# Regulation (EC) No 177/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 establishing a common framework for business registers for statistical purposes and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2186/93, Article 4: Data sources

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. While complying with conditions as to quality referred to in Article 6, Member States may collect the information required under this Regulation using any sources that they consider relevant. National authorities shall be authorised, within their sphere of competence, to collect, for statistical purposes, information covered by this Regulation contained in administrative and legal files.
2. Where the required data cannot be collected at a reasonable cost, national authorities may use statistical estimation procedures, while respecting the need for accuracy and quality.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/177/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-177/article-4
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