Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1197 of 30 July 2020 laying down technical specifications and arrangements pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European business statistics repealing 10 legal acts in the field of business statistics (Text with EEA relevance)

Type Implementing Regulation
Publication 2020-07-30
Last updated 2026-03-05
State In force
Department European Commission, ESTAT
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Article 1
Data requirements

The elements of the data for the detailed topics listed in Article 7(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 are set out in Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 2
Main Industrial Groupings and special aggregates

The Main Industrial Groupings (MIGs) and other special aggregates of the Nomenclature of Economic Activities (NACE) activities and classification of products by activity (CPA) products used for the breakdowns required in accordance with Article 7(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 are set out in Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 3
Simplifications

The simplifications referred to in Article 7(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 are set out in Annex III to this Regulation.

Article 4
Technical definitions
Article 5
Technical specifications for European statistics on international trade in goods including trade in goods by enterprise characteristics

The technical specifications for European statistics on international trade in goods, including trade in goods by enterprise characteristics referred to in Article 7(1)(j) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 and related definitions in accordance with Article 7(1) of that Regulation, are set out in Annex V to this Regulation. The data requirements related to European statistics on international trade in goods are set out in Annex I, Part B, Table 16 and Tables 34 to 37 to this Regulation.

Article 6
Definitions and breakdowns for European statistics on international trade in services by enterprise characteristics and international supply of services

The definitions of variables and breakdowns for European statistics on international trade in services by enterprise characteristics and international supply of services are set out in Annex VI to this Regulation. The data requirements related to European statistics on international trade in services by enterprise characteristics and international supply of services are set out in Annex I, Part B, Table 17 and Table 38 to this Regulation.

Article 7
Weighting and change of base year for the domain ‘Short Term Business Statistics’

The weighting and change of base year for the domain ‘Short Term Business Statistics’ referred to in Article 7(1)(i) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 are set out in Annex VII to this Regulation. That Annex also sets out transitional arrangements regarding the data requirements for the domain specified in Annex I, Part B tables 1 to 9 to this Regulation.

Article 8
Variables linked to the detailed topics for the European framework for statistical business registers

In accordance with Article 9(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2152, the variables related to the register detailed topics for the European framework for statistical business registers are set out in Annex VIII to this Regulation.

Article 9
Technical specifications for the exchange of confidential data for the purposes of the European framework for statistical business registers

In accordance with Article 10(5) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2152, the technical details of the variables listed in Annex IV to that Regulation are set out in Annex VIII to this Regulation. In addition, in accordance with Article 10(6) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2152, Annex IX to this Regulation sets out the format, security and confidentiality measures for the exchange of confidential data for the purposes of the European framework for statistical business registers.

Article 10
Procedure and specifications for the transmission of data and metadata

Confidential data shall be sent with the true value and with a flag indicating that it is subject to confidentiality.

Member States shall provide all levels of aggregation of the breakdowns as defined in the tables of Annex I, Part B and the data transmitted shall contain, where applicable, all primary and secondary confidentiality flags in accordance with the confidentiality rules existing at national level.

Article 11
Quality and metadata reports
Article 11a
Transitional measures on double reporting and double coding

For the reference year 2025, Member States shall, in addition to reporting on the basis of NACE Rev. 2.1, use NACE Rev. 2 as set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) in its version prior to the date of application of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/137 (2) (‘original NACE Rev. 2’) to compile and transmit to the Commission (Eurostat) the data of annual periodicity that are referred to in the following tables of Annex I, Part B:

(a) table 10. Country-level business statistics on activities of enterprises;

(b) table 11. Country-level business statistics on activities of enterprises broken down by size classes or broken down by legal form;

(c) table 12. Country-level business statistics on demographic events for enterprises;

(d) table 13. Country-level business statistics on high-growth enterprises;

(e) table 14. Country-level business statistics on enterprises by country of ultimate control;

(f) table 15. Country-level business statistics on foreign-controlling enterprises and domestic affiliates active in the reporting country;

(g) table 17. Country-level business statistics on trade in services by enterprise characteristics (STEC) – annual data;

(h) table 18. Country-level business statistics on intramural R & D expenditure, for the following breakdowns: — point 5. ‘Breakdown by activity (for business enterprise sector only)’; — point 6. ‘Breakdown by industry orientation (for business enterprise sector only) (optional)’;

(i) table 19. Country level business statistics on employment in R&D, for the following breakdowns: — point 6. ‘Breakdown by activity’; — point 8. ‘Breakdown by activity and gender’;

(j) table 20. Country-level statistics on publicly funded R&D;

(k) table 21. Country-level business statistics on purchases by enterprises (only annual data);

(l) table 22. Country-level business statistics on changes in stock of enterprises;

(m) table 26. Country-level business statistics on industrial production;

(n) table 27. Country-level business statistics on investments in tangible non-current assets by enterprises;

(o) table 33. Statistics on international activities – control by institutional units of the reporting country on enterprises abroad.

The data referred to in paragraph 1 shall be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) within 12 months from the data transmission deadlines set out in the respective tables of Annex I, part B ‘Elements of data requirements’.

For the reference years 2025, 2026 and 2027, Member States shall, in addition to reporting on the basis of NACE Rev. 2.1, use original NACE Rev. 2 to compile and transmit, to the Commission (Eurostat), the data that are referred to in the following tables of Annex I, Part B within the deadlines set out therein:

(a) table 1. Short term business statistics on business population;

(b) table 2. Short term business statistics on employment;

(c) table 3. Short term business statistics on hours worked and wages and salaries;

(d) table 5. Short term business statistics on producer prices;

(e) table 6. Short term business statistics on production (volume);

(f) table 7. Short term business statistics on volume of sales;

(g) table 8. Short term business statistics on net turnover (value).

For the reference year 2025, Member States shall, in addition to reporting on the basis of NACE Rev. 2.1, use original NACE Rev. 2 to compile and transmit to the Commission (Eurostat) the data of annual periodicity that are referred to in the following tables of Annex IX, Section 3, Part A:

(a) table under point 2.4. ‘Data exchange on resident enterprises belonging to multinational enterprise groups’;

(b) table under point 2.6. ‘Data exchange on correction of group structures and variables on multinational enterprise groups’.

For the reference year 2025 and for the purposes of the use of the EuroGroups Register referred to in Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2152, the Commission (Eurostat) shall, in addition to reporting on the basis of NACE Rev. 2.1, use original NACE Rev. 2 to compile and transmit to the national statistical authorities of Member States and may transmit to the national central banks and the European Central Bank, exclusively for statistical purposes, the data of annual periodicity that are referred to in the following tables of Annex IX, Section 3, Part C:

(a) table 2. Enterprise group;

(b) table 3. Enterprise.

For the reference year 2025, and for the purpose of the production of the EuroGroups Register, the Commission shall, in addition to reporting on the basis of NACE Rev. 2.1, use original NACE Rev. 2 to compile and transmit to the competent staff contributing to the production of the EuroGroups Register in the national statistical authorities of Member States the data of annual periodicity that are referred to in the following tables of Annex IX, Section 3, Part D:

(a) table 2. Enterprise group;

(b) table 3. Enterprise.

Article 12
Repeal
Article 13
Entry into force

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

It shall apply from 1 January 2021.

However, Tables 16 and 34 to 37 of Annex I, and Annex V shall apply from 1 January 2022.

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

ANNEX I

Part A. Variables

Domain 1. Short term business statistics

All short term business statistics except for the statistics of the detailed topic ‘Import prices’ (table 4) and the topic ‘Real estate’ (Table 9) refer to the activities of resident statistical units

Topics Detailed topics Variables Elements of data requirements as defined in Tables of Part B
Topic 1.1  Business population 1 Business demographic events (bankruptcies, registrations) 1 Registrations Table 1
2 Bankruptcies Table 1
Topic 1.2  Labour inputs 1 Employment 1 Number of employees and self-employed persons Table 2
2 Hours worked 1 Hours worked by employees Table 3
3 Labour costs 1 Wages and salaries Table 3
Topic 1.3  Prices 1 Import prices 1 Import prices Table 4
2 Import prices (euro area) Table 4
3 Import prices (non-euro area) Table 4
2 Producer prices 1 Producer prices Table 5
2 Domestic producer prices Table 5
3 Non-domestic producer prices Table 5
4 Non-domestic producer prices (euro area) Table 5
5 Non-domestic producer prices (non-euro area) Table 5
Topic 1.4  Outputs and performance 1 Production 1 Production (volume) Table 6
2 Volume of sales 1 Volume of sales Table 7
3 Net turnover 1 Net turnover (value) Table 8
2 Domestic net turnover (value) Table 8
3 Non-domestic net turnover (value) Table 8
4 Non-domestic net turnover (euro area) (value) Table 8
5 Non-domestic net turnover (non-euro area) (value) Table 8
Topic 1.5  Real estate 1 Real estate 1 Building permits: Number of dwellings Table 9
2 Building permits: Square metres Table 9
Domain 2. Country level business statistics

With the exception of country-level business statistics on enterprises importing goods and enterprises exporting goods (Table 16), country level business statistics refer to the activities of resident statistical units. Country-level business statistics on enterprises importing goods and enterprises exporting goods (Table 16) refer to the statistical territory of the reporting country, as referred to in Section 4 of Annex V to this Regulation.

Topics Detailed topics Variables Elements of data requirements as defined in Tables of Part B
Topic 2.1  Business population 1 Population of active enterprises 1 Number of active enterprises Tables 10, 11 and 14
2 Number of enterprises having at least one employee Table 12
3 Number of high-growth enterprises Table 13
4 Number of young high-growth enterprises Table 13
2 Business demographic events (births, deaths, survivals) 1 Enterprise births Table 12
2 Enterprise deaths Table 12
3 Enterprise survivals Table 12
4 Enterprises having the first employee Table 12
5 Enterprises having no employees anymore Table 12
6 Survivals of enterprises having at least one employee Table 12
3 Population of foreign-controlled enterprises 1 Number of foreign-controlled enterprises Table 14
4 Population of foreign-controlling enterprises and domestic affiliates 1 Number of foreign-controlling enterprises (UCI concept) and domestic affiliates Table 15
5 Population of enterprises engaged in international trade 1 Number of enterprises importing goods Table 16
2 Number of enterprises exporting goods Table 16
Topic 2.2  Labour inputs 1 Employment 1 Number of employees and self-employed persons Tables 10, 11 and 14
2 Number of employees Tables 10 and 11
3 Number of employees in full-time equivalent units Table 10
4 Number of employees and self-employed persons in enterprises having at least one employee Table 12
5 Number of employees in enterprises having at least one employee Table 12
6 Number of employees in high-growth enterprises Table 13
7 Number of employees in young high-growth enterprises Table 13
2 Hours worked 1 Hours worked by employees Tables 10 and 11
3 Labour costs 1 Employee benefits expense Tables 10, 11 and 14
2 Wages and salaries Tables 10 and 11
3 Social security costs Tables 10 and 11
4 Employment linked to business demographic events (births, deaths, survivals) 1 Number of employees and self-employed persons in newly born enterprises Table 12
2 Number of employees in newly born enterprises Table 12
3 Number of employees and self-employed persons in enterprise deaths Table 12
4 Number of employees in enterprise deaths Table 12
5 Number of employees and self-employed persons in enterprise survivals Table 12
6 Number of employees and self-employed persons in enterprise survivals, in the year of birth Table 12
7 Number of employees and self-employed persons in enterprises having the first employee Table 12
8 Number of employees in enterprises having the first employee Table 12
9 Number of employees and self-employed persons in enterprises having no employees anymore Table 12
10 Number of employees in enterprises having no employees anymore Table 12
11 Number of employees and self-employed persons in survivals of enterprise having at least one employee Table 12
12 Number of employees and self-employed persons in survivals of enterprises having at least one employee, in the year of birth Table 12
5 Employment in foreign-controlled enterprises 1 Number of employees and self-employed persons in foreign-controlled enterprises Table 14
6 Employment in foreign-controlling enterprises and domestic affiliates 1 Number of employees and self-employed persons in foreign-controlling enterprises (UCI concept) and domestic affiliates Table 15
7 Labour costs in foreign-controlled enterprises 1 Employee benefits expense in foreign-controlled enterprises Table 14
Topic 2.3  R & D inputs 1 R & D expenditure 1 Intramural R & D expenditure Table 14 and 18
2 R & D employment 1 R & D personnel Table 14 and 19
2 Researchers Table 18
3 R & D expenditure in foreign-controlled enterprises 1 Intramural R & D expenditure in foreign-controlled enterprises Table 14
4 R & D employment in foreign-controlled enterprises 1 R & D personnel in foreign-controlled enterprises Table 14
5 Publicly funded R & D 1 Government budget allocations for research and development (GBARD) Table 20
2 National public funding to transnationally coordinated R & D Table 20
Topic 2.4  Purchases 1 Purchases of goods and services 1 Total purchases of goods and services Tables 10, 11 and 14
2 Purchases of goods and services for resale Table 14 and 21
3 Expenses on services provided through agency workers Table 21
4 Expenses of long term rental and operating lease Table 21
5 Purchases of energy products Table 21
6 Payments to subcontractors Table 21
2 Change in stock of goods 1 Change in stock of goods Table 22
2 Change in stock of finished goods and work-in-progress Table 22
3 Change in stock of goods for resale Table 22
3 Purchases of goods and services of foreign-controlled enterprises 1 Total purchases of goods and services of foreign-controlled enterprises Table 14
2 Purchases of goods and services for resale of foreign-controlled enterprises Table 14
4 Imports by enterprises 1 Statistical value of imports by enterprises Tables 16 and 17
Topic 2.5  Outputs and performance 1 Net turnover 1 Net turnover Tables 10, 11 and 14
2 Net turnover from agriculture, forestry, fishing and industrial activities Table 24
3 Net turnover from industrial activities Table 24
4 Net turnover from industrial activities excluding construction Table 24
5 Net turnover from construction Table 24
6 Net turnover from service activities Table 24
7 Net turnover from trading activities of purchase and resale and from intermediary activities Table 24
8 Net turnover from building Table 24
9 Net turnover from civil engineering Table 24
10 Net turnover from the principal activity at the NACE three-digit level, Table 25
11 Net turnover from subcontracting Table 25
12 Net turnover by residence of client Table 23
13 Net turnover by product Table 23
2 Gross margin on goods for resale 1 Gross margin on goods for resale Table 10
3 Value of output 1 Value of output Tables 10, 11 and 14
4 Value added 1 Value added Tables 10, 11 and 14
5 Gross operating surplus 1 Gross operating surplus Tables 10 and 11
6 Net turnover of foreign-controlled enterprises 1 Net turnover of foreign-controlled enterprises Table 14
7 Value of output of foreign-controlled enterprises 1 Value of output of foreign-controlled enterprises Table 14
8 Value added of foreign-controlled enterprises 1 Value added of foreign-controlled enterprises Table 14
9 Net turnover of foreign-controlling enterprises and domestic affiliates 1 Net turnover of foreign-controlling enterprises (UCI concept) and domestic affiliates Table 15
10 Industrial production 1 Sold production Table 26
2 Production under sub-contracted operations Table 26
3 Actual production Table 26
11 Exports by enterprises 1 Statistical value of exports by enterprises Tables 16 and 17
Topic 2.6  Investments 1 Gross investment by active enterprises 1 Gross investment in tangible non-current assets Table 10 and 14
2 Gross investment in land Table 27
3 Gross investment in the acquisition of existing buildings Table 27
4 Gross investment in construction and improvement of buildings Table 27
5 Gross investment in machinery and equipment Table 27
6 Gross investment in intangible non-current assets other than goodwill Table 10
7 Investment in purchased software Table 28
8 Sales proceeds of tangible investments Table 10
2 Gross investment by foreign-controlled enterprises 1 Foreign-controlled enterprises’ gross investment in tangible non-current assets Table 14
Domain 3. Regional business statistics

All regional business statistics refer to the activities of resident statistical units.

Topics Detailed topics Variables Elements of data requirements as defined in Tables of Part B
Topic 3.1  Business population 1 Population by region 1 Number of local units Table 29
2 Number of active enterprises Table 30
3 Number of enterprises having at least one employee Table 30
4 Number of high-growth enterprises Table 30
2 Business demographic events by region (births, deaths, survivals) 1 Enterprise births Table 30
2 Enterprise deaths Table 30
3 Enterprise survivals (3-calendar year survival only) Table 30
4 Enterprises having the first employee Table 30
5 Enterprises having no employees anymore Table 30
6 Survivals of enterprises having at least one employee (only for enterprises having survived for three calendar years) Table 30
Topic 3.2  Labour inputs 1 Employment in active enterprises by region 1 Number of employees and self-employed persons in local units Table 29
2 Number of employees and self-employed persons Table 30
3 Number of employees Table 30
4 Number of employees and self-employed persons in enterprises having at least one employee Table 30
5 Number of employees in enterprises having at least one employee Table 30
2 Employment linked to business demographic events by region (births, deaths, survivals) 1 Number of employees and self-employed persons in newly born enterprises Table 30
2 Number of employees in newly born enterprises Table 30
3 Number of employees and self-employed persons in enterprise deaths Table 30
4 Number of employees in enterprise deaths Table 30
5 Number of employees and self-employed persons in enterprise survivals (only for enterprises having survived for three calendar years) Table 30
6 Number of employees and self-employed persons in enterprise survivals, in the year of birth (only for enterprises having survived for three calendar years) Table 30
7 Number of employees and self-employed persons in enterprises having the first employee Table 30
8 Number of employees in enterprises having the first employee Table 30
9 Number of employees and self-employed persons in enterprises having no employees anymore Table 30
10 Number of employees in enterprises having no employees anymore Table 30
11 Number of employees and self-employed persons in survivals of enterprises having at least one employee (only for enterprises having survived for three calendar years) Table 30
12 Number of employees and self-employed persons in survivals of enterprises having at least one employee, in the year of birth (only for enterprises having survived for three calendar years) Table 30
3 Labour costs by region 1 Wages and salaries in local units Table 29
Topic 3.3  R & D inputs 1 R & D expenditure by region 1 Intramural R & D expenditure Table 31
2 R & D employment by region 1 R & D personnel Table 32
2 Researchers Table 32
Domain 4. Statistics on international activities

The statistics of the topics ‘Business population’, ‘Labour input’, ‘Investments’ and ‘Outputs and performance’ (table 33) for this domain refer to activities of non-resident statistical units.

The statistics of the topic ‘International trade in goods’ (tables 34 to 37) refer to the statistical territory of the reporting country only, as referred to in Section 4 of Annex V to this Regulation.

The statistics of the topic ‘international trade in services’ (tables 38) refer to the trade in services carried out by resident units.

Topics Detailed topics Variables Elements of data requirements as defined in Tables of Part B
Topic 4.1  Business population 1 Population of enterprises abroad controlled by resident institutional units of the reporting country 1 Number of enterprises abroad ultimately controlled by institutional units of the reporting country Table 33
Topic 4.2  Labour input 1 Employment in enterprises abroad controlled by resident institutional units of the reporting country 1 Number of employees and self-employed persons in enterprises abroad ultimately controlled by institutional units of the reporting country Table 33
2 Labour costs in enterprises abroad controlled by resident institutional units of the reporting country 1 Employee benefits expense in enterprises abroad ultimately controlled by institutional units of the reporting country Table 33
Topic 4.3  Investments 1 Gross investment by enterprises abroad controlled by resident institutional units of the reporting country 1 Gross investment in tangible non-current assets of enterprises abroad ultimately controlled by institutional units of the reporting country Table 33
Topic 4.4  Outputs and performance 1 Net turnover of enterprises abroad controlled by resident institutional units of the reporting country 1 Net turnover of enterprises abroad ultimately controlled by institutional units of the reporting country Table 33
Topic 4.5  International trade in goods 1 Intra-Union trade in goods 1a Statistical value of intra-Union exports of goods – detailed data Table 34
1b Quantity of intra-Union exports of goods – detailed data Table 34
2a Statistical value of intra-Union imports of goods – detailed data Table 34
2b Quantity of intra-Union imports of goods – detailed data Table 34
3 Statistical value of exports of goods – aggregated data Table 36
4 Statistical value of imports of goods – aggregated data Table 36
2 Extra-Union trade in goods 1a Statistical value of extra-Union exports of goods – detailed data Table 35
1b Quantity of extra-Union exports of goods – detailed data Table 35
2a Statistical value of extra-Union imports of goods – detailed data Table 35
2b Quantity of extra-Union imports of goods – detailed data Table 35
3 Statistical value of extra-Union exports of goods by invoicing currency Table 37
4 Statistical value of extra-Union imports of goods by invoicing currency Table 37
Topic 4.6  International trade in services 1 Imports of services 1 Imports and acquisition of services Tables 38
2 Exports of services 1 Exports and provision of services Tables 38

Part B. Elements of data requirements

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