# 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), Annex VIII: Variables linked to the detailed topics for the European framework for statistical business registers

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

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).
Unmarked 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.
1.
LEGAL UNIT
Detailed topic
Variables
IDENTIFICATION
1.1
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
Value Added Tax (VAT) registration number or, failing that, other administrative identity number
DEMOGRAPHIC EVENTS
1.6
Date of incorporation for legal persons or date of official recognition as an economic operator for natural persons
1.7
Date on which the legal unit ceased
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS
1.8
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
1.11
Optional
Flag 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
LINKS WITH ENTERPRISE
1.12
Conditional
Identity number(s) of the enterprise(s) (3.1) to which the unit belongs
1.13
Conditional
Date of association to the enterprise(s)
1.14
Conditional
Date of separation from the enterprise(s)
LINKS WITH OTHER REGISTERS
Reference to associated registers, in which the legal unit is recorded and which contain information that can be useful for statistical purpose
1.15
Conditional
Reference to the register of intra-EU operators and Reference to customs files or to the register of extra-EU operators
1.16
Conditional
Reference 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
LINK WITH ENTERPRISE GROUP
1.17
Identity number of the enterprise group (2.1) to which the unit belongs
1.18
Date of association to the enterprise group
1.19
Date of separation from the enterprise group
CONTROL OF UNITS
The 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).
1.20a
Identity number(s) of resident legal unit(s) which are controlled by the legal unit
1.20b
Identity number of the resident legal unit, which controls the legal unit
1.21a
Partially conditional
Country(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)
1.21b
Partially conditional
Country of registration, identity number, name and address of the non-resident legal unit, which controls the legal unit. Conditional for EGR identity number.
1.22a
Conditional
VAT number(s) of non-resident legal unit(s), which are controlled by the legal unit
1.22b
Conditional
VAT number of the non-resident legal unit, which controls the legal unit
OWNERSHIP OF UNITS
The 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.
1.23a
Conditional
(a) Identity number(s), and
(b) shares (%) of resident legal unit(s) owned by the legal unit
1.23b
Conditional
(a) Identity number(s), and
(b) shares (%) of resident legal unit(s), which own(s) the legal unit
1.24a
Conditional
(a) Country(ies) of registration, and
(b) EGR identity number(s), and
(c) name(s), address(es), and VAT number(s), and
(d) shares (%) of non-resident legal unit(s) owned by the legal unit, and
(e) date of start – end of the shares.
1.24b
Conditional
(a) Country(ies) of registration, and
(b) EGR identity number and
(c) name(s), address(es), and VAT number(s), and
(d) shares (%) of non-resident legal unit(s), which own(s) the legal unit, and
(e) date of start – end of the shares.
2.
ENTERPRISE GROUP
Detailed topic
Variables
IDENTIFICATION
2.1
Partially conditional
Identity number(s).
Conditional for EGR identity number if the enterprise group is multinational.
2.2
Optional
Identity number(s) of the legal unit(s) able to report data on the enterprise group
2.3
Name of the enterprise group, for multinational groups the EGR name
2.4
Optional
Short text description of the enterprise group
2.5
Optional
Website address of the enterprise group
2.6
Identity 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.
2.7
Country of registration of the global decision centre, if non-resident the EGR country of registration
2.8
Optional
Postal and email addresses of the global decision centre
2.9
Identity 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.
2.10
Optional
Country of registration, postal and email addresses of the global group head, if non-resident the EGR country of registration
2.10a
Conditional
Country of residence of the Ultimate Controlling Institutional unit (UCI) if the controlling unit is a natural person who is not an economic operator
2.11
Type of enterprise group:
1.. all-resident group;
2.. multinational group domestically controlled;
3.. multinational group foreign controlled
DEMOGRAPHIC EVENTS
2.12
Date of commencement of the enterprise group
2.13
Date of cessation of the enterprise group
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES
2.14
Principal activity code of the enterprise group at NACE 2-digit level, if multinational group the EGR principal activity code
2.15
Optional
Secondary activities of the enterprise group at NACE 2-digit level, if multinational group the EGR secondary activity code
2.16
Conditional
Number of employees and self-employed persons in the enterprise group, if multinational group the EGR number of employees and self-employed persons
2.17
Conditional
Net turnover (and currency) of the enterprise group, if multinational group the EGR net turnover (and currency)
2.18
Conditional
Total assets (and currency) of the enterprise group, if multinational group the EGR total assets (and currency)
2.19
Optional
Countries where non-resident enterprises or local units are located, for multinational group the EGR countries of registration
3.
ENTERPRISE
Detailed topic
Variables
IDENTIFICATION
3.1
Partially conditional
Identity number(s)
Conditional for the EGR identity number when recorded in the EGR
3.2
Optional
Identity number of the legal unit(s) able to report data on the enterprise
3.3
Name
3.4
Optional
Postal, email and website address
LINK TO OTHER UNITS
3.5
Identity number(s) of the legal unit(s) of which the enterprise consists
3.6
Identity number of the enterprise group, to which the enterprise belongs
DEMOGRAPHIC EVENTS
3.7
Date of commencement of activities
3.8
Date of final cessation of activities
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES
3.9
Principal activity code at NACE 4-digit level
3.10
Conditional
Secondary activities, if any, at NACE 4-digit level
3.11
Number of employees and self-employed persons
3.12
Number of employees
3.13
Optional
Number of employees in full-time equivalents
3.14
Net turnover, except that provided in 3.15
3.15
Optional
Net turnover for agriculture, hunting and forestry, fishing, and public administration and defence, compulsory social security, private households with employed persons and extra-territorial organisations.
3.16
Institutional sector and sub-sector within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 549/2013
3.17
Optional if 5.1 – 5.9 are used
Size (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.
4.
LOCAL UNIT
Detailed topic
Variables
IDENTIFICATION
4.1
Identity number
4.2
Name
4.3
Address (at the most detailed level, including postcode)
4.4
Optional
Telephone number email address and information to permit electronic collection of data
DEMOGRAPHIC EVENTS
4.5
Date of commencement of activities
4.6
Date of final cessation of activities
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES
4.7
Principal activity code at NACE 4-digit level
4.8
Conditional
Secondary activities, if any, at NACE 4-digit level; this point concerns only local units which are the subject of surveys
4.9
Optional
Activity carried out in the local unit constituting an ancillary activity of the enterprise to which it belongs (Yes/No)
4.10
Number of employees and self-employed persons
4.11
Number of employees
4.12
Optional
Number of employees in full-time equivalents
4.13
Geographical location code
LINKS TO OTHER UNITS AND REGISTERS
4.14
Identity number(s) of the enterprise(s) (3.1) to which the local unit belongs.
4.15
Conditional
Reference to registers, in which the local unit appears and which contain information which can be used for statistical purposes
5.
KIND OF ACTIVITY UNIT
KAU 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.
Detailed topic
Variables
IDENTIFICATION
5.1
Optional if 3.17 is used.
Identity number
5.2
Optional if 3.17 is used.
Identity number of the legal unit(s) able to report data on the kind of activity unit
5.3
Optional if 3.17 is used.
Name
5.4
Optional if 3.17 is used.
Address to permit data collection
DEMOGRAPHIC EVENTS
5.5
Optional if 3.17 is used.
Date of commencement of activities
5.6
Optional if 3.17 is used.
Date of final cessation of activities
STRATIFICATION PARAMETERS AND ECONOMIC VARIABLES
5.7
Optional if 3.17 is used.
Activity code at NACE 4-digit level
5.8
Optional if 3.17 is used.
Size (e.g. turnover, employment) of the KAU
LINKS TO OTHER UNITS AND REGISTERS
5.9
Optional if 3.17 is used.
Identity number of the enterprise of which the KAU is part

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/1197/annex/VIII (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-1197/annex-VIII
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