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| 29.6.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 171/17 |

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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)](#ntr1-L_2007171EN.01001701-E0001),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty [(2)](#ntr2-L_2007171EN.01001701-E0002),

Whereas:

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| (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. |

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| (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. |

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| (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. |

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| (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. |

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| (5) | Regulation (EC) No 184/2005 [(3)](#ntr3-L_2007171EN.01001701-E0003) 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. |

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| (6) | Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 of 20 December 1996 concerning structural business statistics [(4)](#ntr4-L_2007171EN.01001701-E0004) 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)](#ntr5-L_2007171EN.01001701-E0005) established a common framework for the collection, compilation, transmission and evaluation of Community statistics on the structure and activity of businesses in the Community. |

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| (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)](#ntr6-L_2007171EN.01001701-E0006) requires comparable, complete and reliable business statistics on foreign affiliates. |

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| (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. |

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| (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)](#ntr7-L_2007171EN.01001701-E0007). |

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| (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. |

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| (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)](#ntr8-L_2007171EN.01001701-E0008). |

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| (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. |

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| (13) | The Statistical Programme Committee, established by Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom [(9)](#ntr9-L_2007171EN.01001701-E0009), and the Committee on Monetary, Financial and Balance of Payments Statistics, established by Council Decision 2006/856/EC [(10)](#ntr10-L_2007171EN.01001701-E0010), have been consulted, |

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:

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| (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; |

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| (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; |

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| (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; |

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| (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; |

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

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

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| (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; |

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| (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; |

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| (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):

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

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| (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):

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| (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; |

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

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| (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:

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| (a) | assess the quality of the statistics produced; |

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| (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; |

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

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| (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.

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 contained 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)](#ntr1-L_2007171EN.01002101-E0001) will be compiled:

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| 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 |
| 22 11 0 | Total intra-mural R & D expenditure[(\*1)](#ntr*1-L_2007171EN.01002101-E0002) |
| 22 12 0 | Total number of R & D personnel[(\*1)](#ntr*1-L_2007171EN.01002101-E0002) |

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)](#ntr2-L_2007171EN.01002101-E0003) 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 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

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

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

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| 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

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| 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. |

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| 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. |

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| 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. |

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| 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. |

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| 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. |

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[(1)](#ntc1-L_2007171EN.01002101-E0001)  
[OJ L 344, 18.12.1998, p. 49](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:L:1998:344:TOC). Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1670/2003 ([OJ L 244, 29.9.2003, p. 74](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:L:2003:244:TOC)).

[(\*1)](#ntc*1-L_2007171EN.01002101-E0002)  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.

[(2)](#ntc2-L_2007171EN.01002101-E0003)  For NACE Rev. 1.1 division 65 turnover will be replaced by production value.

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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:

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| 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:

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

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

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

SECTION 4

First reference year and periodicity

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

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| 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

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| 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. |

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| 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. |

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| 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. |

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| 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

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| 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)](#ntr*1-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0001) of more than 1 Member State | Z7 | Equally-shared control of UCIs[(\*1)](#ntr*1-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0001) of more than one Member State |

Level 2-IN

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| 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[(\*2)](#ntr*2-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0002) 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 |

Level 3

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| AD | Andorra | EE | Estonia[(\*3)](#ntr*3-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0003) | KZ | Kazakhstan | QA | Qatar |
| AE | United Arab Emirates | EG | Egypt | LA | Lao People's Democratic Republic | RO | Romania[(\*3)](#ntr*3-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0003) |
| AF | Afghanistan | ER | Eritrea | LB | Lebanon | RS | Serbia |
| AG | Antigua and Barbuda | ES | Spain[(\*3)](#ntr*3-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0003) | LC | Saint Lucia | RU | Russian Federation |
| AI | Anguilla | ET | Ethiopia | LI | Liechtenstein | RW | Rwanda |
| AL | Albania | FI | Finland[(\*3)](#ntr*3-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0003) | 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[(\*3)](#ntr*3-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0003) | SD | Sudan |
| AQ | Antarctica | FO | Faroe Islands | LU | Luxembourg[(\*3)](#ntr*3-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0003) | SE | Sweden[(\*3)](#ntr*3-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0003) |
| AR | Argentina | FR | France[(\*3)](#ntr*3-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0003) | LV | Latvia[(\*3)](#ntr*3-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0003) | SG | Singapore |
| AS | American Samoa | GA | Gabon | LY | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | SH | St Helena |
| AT | Austria[(\*3)](#ntr*3-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0003) | GD | Grenada | MA | Morocco | SI | Slovenia[(\*3)](#ntr*3-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0003) |
| AU | Australia | GE | Georgia | MD | Moldova, Republic of | SK | Slovakia[(\*3)](#ntr*3-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0003) |
| 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[(1)](#ntr1-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0005) | the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | SO | Somalia |
| BD | Bangladesh | GM | Gambia | ML | Mali | SR | Suriname |
| BE | Belgium[(\*3)](#ntr*3-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0003) | GN | Guinea | MM | Myanmar | ST | Sao Tome and Principe |
| BF | Burkina Faso | GQ | Equatorial Guinea | MN | Mongolia | SV | El Salvador |
| BG | Bulgaria[(\*3)](#ntr*3-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0003) | GR | Greece[(\*3)](#ntr*3-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0003) | 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[(\*3)](#ntr*3-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0003) | 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[(\*3)](#ntr*3-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0003) | NA | Namibia | TO | Tonga |
| BY | Belarus | ID | Indonesia | NC | New Caledonia | TP | East Timor |
| BZ | Belize | IE | Ireland[(\*3)](#ntr*3-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0003) | 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[(\*3)](#ntr*3-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0003) | 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[(\*3)](#ntr*3-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0003) |
| CK | Cook Islands | IT | Italy[(\*3)](#ntr*3-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0003) | 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[(\*3)](#ntr*3-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0003) | KM | Comoros | PL | Poland[(\*3)](#ntr*3-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0003) | VN | Viet Nam |
| CZ | Czech Republic[(\*3)](#ntr*3-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0003) | KN | St Kitts and Nevis | PN | Pitcairn | VU | Vanuatu |
| DE | Germany[(\*3)](#ntr*3-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0003) | 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[(\*3)](#ntr*3-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0003) | WS | Samoa |
| DK | Denmark[(\*3)](#ntr*3-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0003) | 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[(\*4)](#ntr*4-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0004) of more than one Member State |  |  |  |  |

Activity breakdown Levels

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Level 1 | Level 2 | |
|  |  | NACE Rev. 1.1[(2)](#ntr2-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0006) |
| TOTAL ACTIVITY | TOTAL ACTIVITY | Sec C to O (excluding L) |
| MINING & QUARRYING | MINING AND QUARRYING | Sec C |
| Of which: |  |
| Extraction of petroleum and gas | Div 11 |
| MANUFACTURING | MANUFACTURING | Sec D |
| Food products | Subsection DA |
| Textiles and wearing apparel | Subsection DB |
| Wood, publishing and printing | Subsections DD & DE |
| TOTAL textiles + wood activities |  |
| Refined petroleum prod. And other treatments | Div 23 |
| Manufacture of chemicals & chemical products | Div 24 |
| Rubber and plastic products | Div 25 |
| Petrol., chem., rubber, plastic prod. | TOTAL petroleum, chemic., rubber, plastic products |  |
| Metal products | Subsection DJ |
| Mechanical products | Div 29 |
| TOTAL metal and mechanical products |  |
| Office machinery and computers | Div 30 |
| Radio, TV, communication equipments | Div 32 |
| Office mach., comp., RTV, comm. eq. | TOTAL machin., comput., RTV, comm. equip. |  |
| Motor vehicles | Div 34 |
| Other transport equipment | Div 35 |
| Vehicles, other transport equip. | TOTAL vehicles + other transport equipment |  |
| Manufacturing n.i.e. |  |
| ELECTRIC., GAS & WATER | ELECTRICITY, GAS AND WATER | Sec E |
| CONSTRUCTION | CONSTRUCTION | Sec F |
| TOTAL SERVICES | TOTAL SERVICES |  |
| TRADE AND REPAIRS | TRADE AND REPAIRS | Sec G |
| Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles; retail sale of automotive fuel | Div 50 |
| Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motor cycles | Div 51 |
| Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motor cycles; repair of personal and household goods | Div 52 |
| HOTELS & RESTAURANTS | HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS | Sec H |
| TRANSP., STORAGE AND COM. | TRANSPORTS, STORAGE AND COMMUNICATION | Sec I |
| Transport and storage | Div 60, 61, 62, 63 |
| Land transport; transport via pipelines | Div 60 |
| Water transport | Div 61 |
| Air transport | Div 62 |
| Supporting and auxiliary transport activities; activities of travel agencies | Div 63 |
| Post and telecommunications | Div 64 |
| Post and courier activities | Group 64.1 |
| Telecommunications | Group 64.2 |
| FINANCIAL INTERMED. | FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION | Sec J |
| Financial intermediation, except insurance and pension funding | Div 65 |
| Insurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security | Div 66 |
| Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation | Div 67 |
| REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES | Sec K, Div 70 |
| RENTING OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT WITHOUT OPERATOR AND OF PERSONAL AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS | Sec K, Div 71 |
| COMPUT. & RELATED ACT. | COMPUTER AND RELATED ACTIVITIES | Sec K, Div 72 |
| RESEARCH & DEVELOP. | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT | Sec K, Div 73 |
| OTHER BUSINESS ACT. | OTHER BUSINESS ACTIVITIES | Sec K, Div 74 |
| Legal, account., market research, consultancy | Group 74.1 |
| Legal activities | Class 74.11 |
| Account., bookkeeping and audit.; tax consult. | Class 74.12 |
| Market research and public opinion polling | Class 74.13 |
| Business and management consultancy activities | Class 74.14 |
| Management activities of holding companies | Class 74.15 |
| Architectural, engineering and other tech. act. | Group 74.2 |
| Advertising | Group 74.4 |
| Business activities n.e.c. | Group 74.3, 74.5, 74.6, 74.7, 74.8 |
| EDUCATION | Sec M |
| HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK | Sec N |
| SEWAGE AND REFUSE DISPOSAL | Sec O, Div 90 |
| ACTIVITIES OF MEMBERSHIP ORGANIS. N.E.C. | Sec O, Div 91 |
| REC., CULT., SPORTING ACTIV. | RECREATIONAL, CULT., SPORTING ACTIVITIES | Sec O, Div 92 |
| Motion picture, radio, tel., other entertain. activ. | Group 92.1, 92.2, 92.3 |
| News agency activities | Group 92.4 |
| Library, archives, museums, other cultural act. | Group 92.5 |
| Sporting and other recreational activities | Group 92.6, 92.7 |
| OTHER SERVICE ACTIVITIES | Sec O, Div 93 |
| Not allocated |  |

|  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Level 3 (NACE Rev. 1.1) | | |
| Heading | Requested level of detail | |
| Business Economy | Sections C to K | |
| Mining and quarrying | Section C | |
| Manufacturing | Section D | |
| All subsections DA to DN | |
| All divisions 15 to 37 | |
| Aggregates: | |
| High-technology (HIT) | 24.4, 30, 32, 33, 35.3 |
| Medium-high-technology (MHT) | 24 except 24.4, 29, 31, 34, 35.2, 35.4, 35.5 |
| Medium-low-technology (MLT) | 23, 25-28, 35.1 |
| Low-Technology (LOT) | 15-22, 36, 37 |
| Electricity, gas and water supply | Section E | |
| All divisions (40 and 41) | |
| Construction | Section F (Division 45) | |
| All Groups (45.1 to 45.5) | |
| Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods | 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 | |
| Hotels and restaurants | Section H (Division 55) | |
| Groups 55.1 to 55.5 | |
| Transport, storage and communication | Section I | |
| All divisions | |
| Groups 60.1, 60.2, 60.3, 63.1 + 63.2, 63.3, 63.4, 64.1, 64.2 | |
| Financial intermediation | Section J | |
| All divisions | |
| Real estate, renting and business activities | 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 | |

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[(\*1)](#ntc*1-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0001)  Ultimate controlling institutional unit of a foreign affiliate

[(\*2)](#ntc*2-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0002)  Ultimate controlling institutional unit of a foreign affiliate.

[(\*3)](#ntc*3-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0003)  Only for inward

[(\*4)](#ntc*4-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0004)  Ultimate controlling institutional unit of a foreign affiliate

[(1)](#ntc1-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0005)  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.

[(2)](#ntc2-L_2007171EN.01002501-E0006)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 of 9 October 1990 on the statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community ([OJ L 293, 24.10.1990, p. 1](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:L:1990:293:TOC)). Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006.

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