
Article 1 
Derogations from the characteristics 21 12 0 and 21 14 0 of Section 4 of Annex 2 to Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 are granted for the reference years 2005 to 2008 as specified in Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 2 
Derogations from the list of characteristics contained in Section 4 of Annex 7 to Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 are granted for the reference years 2005 to 2007 as specified in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 14 August 2007.
For the Commission
Joaquín ALMUNIA
Member of the Commission
ANNEX I
 Annual enterprise statistics 2005 to 2008 variable 21 12 0 Multi-yearly enterprise statistics 2005 to 2008 variable 21 14 0
Investment in equipment and plant linked to cleaner technologies (integrated technology) Total current expenditure on environmental protection
Complete, partial or no derogation Partial derogation Partial derogation
Extra transmission period needed 18 + 3 18 + 3
Missing activities NACE Rev.1.1 37 NACE Rev.1.1 37
Missing size-classes None None
Other points None None
 Annual enterprise statistics 2005 to 2008 variable 21 12 0 Multi-yearly enterprise statistics 2005 to 2008 variable 21 14 0
Investment in equipment and plant linked to cleaner technologies (integrated technology) Total current expenditure on environmental protection
Complete, partial or no derogation Complete derogation No derogation
Extra transmission period needed  None
Missing activities  None
Missing size-classes  None
Other points  None
 Annual enterprise statistics 2005 to 2008 variable 21 12 0 Multi-yearly enterprise statistics 2005 to 2008 variable 21 14 0
Investment in equipment and plant linked to cleaner technologies (integrated technology) Total current expenditure on environmental protection
Complete, partial or no derogation Complete derogation Complete derogation
Extra transmission period needed  
Missing activities  
Missing size-classes  
Other points  
 Annual enterprise statistics 2005 to 2008 variable 21 12 0 Multi-yearly enterprise statistics 2005 to 2008 variable 21 14 0
Investment in equipment and plant linked to cleaner technologies (integrated technology) Total current expenditure on environmental protection
Complete, partial or no derogation Partial derogation Partial derogation
Extra transmission period needed 18 + 9 for NACE Rev.1.1 Section E 18 + 9 for NACE Rev.1.1 Section E
Missing activities None None
Missing size-classes None None
Other points None None
 Annual enterprise statistics 2005 to 2008 variable 21 12 0 Multi-yearly enterprise statistics 2005 to 2008 variable 21 14 0
Investment in equipment and plant linked to cleaner technologies (integrated technology) Total current expenditure on environmental protection
Complete, partial or no derogation Partial derogation Partial derogation
Extra transmission period needed None None
Missing activities None None
Missing size-classes 1-9 persons employed 1-9 persons employed
Other points None None
 Annual enterprise statistics 2005 to 2008 variable 21 12 0 Multi-yearly enterprise statistics 2005 to 2008 variable 21 14 0
Investment in equipment and plant linked to cleaner technologies (integrated technology) Total current expenditure on environmental protection
Complete, partial or no derogation Partial derogation Partial derogation
Extra transmission period needed None None
Missing activities None None
Missing size-classes 1-49 persons employedexcept for :NACE Rev.1.1 divisions 15 and 16 1-49 persons employedexcept for :NACE Rev.1.1 divisions 15 and 16
Other points None None
 Annual enterprise statistics 2005 to 2008 variable 21 12 0 Multi-yearly enterprise statistics 2005 to 2008 variable 21 14 0
Investment in equipment and plant linked to cleaner technologies (integrated technology) Total current expenditure on environmental protection
Complete, partial or no derogation Complete derogation Complete derogation
Extra transmission period needed  
Missing activities  
Missing size-classes  
Other points  
Note: According to the provisions of Section 4, paragraph 3 and section 4, paragraph 4 of Annex 2 of the Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 the information necessary for the compilation of statistics relating to characteristics 21 11 0, 21 12 0 and 21 14 0 need not be collected if the total amount of the turnover or the number of persons employed in a division of NACE REV. 1 Sections C to E represent, in a Member State, less than 1 % of the Community total.
 Annual enterprise statistics 2005 to 2008 variable 21 12 0 Multi-yearly enterprise statistics 2005 to 2008 variable 21 14 0
Investment in equipment and plant linked to cleaner technologies (integrated technology) Total current expenditure on environmental protection
Complete, partial or no derogation Complete derogation Complete derogation
Extra transmission period needed  
Missing activities  
Missing size-classes  
Other points  
Note: According to the provisions of Section 4, paragraph 3 and section 4, paragraph 4 of Annex 2 of the Council Regulation No 58/97 the information necessary for the compilation of statistics relating to characteristics 21 11 0, 21 12 0 and 21 14 0 need not be collected if the total amount of the turnover or the number of persons employed in a division of NACE REV. 1 Sections C to E represent, in a Member State, less than 1 % of the Community total.
 Annual enterprise statistics 2005 to 2008 variable 21 12 0 Multi-yearly enterprise statistics 2005 to 2008 variable 21 14 0
Investment in equipment and plant linked to cleaner technologies (integrated technology) Total current expenditure on environmental protection
Complete, partial or no derogation 2005-2006: Complete derogation 2005-2006: Complete derogation
Extra transmission period needed  
Missing activities  
Missing size-classes  
Other points  
 Annual enterprise statistics 2005 to 2008 variable 21 12 0 Multi-yearly enterprise statistics 2005 to 2008 variable 21 14 0
Investment in equipment and plant linked to cleaner technologies (integrated technology) Total current expenditure on environmental protection
Complete, partial or no derogation Partial derogation Partial derogation
Extra transmission period needed 18 + 6 18 + 6
Missing activities NACE Rev.1.1 41 none
Missing size-classes All fields of activities 1 to 19 persons employed and all size classes for NACE activity 41 All fields of activities 1 to 19 persons employed, except NACE 41 1 to 9 persons employed
Other points None None
 Annual enterprise statistics 2005 to 2008 variable 21 12 0 Multi-yearly enterprise statistics 2005 to 2008 variable 21 14 0
Investment in equipment and plant linked to cleaner technologies (integrated technology) Total current expenditure on environmental protection
Complete, partial or no derogation Partial derogation Partial derogation
Extra transmission period needed None None
Missing activities None None
Missing size-classes 1 to 19 persons employed 1 to 19 persons employed
Other points None None
ANNEX II
 Annual enterprise statistics 2005 to 2007 Title Annual enterprise statistics broken down 2005 to 2007 Title
Complete, partial or no derogation Partial derogation  Partial derogation 
Extra transmission period needed 12 + 3  12 + 3 
Missing variables For 2005 to 2007  For 2005 
   Annual enterprise statistics broken down by geographical breakdown
12 15 0 Value added at factor cost 48 61 0 Geographical breakdown of turnover
For 2005   
48 00 5 Pension contributions to defined benefit schemes  
48 00 6 Pension contributions to defined benefit schemes  
48 00 7 Pension contributions to hybrid schemes  
48 12 0 Investments in affiliated enterprises and participating interests (PF)  
48 10 1 Total investments invested in ‘the sponsoring enterprise’  
48 13 2 Shares traded on a regulated market specialised in SMEs  
48 70 1 Number of members of defined benefit schemes  
48 70 2 Number of members of defined contribution schemes  
48 70 3 Number of members of hybrid schemes  
 Annual enterprise statistics on non-autonomous pension funds  
11 15 0 Number of enterprises with non-autonomous pension funds  
Other points None  None 
 Annual enterprise statistics 2005 to 2007 Title Annual enterprise statistics broken down 2005 to 2007 Title
Complete, partial or no derogation No derogation  Partial derogation 
Extra transmission period needed None  None 
Missing variables None  For 2005 to 2006 
 Annual enterprise statistics geographical break down
48 61 0 Geographical breakdown of turnover
Other points None  None 
 Annual enterprise statistics 2005 to 2007 Title Annual enterprise statistics broken down 2005 to 2007 Title
Complete, partial or no derogation Partial derogation  Partial derogation 
Extra transmission period needed None  None 
Missing variables    Annual enterprise statistics broken down by geographical breakdown
48 00 5 Pension contributions to defined benefit schemes  
48 00 6 Pension contributions to defined benefit schemes 48 61 0 Geographical breakdown of turnover
48 00 7 Pension contributions to hybrid schemes  
48 03 1 Regular pension payments  
48 03 2 Pension payments of lump sums  
48 03 3 Outgoing transfers  
15 11 0 Gross investment in tangible goods  
48 10 1 Total investments invested in ‘the sponsoring enterprise’  
48 13 2 Shares traded on a regulated market specialised in SMEs  
48 70 1 Number of members of defined benefit schemes  
48 70 2 Number of members of defined contribution schemes  
48 70 3 Number of members of hybrid schemes  
48 70 5 Number of deferred members  
Other points None  None 
 Annual enterprise statistics 2005 to 2007 Title Annual enterprise statistics broken down 2005 to 2007 Title
Complete, partial or no derogation Complete derogation  Complete derogation 
Extra transmission period needed    
Missing variables    
Other points    
 Annual enterprise statistics 2005 to 2007 Title Annual enterprise statistics broken down 2005 to 2007 Title
Complete, partial or no derogation Complete derogation  Complete derogation 
Extra transmission period needed    
Missing variables    
Other points    
 Annual enterprise statistics 2005 to 2007 Title Annual enterprise statistics broken down 2005 to 2007 Title
Complete, partial or no derogation Partial derogation  Partial derogation 
Extra transmission period needed 2005: 12 + 36  2005: 12 + 36 
2006: 12 + 24  2006: 12 + 24 
2007: 12 + 12  2007: 12 + 12 
Missing variables 13 31 0 Personnel costs None 
48 07 0 All taxes
48 10 1 Total investment invested in the ‘sponsoring enterprise’
16 11 0 Number of persons employed
Other points None  None 
 Annual enterprise statistics 2005 to 2007 Title Annual enterprise statistics broken down 2005 to 2007 Title
Complete, partial or no derogation Complete derogation  Complete derogation 
Extra transmission period needed    
Missing variables    
Other points    
 Annual enterprise statistics 2005 to 2007 Title Annual enterprise statistics broken down 2005 to 2007 Title
Complete, partial or no derogation Partial derogation  Partial derogation 
Extra transmission period needed None  None 
Missing variables  Annual enterprise statistics  Annual enterprise statistics broken down by size classes
11 11 0 Number of enterprises 11 11 8 Number of enterprises broken down by size of investments
12 11 0 Turnover
48 00 1 Pension contributions receivable from Members 11 11 9 Number of enterprises broken down by size classes of members
48 00 2 Pension contributions receivable from employers
48 00 3 Incoming transfers  Annual enterprise statistics broken down by currencies
48 00 4 Other pension contributions 
48 00 5 Pension contributions to defined benefit schemes 48 64 0 Total investments broken down into euro and non-euro components
48 00 6 Pension contributions to defined contribution schemes
48 01 0 Investment income (PF)  Annual enterprise statistics by geographical breakdown
48 01 1 Capital gains and losses 
48 02 1 Insurance claims receivable 48 61 0 Geographical breakdown of turnover
48 02 2 Other income
48 03 3 Outgoing transfers
12 12 0 Production value
12 15 0 Value added at factor cost
48 03 0 Total expenditure on pensions
48 03 1 Regular pension payments
48 03 2 Pension payments of lump sums
48 04 0 Net change in technical provisions (reserves)
48 05 0 Insurance premiums payable
48 06 0 Total operational expenses
13 11 0 Total purchases of goods and services
13 31 0 Personnel costs
15 11 0 Gross investment in tangible goods
48 07 0 All taxes
48 11 0 Land and buildings (PF)
48 12 0 Investments in affiliated enterprises and participating interests (PF)
48 13 0 Shares and other variable-yield securities
48 14 0 Units in undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities
48 15 0 Debt securities and other fixed-income securities
48 16 0 Participation in investment pools (PF)
48 17 0 Loans guaranteed by mortgages and other loans not covered elsewhere
48 18 0 Other investments
48 10 0 Total investments of pension funds
48 10 1 Total investments invested in ‘the sponsoring enterprise’
48 10 4 Total investments at market values
48 13 1 Shares traded on a regulated market
48 13 2 Shares quoted on a regulated market specialised in SMEs
48 13 3 Non-publicly traded shares
48 13 4 Other variable yield securities
48 20 0 Other assets
48 30 0 Capital and reserves
48 40 0 Net technical provisions (PF)
48 50 0 Other liabilities
16 11 0 Number of persons employed
48 70 4 Number of active members
48 70 5 Number of deferred members
48 70 6 Number of retired persons
Other points None  None 
 Annual enterprise statistics 2005 to 2007 Title Annual enterprise statistics broken down 2005 to 2007 Title
Complete, partial or no derogation Partial derogation  Partial derogation 
Extra transmission period needed None  None 
Missing variables    Annual enterprise statistics broken down by currencies
48 00 3 Incoming transfers  
48 01 0 Investment income (PF) 48 64 0 Total investments broken down into euro and non-euro components
48 01 1 Capital gains and losses  Annual enterprise statistics by geographical breakdown
48 02 1 Insurance claims receivable 48 61 0 Geographical breakdown of turnover
48 02 2 Other income (PF)  
12 12 0 Production value  
12 15 0 Value added at factor cost  
48 03 3 Outgoing transfers  
48 04 0 Net change in technical provision (reserves)  
48 05 0 Insurance premiums payable  
48 06 0 Total operational expenses  
13 11 0 Total purchases of goods and services  
13 31 0 Personnel costs  
15 11 0 Gross investment in tangible goods  
48 07 0 All taxes  
48 16 0 Participation in investment pools  
48 10 1 Total investments in the ‘sponsoring enterprise’  
48 10 4 Total investments at market values  
48 13 1 Shares traded on a regulated market  
48 13 2 Shares traded on a regulated market specialised in SMEs  
48 13 3 Non-publicly traded shares  
48 13 4 Other variable yield securities  
16 11 0 Number of persons employed  
48 70 5 Number of deferred members  
48 12 0 Investments in affiliated enterprises and participating interests  
48 17 0 Loans guaranteed by mortgages and other loans not covered elsewhere  
48 30 0 Capital and reserves  
Other points None  None 
 Annual enterprise statistics 2005 to 2007 Title Annual enterprise statistics broken down 2005 to 2007 Title
Complete, partial or no derogation Complete derogation  Complete derogation 
Extra transmission period needed    
Missing variables    
Other points    
 Annual enterprise statistics 2005 to 2007 Title Annual enterprise statistics broken down 2005 to 2007 Title
Complete, partial or no derogation Partial derogation  No derogation 
Extra transmission period needed None  None 
Missing variables For 2005-2007  None 
48 17 0 Loans guaranteed by mortgages and other loans not covered elsewhere
For 2005 
48 00 5 Pension contributions to defined benefit schemes
48 00 7 Pension contributions to hybrid schemes
48 04 0 Net technical provisions (reserves)
48 07 0 All taxes
48 40 0 Net technical provisions (PF)
48 70 1 Number of defined benefit schemes
48 70 3 Number of members of hybrid schemes
Other points None  None 
 Annual enterprise statistics 2005 to 2007 Title Annual enterprise statistics broken down 2005 to 2007 Title
Complete, partial or no derogation Complete derogation  Complete derogation 
Extra transmission period needed    
Missing variables    
Other points    
 Annual enterprise statistics 2005 to 2007 Title Annual enterprise statistics broken down 2005 to 2007 Title
Complete, partial or no derogation Partial derogation  Partial derogation 
Extra transmission period needed None  None 
Missing variables  Annual enterprise statistics  Annual enterprise statistics broken down by currencies
48 02 1 Insurance claims receivable 48 64 0 Total investments broken down into euro and non-euro components
48 05 0 Insurance premiums payable 48 61 0 Annual enterprise statistics by geographical breakdown
   Geographical breakdown of turnover
Other points None  None 
 Annual enterprise statistics 2005 to 2007 Title Annual enterprise statistics broken down 2005 to 2007 Title
Complete, partial or no derogation Complete derogation  Complete derogation 
Extra transmission period needed    
Missing variables    
Other points    
 Annual enterprise statistics 2005 to 2007 Title Annual enterprise statistics broken down 2005 to 2007 Title
Complete, partial or no derogation Partial derogation  No derogation 
Extra transmission period needed None  None 
Missing variables 48 13 2 Shares traded on a regulated market specialised in SMEs None 
Other points None  None 
 Annual enterprise statistics 2005 to 2007 Title Annual enterprise statistics broken down 2005 to 2007 Title
Complete, partial or no derogation Partial derogation  No derogation 
Extra transmission period needed None  None 
Missing variables For 2005 and 2006 Annual enterprise statistics None 
48 00 5 Pension contributions to defined benefit schemes
48 00 6 Pension contributions to defined contribution schemes
48 12 0 Investments in affiliated enterprises and participating interests (PF)
48 13 1 Shares traded on a regulated market
48 13 2 Shares traded on a regulated market specialised in SMEs
48 13 3 Non-publicly traded shares
48 13 4 Other variable yield securities
48 70 1 Number of members of defined benefit schemes
48 70 2 Number of members of defined contributions schemes
48 70 5 Number of deferred members
For 2005 to 2007 Annual enterprise statistics on non-autonomous pension funds
11 15 0 Number of enterprises with non-autonomous pension funds
Other points None  None 
 Annual enterprise statistics 2005 to 2007 Title Annual enterprise statistics broken down 2005 to 2007 Title
Complete, partial or no derogation Partial derogation  No derogation 
Extra transmission period needed None  None 
Missing variables  Annual enterprise statistics None 
48 02 1 Insurance claims receivable
12 12 0 Production value
12 15 0 Value added at factor cost
48 03 1 Regular pension payments
48 03 2 Pension payments of lump sums
48 04 0 Net change in technical provisions (reserves)
48 05 0 Insurance premiums payable
13 11 0 Total purchases of goods and services
13 31 0 Personnel costs
15 11 0 Gross investment in tangible goods
48 07 0 All taxes
48 40 0 Net technical provisions (PF)
48 70 6 Number of retired persons
Other points None  None 
 Annual enterprise statistics 2005 to 2007 Title Annual enterprise statistics broken down 2005 to 2007 Title
Complete, partial or no derogation Partial derogation  No derogation 
Extra transmission period needed None  None 
Missing variables  Annual enterprise statistics None 
48 13 2 Shares quoted on a regulated market specialised in SMEs
 Annual enterprise statistics on non-autonomous pension funds
11 15 0 Number of enterprises with non-autonomous pension funds
Other points None  None 
 Annual enterprise statistics 2005 to 2007 Title Annual enterprise statistics broken down 2005 to 2007 Title
Complete, partial or no derogation Complete derogation  Complete derogation 
Extra transmission period needed    
Missing variables    
Other points    
 Annual enterprise statistics 2005 to 2007 Title Annual enterprise statistics broken down 2005 to 2007 Title
Complete, partial or no derogation Partial derogation  No derogation 
Extra transmission period needed None  None 
Missing variables  Annual enterprise statistics  
48 00 1 Pension contributions receivable from Members
48 00 2 Pension contributions receivable from employers
48 00 3 Incoming transfers
48 00 4 Other pension contributions
48 00 5 Pension contributions to defined benefit schemes
48 00 7 Pension contributions to hybrid schemes
48 03 1 Regular pension payments
48 03 2 Pension payments of lump sums
48 03 3 Outgoing transfers
48 07 0 All taxes
48 10 1 Total investments invested in ‘the sponsoring enterprise’
48 13 2 Shares quoted on a regulated market specialised in SMEs
48 70 4 Number of active members
48 70 5 Number of deferred members
48 70 6 Number of retired persons
 Annual enterprise statistics on non-autonomous pension funds
11 15 0 Number of enterprises with non-autonomous pension funds
Other points None  None 
 Annual enterprise statistics 2005 to 2007 Title Annual enterprise statistics broken down 2005 to 2007 Title
Complete, partial or no derogation Partial derogation  Partial derogation 
Extra transmission period needed 12 + 6  12 + 6 
Missing variables  Annual enterprise statistics  Annual enterprise statistics broken down by size classes
48 01 1 Capital gains and losses 11 11 8 Number of enterprises broken down by size of investments
48 11 0 Land and buildings (PF)  Annual enterprise statistics broken down by currencies
48 12 0 Investments in affiliated enterprises and participating interests (PF) 48 64 0 Total investments broken down into euro and non-euro components
48 13 0 Shares and other variable-yield securities  
48 14 0 Units in undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities  
48 15 0 Debt securities and other fixed-income securities  
48 16 0 Participation in investment pools (PF)  
48 17 0 Loans guaranteed by mortgages and other loans not covered elsewhere  
48 18 0 Other investments  
48 10 1 Total investments invested in ‘the sponsoring enterprise’  
48 13 1 Shares traded on a regulated market  
48 13 2 Shares quoted on a regulated market specialised in SMEs  
48 13 3 Non-publicly traded shares  
48 13 4 Other variable yield securities  
 Annual enterprise statistics on non-autonomous pension funds  
11 15 0 Number of enterprises with non-autonomous pension funds  
Other points None  None 
 Annual enterprise statistics 2005 to 2007 Title Annual enterprise statistics broken down 2005 to 2007 Title
Complete, partial or no derogation Complete derogation  Complete derogation 
Extra transmission period needed    
Missing variables    
 Annual enterprise statistics 2005 to 2007 Title Annual enterprise statistics broken down 2005 to 2007 Title
Complete, partial or no derogation Partial derogation  Partial derogation 
Extra transmission period needed 12 + 3  12 + 3 
Missing variables  Annual enterprise statistics  Annual enterprise statistics broken down by size classes
11 11 0 Number of enterprises 11 11 8 Number of enterprises broken down by size of investments
48 00 5 Pension contributions to defined benefit schemes 11 11 9 Number of enterprises broken down by size classes of members
48 00 6 Pension contributions to defined contribution schemes  Annual enterprise statistics broken down by currencies
48 00 7 Pension contributions to hybrid schemes 48 64 0 Total investments broken down into euro and non-euro components
48 01 0 Investment income (PF) 48 61 0 Annual enterprise statistics by geographical breakdown
48 01 1 Capital gains and losses  Geographical breakdown of turnover
48 02 1 Insurance claims receivable  
12 12 0 Production value  
12 15 0 Value added at factor cost  
48 04 0 Net change in technical provisions (reserves)  
48 05 0 Insurance premiums payable  
13 11 0 Total purchases of goods and services  
13 31 0 Personnel costs  
13 32 0 Wages and salaries  
13 33 0 Social security costs  
48 12 0 Investments in affiliated enterprises and participating interests (PF)  
48 10 1 Total investments invested in ‘the sponsoring enterprise’  
48 13 2 Shares quoted on a regulated market specialised in SMEs  
48 30 0 Capital and reserves  
16 11 0 Number of persons employed  
48 70 0 Number of members  
48 70 1 Number of members of defined benefit schemes  
48 70 2 Number of members of defined contribution schemes  
48 70 3 Number of members of hybrid schemes  
48 70 4 Number of active members  
48 70 5 Number of deferred members  
48 70 6 Number of retired persons  
Other points None  None 