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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-1197/annex-VIII",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-1197/annex-VIII.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2020/1197",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-1197",
  "path": "annex/VIII",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "VIII",
  "heading": "Variables linked to the detailed topics for the European framework for statistical business registers",
  "text": "The national statistical business registers and the EuroGroup Register shall, for the respective units defined in Article 2(3) and (4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2152, contain the following variables for each of the detailed topics by unit. The information does not have to be separately stored for each unit, if it can be derived from (an)other(s) unit(s).\nUnmarked items are mandatory, items marked ‘conditional’ are mandatory if available in the Member States, items marked ‘partially conditional’ are mandatory except those parts of the item that are explicitly mentioned to be conditional and items marked ‘optional’ are recommended.\n1.\nLEGAL UNIT\nDetailed topic\nVariables\nIDENTIFICATION\n1.1\nIdentity number(s)\n(including the EGR identity number when relevant for the EGR)\n1.2\nName\n1.3\nAddress (at the most detailed level, including postcode)\n1.4\nOptional\nTelephone number, email address, website and information to permit electronic collection of data\n1.5\nValue Added Tax (VAT) registration number or, failing that, other administrative identity number\nDEMOGRAPHIC EVENTS\n1.6\nDate of incorporation for legal persons or date of official recognition as an economic operator for natural persons\n1.7\nDate on which the legal unit ceased\nSTRATIFICATION PARAMETERS\n1.8\nLegal form\n1.9\nLegal activity status\n1.10\nConditional\nFlag for branches within the meaning of point 18.12 of Chapter 18 of Annex A to Regulation (EU) No 549/2013\n1.11\nOptional\nFlag for special purpose entities within the meaning of points 2.17 to 2.20 of Chapter 2 of Annex A to Regulation (EU) No 549/2013\nLINKS WITH ENTERPRISE\n1.12\nConditional\nIdentity number(s) of the enterprise(s) (3.1) to which the unit belongs\n1.13\nConditional\nDate of association to the enterprise(s)\n1.14\nConditional\nDate of separation from the enterprise(s)\nLINKS WITH OTHER REGISTERS\nReference to associated registers, in which the legal unit is recorded and which contain information that can be useful for statistical purpose\n1.15\nConditional\nReference to the register of intra-EU operators and Reference to customs files or to the register of extra-EU operators\n1.16\nConditional\nReference to administrative global identifiers, Reference to balance sheet data (for units required to publish accounts), Reference to the balance of payments register or foreign direct investment register and Reference to the farm register\nLINK WITH ENTERPRISE GROUP\n1.17\nIdentity number of the enterprise group (2.1) to which the unit belongs\n1.18\nDate of association to the enterprise group\n1.19\nDate of separation from the enterprise group\nCONTROL OF UNITS\nThe control links can be recorded either top-down (1.20a, 1.21a, 1.22a) or bottom-up (1.20b, 1.21b, 1.22b). Only the first level of control, direct or indirect, is recorded for each unit (the whole chain of control can be obtained by combining these).\n1.20a\nIdentity number(s) of resident legal unit(s) which are controlled by the legal unit\n1.20b\nIdentity number of the resident legal unit, which controls the legal unit\n1.21a\nPartially conditional\nCountry(ies) of registration, identity number(s), name(s) and address(es) of the non-resident legal unit(s), which are controlled by the legal unit. Conditional for EGR identity number(s)\n1.21b\nPartially conditional\nCountry of registration, identity number, name and address of the non-resident legal unit, which controls the legal unit. Conditional for EGR identity number.\n1.22a\nConditional\nVAT number(s) of non-resident legal unit(s), which are controlled by the legal unit\n1.22b\nConditional\nVAT number of the non-resident legal unit, which controls the legal unit\nOWNERSHIP OF UNITS\nThe ownership can be recorded either top-down (1.23a, 1.24a) or bottom-up (1.23b, 1.24b). The threshold is 10 % or more of direct ownership.\n1.23a\nConditional\n(a) Identity number(s), and\n(b) shares (%) of resident legal unit(s) owned by the legal unit\n1.23b\nConditional\n(a) Identity number(s), and\n(b) shares (%) of resident legal unit(s), which own(s) the legal unit\n1.24a\nConditional\n(a) Country(ies) of registration, and\n(b) EGR identity number(s), and\n(c) name(s), address(es), and VAT number(s), and\n(d) shares (%) of non-resident legal unit(s) owned by the legal unit, and\n(e) date of start – end of the shares.\n1.24b\nConditional\n(a) Country(ies) of registration, and\n(b) EGR identity number and\n(c) name(s), address(es), and VAT number(s), and\n(d) shares (%) of non-resident legal unit(s), which own(s) the legal unit, and\n(e) date of start – end of the shares.\n2.\nENTERPRISE GROUP\nDetailed topic\nVariables\nIDENTIFICATION\n2.1\nPartially conditional\nIdentity number(s).\nConditional for EGR identity number if the enterprise group is multinational.\n2.2\nOptional\nIdentity number(s) of the legal unit(s) able to report data on the enterprise group\n2.3\nName of the enterprise group, for multinational groups the EGR name\n2.4\nOptional\nShort text description of the enterprise group\n2.5\nOptional\nWebsite address of the enterprise group\n2.6\nIdentity number of the legal unit being global decision centre. If the global decision centre is non-resident the EGR identity number. For natural persons that are not economic operators, the country of residence has to be recorded under 2.10a.\n2.7\nCountry of registration of the global decision centre, if non-resident the EGR country of registration\n2.8\nOptional\nPostal and email addresses of the global decision centre\n2.9\nIdentity number of the legal unit being the global group head. If the global group head is non-resident the EGR identity number. For natural persons that are not economic operators, the country of residence has to be recorded under 2.10a.\n2.10\nOptional\nCountry of registration, postal and email addresses of the global group head, if non-resident the EGR country of registration\n2.10a\nConditional\nCountry of residence of the Ultimate Controlling Institutional unit (UCI) if the controlling unit is a natural person who is not an economic operator\n2.11\nType of enterprise group:\n1.. all-resident group;\n2.. multinational group domestically controlled;\n3.. multinational group foreign controlled\nDEMOGRAPHIC EVENTS\n2.12\nDate of commencement of the enterprise group\n2.13\nDate of cessation of the enterprise group\nSTRATIFICATION PARAMETERS AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES\n2.14\nPrincipal activity code of the enterprise group at NACE 2-digit level, if multinational group the EGR principal activity code\n2.15\nOptional\nSecondary activities of the enterprise group at NACE 2-digit level, if multinational group the EGR secondary activity code\n2.16\nConditional\nNumber of employees and self-employed persons in the enterprise group, if multinational group the EGR number of employees and self-employed persons\n2.17\nConditional\nNet turnover (and currency) of the enterprise group, if multinational group the EGR net turnover (and currency)\n2.18\nConditional\nTotal assets (and currency) of the enterprise group, if multinational group the EGR total assets (and currency)\n2.19\nOptional\nCountries where non-resident enterprises or local units are located, for multinational group the EGR countries of registration\n3.\nENTERPRISE\nDetailed topic\nVariables\nIDENTIFICATION\n3.1\nPartially conditional\nIdentity number(s)\nConditional for the EGR identity number when recorded in the EGR\n3.2\nOptional\nIdentity number of the legal unit(s) able to report data on the enterprise\n3.3\nName\n3.4\nOptional\nPostal, email and website address\nLINK TO OTHER UNITS\n3.5\nIdentity number(s) of the legal unit(s) of which the enterprise consists\n3.6\nIdentity number of the enterprise group, to which the enterprise belongs\nDEMOGRAPHIC EVENTS\n3.7\nDate of commencement of activities\n3.8\nDate of final cessation of activities\nSTRATIFICATION PARAMETERS AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES\n3.9\nPrincipal activity code at NACE 4-digit level\n3.10\nConditional\nSecondary activities, if any, at NACE 4-digit level\n3.11\nNumber of employees and self-employed persons\n3.12\nNumber of employees\n3.13\nOptional\nNumber of employees in full-time equivalents\n3.14\nNet turnover, except that provided in 3.15\n3.15\nOptional\nNet turnover for agriculture, hunting and forestry, fishing, and public administration and defence, compulsory social security, private households with employed persons and extra-territorial organisations.\n3.16\nInstitutional sector and sub-sector within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 549/2013\n3.17\nOptional if 5.1 – 5.9 are used\nSize (e.g. turnover, employment) of the principal activity and of each of the secondary activities of the enterprise, which due to their size have a significant influence and whose Kind-of-activity-units (KAU) have a significant influence on the aggregated national data.\n4.\nLOCAL UNIT\nDetailed topic\nVariables\nIDENTIFICATION\n4.1\nIdentity number\n4.2\nName\n4.3\nAddress (at the most detailed level, including postcode)\n4.4\nOptional\nTelephone number email address and information to permit electronic collection of data\nDEMOGRAPHIC EVENTS\n4.5\nDate of commencement of activities\n4.6\nDate of final cessation of activities\nSTRATIFICATION PARAMETERS AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES\n4.7\nPrincipal activity code at NACE 4-digit level\n4.8\nConditional\nSecondary activities, if any, at NACE 4-digit level; this point concerns only local units which are the subject of surveys\n4.9\nOptional\nActivity carried out in the local unit constituting an ancillary activity of the enterprise to which it belongs (Yes/No)\n4.10\nNumber of employees and self-employed persons\n4.11\nNumber of employees\n4.12\nOptional\nNumber of employees in full-time equivalents\n4.13\nGeographical location code\nLINKS TO OTHER UNITS AND REGISTERS\n4.14\nIdentity number(s) of the enterprise(s) (3.1) to which the local unit belongs.\n4.15\nConditional\nReference to registers, in which the local unit appears and which contain information which can be used for statistical purposes\n5.\nKIND OF ACTIVITY UNIT\nKAU information is requested for those enterprises, which due to their size (e.g. turnover, employment) have a significant influence and whose kind-of-activity-units have a significant influence on the aggregated (national) data at NACE activity level.\nDetailed topic\nVariables\nIDENTIFICATION\n5.1\nOptional if 3.17 is used.\nIdentity number\n5.2\nOptional if 3.17 is used.\nIdentity number of the legal unit(s) able to report data on the kind of activity unit\n5.3\nOptional if 3.17 is used.\nName\n5.4\nOptional if 3.17 is used.\nAddress to permit data collection\nDEMOGRAPHIC EVENTS\n5.5\nOptional if 3.17 is used.\nDate of commencement of activities\n5.6\nOptional if 3.17 is used.\nDate of final cessation of activities\nSTRATIFICATION PARAMETERS AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES\n5.7\nOptional if 3.17 is used.\nActivity code at NACE 4-digit level\n5.8\nOptional if 3.17 is used.\nSize (e.g. turnover, employment) of the KAU\nLINKS TO OTHER UNITS AND REGISTERS\n5.9\nOptional if 3.17 is used.\nIdentity number of the enterprise of which the KAU is part",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/1197/annex/VIII",
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