class 74.11
Class 74.12
Class 74.13
Class 74.14
Class 74.15
Group 74.2
Group 74.4
Group 74.3, 74.5,
74.6, 74.7, 74.8
Sec M
Sec N
Sec O, Div 90
Sec O, Div 91
Sec O, Div 92
Group 92.1, 92.2,
92.3
Group 92.4
Group 92.5
Group 92.6, 92.7
Sec O, Div 93

(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 of 9 October 1990 on the statistical classification of economic activities in the European Com-

munity (OJ L 293, 24.10.1990, p. 1). Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006.

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24.4, 30, 32, 33, 35.3
24 except 24.4, 29, 31, 34, 35.2, 35.4,
35.5
23, 25-28, 35.1
15-22, 36, 37

Heading
Business Economy
Mining and quarrying
Manufacturing

Level 3 (NACE Rev. 1.1)

Requested level of detail
Sections C to K
Section C
Section D
All subsections DA to DN
All divisions 15 to 37
Aggregates:
High-technology (HIT)
Medium-high-technology (MHT)

Electricity, gas and water supply

Construction

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of
motor vehicles, motorcycles and per-
sonal and household goods

Hotels and restaurants

Transport, storage and communica-
tion

Financial intermediation

Real estate, renting and business
activities

Medium-low-technology (MLT)
Low-Technology (LOT)
Section E
All divisions (40 and 41)
Section F (Division 45)
All Groups (45.1 to 45.5)
Section G
All divisions (50 to 52)
Groups 50.1 + 50.2 + 50.3, 50.4, 50.5, 51.1 to 51.9
Groups 52.1 to 52.7
Section H (Division 55)
Groups 55.1 to 55.5
Section I
All divisions
Groups 60.1, 60.2, 60.3, 63.1 + 63.2, 63.3, 63.4, 64.1, 64.2
Section J
All divisions
Section K
Division 70
Division 71, groups 71.1 + 71.2, 71.3 and 71.4
Division 72, groups 72.1 to 72.6
Division 73
Division 74, the aggregates 74.1 to 74.4 and 74.5 to 74.8