Division 3 Data sets, structure and definition of fields

This section gives the contents of the data sets that the Commission (Eurostat) and the national authorities shall transmit. The data set technical names, structure, fields, codes and attributes to be used shall be included in the most recent version of the Eurostat Business Registers Recommendations Manual referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 177/2008.

The data processing of the EuroGroups register is a cyclical process, which the Commission (Eurostat) starts centrally. At the end of each cycle a population frame shall be available for compilers of statistics in Member States.

At the beginning of each cycle the Commission (Eurostat) transmits data sets with metadata, e.g. NACE classification, to the appropriate national statistical authorities (hereinafter referred to as NSAs) to ensure that in all countries the same metadata is available and used.