# 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), Division 2.2: Data exchange on foreign legal units for identification purposes

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

For the purpose of identification NSAs may transmit information to the Commission (Eurostat) on foreign incorporated legal units any time of the EuroGroups Register process. The NSAs transmit the following data set on foreign incorporated legal units. The variable 1.6 for this data set can only be the date of incorporation for legal persons.
Data set with information on foreign legal units for the EGR Identification Service
IDENTIFICATION
1.1
Optional
Identity number(s) (including the EGR identity number when relevant for the EGR)
1.2
Name
1.3
Address (at the most detailed level, including postcode)
1.4
Optional
Telephone number, email address, website and information to permit electronic collection of data
1.5
Optional
Value Added Tax (VAT) registration number or, failing that, other administrative identity number
DEMOGRAPHIC EVENTS
1.6
Optional
Date of incorporation for legal persons or date of official recognition as an economic operator for natural persons
1.7
Optional
Date on which the legal unit ceased
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS
1.8
Optional
Legal form
1.9
Legal activity status
1.10
Conditional
Flag for branches within the meaning of point 18.12 of Chapter 18 of Annex A to Regulation (EU) No 549/2013

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/1197/annex/IX/section/3/division/2/part/A/division/2.2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-1197/annex-IX/section-3/division-2/part-A/division-2.2
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.