Article 2 Confidentiality measures

Data transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) by the appropriate national authorities, or received by the Commission (Eurostat) from other sources, shall be stored in a Community register of multinational enterprise groups and their constituent units (hereinafter referred to as EuroGroups register).

When transmitting data to the Commission (Eurostat) in accordance with Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 177/2008, the appropriate national authorities shall flag data which are confidential in accordance with national legislation.

In order to ensure a consistent record of data, the Commission (Eurostat) shall, exclusively for statistical purposes, transmit to the appropriate national authorities of Member States other than the reporting country, the characteristics specified in Part B of the Annex, including confidentiality flags, concerning multinational enterprise groups and their constituent units, when at least one unit of the group is located in the territory of that Member State.