Section 1 Confidentiality measures

Data transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) by the National Statistical Authorities (NSAs), or received by the Commission (Eurostat) from other sources, shall be stored in the EuroGroups Register of multinational enterprise groups and their constituent units as defined in Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2152.

When transmitting data to the Commission (Eurostat) in accordance with Article 10 paragraphs (2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2152, the NSAs shall flag data which are confidential in accordance with national legislation.

In order to ensure the consistency of data, the Commission (Eurostat) shall, exclusively for statistical purposes, transmit in accordance with Article 10 paragraphs (2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2152, to the NSAs of Member States other than the reporting country, the data sets of variables specified in part B, C and D of the Section 3, including confidentiality flags, concerning multinational enterprise groups and their constituent units. In accordance with Article 10(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2152, the data sets specified in part C shall be limited to multinational enterprise groups for which at least one unit of the group is located in the territory of that Member State.

The data sets of variables specified in part C of the Section 3, including confidentiality flags, may be transmitted in accordance with Article 10(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2152, for statistical purposes only, by the Commission (Eurostat) to the national central banks and the European Central Bank, provided that the transmission is explicitly authorised by the national authority and that, in the case of data transmitted to a national central bank, at least one unit of a multinational enterprise group is located in the territory of the Member State of that national central bank.