
REGULATION (EC) No 716/2007 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 20 June 2007 on Community statistics on the structure and activity of foreign affiliates (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed) 

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 285(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Central Bank,
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty,
Whereas:

(1) Regular and good quality Community statistics on the structure and activity of foreign affiliates in the whole economy are essential for an adequate assessment of the impact of foreign-controlled enterprises on the European Union economy. This would also facilitate the monitoring of the effectiveness of the internal market and the gradual integration of the economies in the context of globalisation. In this context, multinational enterprises are playing a leading role, but small and medium-sized enterprises can also be concerned by foreign control.

(2) The implementation and review of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and of the Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights Agreement (TRIPs) as well as the current and future negotiations on further agreements call for the relevant statistical information to be made available in order to assist the negotiations.

(3) For the preparation of economic, competition, enterprise, research, technical development and employment policies in the context of the liberalisation process, statistics on foreign affiliates to measure direct and indirect effects of foreign control on employment, wages and productivity in particular countries and sectors are necessary.

(4) The information provided under existing Community legislation or available in Member States is insufficient, inadequate or insufficiently comparable to serve as a reliable basis for the work of the Commission.

(5) Regulation (EC) No 184/2005 establishes a common framework for the systematic production of Community statistics on balance of payments, international trade in services and foreign direct investment. As balance of payments statistics cover only partially the data included in the GATS, it is essential that detailed statistics on foreign affiliates be produced regularly.

(6) Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 of 20 December 1996 concerning structural business statistics and Council Regulation (EEC) No 696/93 of 15 March 1993 on the statistical units for the observation and analysis of the production system in the Community established a common framework for the collection, compilation, transmission and evaluation of Community statistics on the structure and activity of businesses in the Community.

(7) The compilation of national accounts according to the Council Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 of 25 June 1996 on the European system of national and regional accounts in the Community requires comparable, complete and reliable business statistics on foreign affiliates.

(8) Collectively, the Manual on Statistics of International Trade in Services of the United Nations, the Balance of Payments Manual (fifth edition) of the International Monetary Fund, the Benchmark Definition on foreign direct investment and the Handbook on Economic Globalisation Indicators of the Organisation for the Economic Cooperation and Development establish the general rules for compiling international comparable statistics on foreign affiliates.

(9) The production of specific Community statistics is governed by the rules set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 of 17 February 1997 on Community Statistics.

(10) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely the creation of common statistical standards for the production of comparable statistics on foreign affiliates, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale or effects of the action, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve that objective.

(11) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission.

(12) In particular, power should be conferred on the Commission to adapt the definitions in Annexes I and II and the level of detail in Annex III as well as to make any consequential changes to Annexes I and II, to implement the results of the pilot studies and to define the proper common quality standards and the contents and periodicity of the quality reports. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of, or to supplement, this Regulation by the addition of new non-essential elements, they should be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny laid down in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.

(13) The Statistical Programme Committee, established by Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom, and the Committee on Monetary, Financial and Balance of Payments Statistics, established by Council Decision 2006/856/EC, have been consulted,
HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Subject matter
Article 1 
This Regulation establishes a common framework for the systematic production of Community statistics on the structure and activity of foreign affiliates.
Definitions
Article 2 
For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:

((a)) ‘foreign affiliate’ shall mean an enterprise resident in the compiling country over which an institutional unit not resident in the compiling country has control, or an enterprise not resident in the compiling country over which an institutional unit resident in the compiling country has control;
((b)) ‘control’ shall mean the ability to determine the general policy of an enterprise by choosing appropriate directors, if necessary. In this context, enterprise A is deemed to be controlled by an institutional unit B when B controls, whether directly or indirectly, more than half of the shareholders’ voting power or more than half of the shares;
((c)) ‘foreign control’ shall mean that the controlling institutional unit is resident in a different country from the one where the institutional unit over which it has control is resident;
((d)) ‘branches’ shall mean local units not constituting separate legal entities, which are dependent on foreign-controlled enterprises. They are treated as quasi-corporate enterprises within the meaning of point 3(f) of the Explanatory notes to Section III (B) of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 696/93;
((e)) ‘statistics on foreign affiliates’ shall mean statistics describing the overall activity of foreign affiliates;
((f)) ‘inward statistics on foreign affiliates’ shall mean statistics describing the activity of foreign affiliates resident in the compiling country;
((g)) ‘outward statistics on foreign affiliates’ shall mean statistics describing the activity of foreign affiliates abroad controlled by an institutional unit resident in the compiling country;
((h)) ‘ultimate controlling institutional unit of a foreign affiliate’ shall mean the institutional unit, proceeding up a foreign affiliate's chain of control, which is not controlled by another institutional unit;
((i)) ‘enterprise’, ‘local unit’ and ‘institutional unit’ shall each have the same meaning as in Regulation (EEC) No 696/93.
Submission of data
Article 3 
Member States shall submit to the Commission (Eurostat) data on foreign affiliates in respect of the characteristics, the economic activities and the geographical breakdown as referred to in Annexes I, II and III.
Data sources
Article 4 

1. Member States shall, while complying with conditions as to quality referred to in Article 6, collect the information required under this Regulation using all the sources they consider relevant and appropriate.
2. Natural and legal persons required to supply information shall, when responding, comply with the time limits and definitions set by the national institutions responsible for the collection of data within the Member States in accordance with this Regulation.
3. Where the required data cannot be collected at a reasonable cost, best estimates, including zero values, may be transmitted.
Pilot studies
Article 5 

1. The Commission shall draw up a programme for pilot studies to be carried out by national authorities within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on a voluntary basis on additional variables and breakdowns for inward and outward statistics on foreign affiliates.
2. The pilot studies shall be carried out in order to assess the relevance and feasibility of collecting data, taking into account the benefits of the availability of the data in relation to the cost of the statistical system and the burden on enterprises.
3. The Commission programme for pilot studies shall be consistent with Annexes I and II.
4. On the basis of the conclusions of the pilot studies, the Commission shall adopt the necessary implementation measures for inward and outward statistics on foreign affiliates in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 10(3).
5. The pilot studies shall be completed by 19 July 2010.
Quality standards and reports
Article 6 

1. Member States shall take all measures necessary to ensure the quality of the data transmitted according to common quality standards.
2. Member States shall supply the Commission (Eurostat) with a report on the quality of the data transmitted (quality reports).
3. The common quality standards as well as the content and periodicity of the quality reports shall be specified by the Commission in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 10(3).
4. The Commission shall assess the quality of the data transmitted.
Recommendations manual
Article 7 
The Commission shall, in close cooperation with the Member States, publish a recommendations manual which contains the relevant definitions and supplementary guidance concerning the Community statistics produced pursuant to this Regulation.
Timetable and derogations
Article 8 

1. Member States shall compile the data according to the implementation timetable as specified in Annexes I and II.
2. During a transitional period that shall not exceed four years from the first reference year as referred to in Annexes I and II, derogations from the provisions of this Regulation may be granted for a limited period by the Commission to Member States, in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 10(2), when their national systems require major adaptations.
Implementing measures
Article 9 

1. The following measures for implementing this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 10(2):
(a) setting out the appropriate format and procedure for the transmission of results by Member States;and
(b) granting derogations to Member States when their national systems require major adaptations, including granting derogations from any new requirements following pilot studies, pursuant to Article 8(2).
2. The following measures designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, including by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 10(3):
(a) adapting definitions in Annexes I and II, adapting the level of detail in Annex III, and making any consequential changes in Annexes I and II;
(b) implementing the results of the pilot studies, pursuant to Article 5(4);and
(c) defining proper common quality standards and the contents and periodicity of the quality reports, pursuant to Article 6(3).
3. Particular consideration shall be given to the principle that the benefits of such measures must outweigh their costs, and to the principle that any additional financial burden on MemberStates or enterprises should remain within a reasonable limit.
Committee
Article 10 

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Statistical Programme Committee (the Committee).
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.The period referred to in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be three months.
3. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.
4. The European Central Bank and the national central banks may attend the meetings of the Committee as observers.
Cooperation with the Committee on Monetary, Financial and Balance of Payments Statistics
Article 11 
In implementing this Regulation, the Commission shall request the opinion of the Committee on Monetary, Financial and Balance of Payments Statistics on all matters falling within that committee's competence, notably about all measures for adjustment to economic and technical developments concerning the collection and statistical processing of data, the processing and transmission of results.
Report on implementation
Article 12 
The Commission shall, by 19 July 2012, submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of this Regulation. In particular, that report shall:

((a)) assess the quality of the statistics produced;
((b)) assess the benefits accruing to the Community, the Member States, the providers and users of statistical information of the statistics produced in relation to the costs;
((c)) assess the progress of the pilot studies and their implementation;
and
((d)) identify areas for potential improvement and amendments considered necessary in light of the results obtained and the costs involved.
Entry into force
Article 13 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following 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.
ANNEX I
COMMON MODULE FOR INWARD STATISTICS ON FOREIGN AFFILIATES
SECTION 1
Statistical unit
The statistical units are the enterprises and all branches, which are under foreign control according to the definitions contained in Article 2.

SECTION 2
Characteristics
The following characteristics as defined in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2700/98 of 17 December 1998 concerning the definitions of characteristics for structural business statistics will be compiled:


Code Title
11 11 0 Number of enterprises
12 11 0 Turnover
12 12 0 Production value
12 15 0 Value added at factor cost
13 11 0 Total purchases of goods and services
13 12 0 Purchases of goods and services purchased for resale in the same condition as received
13 31 0 Personnel costs
15 11 0 Gross investment in tangible goods
16 11 0 Number of persons employed

The following characteristics will also be compiled by Member States for the 2009 reference year and subsequent years:


Code Title and definition
22 11 0 Total intramural R&D expenditureResearch and experimental development comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications.Intramural expenditures are all expenditures for R&D (research and development) performed within the unit, regardless of the source of funds.R&D must be distinguished from expenditures for a wide range of related activities. The following are therefore excluded from R&D expenditure:
— expenditures on education and training,
— expenditures on other scientific and technological activities (e.g. information services, testing and standardisation, feasibility studies),
— expenditures on other industrial activities (e.g. industrial innovations n.e.s.),
— expenditures on purely financing activities (other administrations and other indirect supporting activities are included).Research and development expenditure may, depending upon national laws, be recorded in one of three places: movements in intangible assets, movements in tangible assets or operating expenditure.If under national law it may be partly or completely capitalised the expenditure is included in the movement of the intangible assets included in company accounts under Fixed assets — intangible assets — costs of research and development.If under national law it is only partially capitalised or not capitalised at all, the current expenditure is part of Raw materials and consumables, other external charges, staff costs and other operating charges and the capital expenditure is included in the movement of the tangible assets included in company accounts under Fixed assets — tangible assets.
22 12 0 Total number of R&D personnelResearch and experimental development comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications.All persons employed directly on research & development (R&D) should be counted, as well as those providing direct services such as R&D managers, administrators and clerical staff. Those persons providing an indirect service, such as canteen and security staff, should be excluded, even though their wages and salaries are included as an overhead in the measurement of expenditure.R&D personnel must be distinguished from personnel for a wide range of related activities. The following are therefore excluded from R&D personnel:
— Personnel employed on education and training,
— Personnel employed on other scientific and technological activities (e.g. information services, testing and standardisation, feasibility studies),
— Personnel employed on other industrial activities (e.g. industrial innovations n.e.s.),
— Personnel employed on administration and other indirect supporting activities.Link to company accounts 

The total number of research and development personnel may not be isolated in company accounts. It is part of the number of persons employed which is recorded in the notes on the company accounts (Article 43(8)).
Link to other variables 

Part of the number of persons employed (16 11 0).



If the number of persons employed is not available, the number of employees (code 16 13 0) will be compiled instead.

Characteristics ‘total intramural R&D expenditure’ (code 22 11 0) and ‘total number of R&D personnel’ (code 22 12 0) are only required to be compiled for activities in NACE sections B, C, D, E and F. Up to reference year 2009, Member States will compile these characteristics as defined in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2700/98 of 17 December 1998.

For NACE section K only the number of enterprises, turnover and the number of persons employed (or the number of employees instead) will be compiled.

SECTION 3
Level of detail
Data will be provided according to the concept of ‘ultimate controlling institutional unit’ with the geographical breakdown level 2-IN combined with the activity breakdown level 3 as specified in Annex III and the geographical breakdown level 3 combined with Business Economy.

SECTION 4
First reference year and periodicity

1.. The first reference year for which annual statistics will be compiled is the calendar year of the entry into force of this Regulation.
2.. Member States will provide data for every calendar year thereafter.
3.. The first reference year for which variables total intra-mural R & D expenditure (code 22 11 0) and total number of R & D personnel (code 22 12 0) will be compiled is 2007.

SECTION 5
Transmission of results
The results will be transmitted within 20 months after the end of the reference year.

SECTION 6
Reports and pilot studies

1.. Member States will provide the Commission with a report relating to the definition, structure and availability of the statistical data to be compiled for the purposes of this common module.
2.. For the level of detail covered by this Annex, the Commission will institute pilot studies to be carried out by national authorities within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 322/97 pursuant to Article 5 of this Regulation.
3.. The pilot studies will be carried out in order to assess the feasibility of obtaining data, taking into account the benefits of the availability of such data in relation to the cost of collection and the burden on business.
4.. Pilot studies will be conducted for the following characteristics:

Code Title
 Exports of goods and services
 Imports of goods and services
 Intra-group exports of goods and services
 Intra-group imports of goods and services
Exports, imports, intra-group exports and intra-group imports will be broken down into goods and services.
5.. Pilot studies will also be conducted to study the feasibility of compiling data for activities in NACE sections M, N and O and of compiling the variables total intra-mural R & D expenditure (code 22 11 0) and total number of R & D personnel (code 22 12 0) for activities in NACE sections G, H, I, K, M, N and O. Pilot studies will also be conducted to assess the relevance, feasibility and costs of breaking down the data as specified in section 2 into size classes measured in terms of number of persons employed.

ANNEX II
COMMON MODULE FOR OUTWARD STATISTICS ON FOREIGN AFFILIATES
SECTION 1
Statistical unit
The statistical units are the enterprises and all branches abroad that are controlled by an institutional unit resident in the compiling country, according to the definitions contained in Article 2.

SECTION 2
Characteristics
The following characteristics, as defined in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2700/98, will be compiled:


Code Title
12 11 0 Turnover
16 11 0 Number of persons employed
11 11 0 Number of enterprises

If the number of persons employed is not available, the number of employees (code 16 13 0) will be compiled instead.

SECTION 3
Level of detail
Data will be provided with the detail by country of location and by activity of the foreign affiliate specified in Annex III. The detail by country of location and activity will be combined as follows:


— Level 1 of the geographical breakdown combined with Level 2 of the activity breakdown.
— Level 2-OUT of the geographical breakdown combined with level 1 of the activity breakdown.
— Level 3 of the geographical breakdown combined with data on total activity only.

SECTION 4
First reference year and periodicity

1.. The first reference year for which annual statistics will be compiled is the calendar year of the entry in force of this Regulation.
2.. Member States will provide data for every calendar year thereafter.

SECTION 5
Transmission of results
The results will be transmitted within 20 months from the end of the reference year.

SECTION 6
Reports and pilot studies

1.. Member States will provide the Commission with a report relating to the definition, structure and availability of the statistical data to be compiled for the purposes of this common module.
2.. For the level of detail covered by this Annex, the Commission will institute pilot studies to be carried out by national authorities within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 322/97, pursuant to Article 5 of this Regulation.
3.. The pilot studies will be carried out in order to assess the relevance and feasibility of obtaining data, taking into account the benefits of the availability of such data in relation to the cost of collection and the burden on business.
4.. Pilot studies will be conducted for the following characteristics:

Code Title
13 31 0 Personnel costs
 Exports of goods and services
 Imports of goods and services
 Intra-group exports of goods and services
 Intra-group imports of goods and services
12 15 0 Value added at factor cost
15 11 0 Gross investment in tangible goods

ANNEX III
LEVELS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION BY GEOGRAPHY AND BY ACTIVITY
Geographical breakdown levels Level 1  Level 2-OUT(Level 1 + 24 countries)
V2 Extra-EU 27 V2 Extra-EU 27
  IS Iceland
  LI Liechtenstein
  NO Norway
CH Switzerland CH Switzerland

RU Russian Federation RU Russian Federation
  TR Turkey
  EG Egypt
  MA Morocco
  NG Nigeria
  ZA South Africa
CA Canada CA Canada
US United States of America US United States
  MX Mexico
  AR Argentina
BR Brazil BR Brazil
  CL Chile
  UY Uruguay
  VE Venezuela
  IL Israel
CN China CN China
HK Hong Kong HK Hong Kong
IN India IN India
  ID Indonesia
JP Japan JP Japan
  KR South Korea
  MY Malaysia
  PH Philippines
  SG Singapore
  TW Taiwan
  TH Thailand
  AU Australia
  NZ New Zealand
Z8 Extra-EU 27 not allocated Z8 Extra-EU 27 not allocated
C4 Offshore Financial Centres C4 Offshore Financial Centres
Z7 Equally-shared control of UCIs of more than 1 Member State Z7 Equally-shared control of UCIs of more than one Member State


Level 2-INA1 World total (all entities including compiling country)
Z9 Rest of the World (excluding compiling country)
A2 Controlled by the compiling country
V1 EU-27 (Intra-EU-27) excluding compiling country
BE Belgium
BG Bulgaria
CZ Czech Republic
DK Denmark
DE Germany
EE Estonia
IE Ireland
GR Greece
ES Spain
FR France
HR Croatia
IT Italy
CY Cyprus
LV Latvia
LT Lithuania
LU Luxembourg
HU Hungary
MT Malta
NL Netherlands
AT Austria
PL Poland
PT Portugal
RO Romania
SI Slovenia
SK Slovakia
FI Finland
SE Sweden
UK United Kingdom
Z7 Equally-shared control of UCIs of more than one Member State
V2 Extra-EU 27
AU Australia
CA Canada
CH Switzerland
CN China
HK Hong Kong
IL Israel
IS Iceland
JP Japan
LI Liechtenstein
NO Norway
NZ New Zealand
RU Russian Federation
TR Turkey
US United States
C4 Offshore financial centres
Z8 Extra-EU27 not allocated


Level 3AD Andorra EE Estonia KZ Kazakhstan QA Qatar
AE United Arab Emirates EG Egypt LA Lao People's Democratic Republic RO Romania
AF Afghanistan ER Eritrea LB Lebanon RS Serbia
AG Antigua and Barbuda ES Spain LC Saint Lucia RU Russian Federation
AI Anguilla ET Ethiopia LI Liechtenstein RW Rwanda
AL Albania FI Finland LK Sri Lanka SA Saudi Arabia
AM Armenia FJ Fiji LR Liberia SB Solomon Islands
AN Netherlands Antilles FK Falkland Islands (Malvinas) LS Lesotho SC Seychelles
AO Angola FM Micronesia, Federated States of LT Lithuania SD Sudan
AQ Antarctica FO Faroe Islands LU Luxembourg SE Sweden
AR Argentina FR France LV Latvia SG Singapore
AS American Samoa GA Gabon LY Libyan Arab Jamahiriya SH St Helena
AT Austria GD Grenada MA Morocco SI Slovenia
AU Australia GE Georgia MD Moldova, Republic of SK Slovakia
AW Aruba GG Guernsey ME Montenegro SL Sierra Leone
AZ Azerbaijan GH Ghana MG Madagascar SM San Marino
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina GI Gibraltar MH Marshall Islands SN Senegal
BB Barbados GL Greenland MK the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia SO Somalia
BD Bangladesh GM Gambia ML Mali SR Suriname
BE Belgium GN Guinea MM Myanmar ST Sao Tome and Principe
BF Burkina Faso GQ Equatorial Guinea MN Mongolia SV El Salvador
BG Bulgaria GR Greece MO Macau SY Syrian Arab Republic
BH Bahrain GS South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands MP Northern Mariana Islands SZ Swaziland
BI Burundi GT Guatemala MR Mauritania TC Turks and Caicos Islands
BJ Benin GU Guam MS Montserrat TD Chad
BM Bermuda GW Guinea-Bissau MT Malta TF French Southern Territories
BN Brunei Darussalam GY Guyana MU Mauritius TG Togo
BO Bolivia HK Hong Kong MV Maldives TH Thailand
BR Brazil HM Heard Island and McDonald Islands MW Malawi TJ Tajikistan
BS Bahamas HN Honduras MX Mexico TK Tokelau
BT Bhutan HR Croatia MY Malaysia TM Turkmenistan
BV Bouvet Island HT Haiti MZ Mozambique TN Tunisia
BW Botswana HU Hungary NA Namibia TO Tonga
BY Belarus ID Indonesia NC New Caledonia TP East Timor
BZ Belize IE Ireland NE Niger TR Turkey
CA Canada IL Israel NF Norfolk Island TT Trinidad and Tobago
CC Cocos (Keeling) Islands IM Isle of Man NG Nigeria TV Tuvalu
CD Congo, the Democratic Republic of the IN India NI Nicaragua TW Taiwan, Province of China
CF Central African Republic IO British Indian Ocean Territory NL Netherlands TZ Tanzania, United Republic of
CG Congo IQ Iraq NO Norway UA Ukraine
CH Switzerland IR Iran, Islamic Republic of NP Nepal UG Uganda
CI Côte d'Ivoire IS Iceland NR Nauru UK United Kingdom
CK Cook Islands IT Italy NU Niue UM United States Minor Outlying Islands
CL Chile JE Jersey NZ New Zealand US United States
CM Cameroon JM Jamaica OM Oman UY Uruguay
CN China JO Jordan PA Panama UZ Uzbekistan
CO Colombia JP Japan PE Peru VA Holy See (Vatican City State)
CR Costa Rica KE Kenya PF French Polynesia VC St Vincent and the Grenadines
CU Cuba KG Kyrgyzstan PG Papua New Guinea VE Venezuela
CV Cape Verde KH Cambodia (Kampuchea) PH Philippines VG Virgin Islands, British
CX Christmas Island KI Kiribati PK Pakistan VI Virgin Islands, US
CY Cyprus KM Comoros PL Poland VN Viet Nam
CZ Czech Republic KN St Kitts and Nevis PN Pitcairn VU Vanuatu
DE Germany KP Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (North Korea) PS Palestinian Territory, Occupied WF Wallis and Futuna
DJ Djibouti KR Korea, Republic of (South Korea) PT Portugal WS Samoa
DK Denmark KW Kuwait PW Palau YE Yemen
DM Dominica KY Cayman Islands PY Paraguay  
DO Dominican Republic     ZA South Africa
DZ Algeria     ZM Zambia
EC Ecuador Z8 Extra EU-27 not allocated   ZW Zimbabwe
A2 Controlled by the compiling country Z7 Equally-shared control of UCIs of more than one Member State    




Activity breakdown levels 1 and 2 for outward statistics on foreign affiliatesLevel 1 Level 2 NACE Rev. 2
TOTAL ACTIVITY TOTAL ACTIVITY sec B to S (excluding O)
MINING AND QUARRYING MINING AND QUARRYING sec B
Extraction of crude petroleum, natural gas and mining support service activities div 06, 09
MANUFACTURING MANUFACTURING sec C
Food products, beverages and tobacco products div 10, 11, 12
Total textiles and wood activities div 13, 14, 16, 17, 18
Textiles and wearing apparel div 13, 14
Wood, paper, printing and reproduction div 16, 17, 18
Petroleum, chemicals, pharmaceutical products, rubber and plastic products Total petroleum, chemicals, pharmaceutical products, rubber and plastic products div 19, 20, 21, 22
Coke and refined petroleum products div 19
Chemicals and chemical products div 20
Rubber and plastic products div 22
Total metal and machinery products div 24, 25, 26, 28
Basic metals and fabricated metal products div 24, 25
Computer, electronic and optical products Computer, electronic and optical products div 26
Machinery and equipment n.e.c. div 28
Vehicles, other transport equipment Total vehicles and other transport equipment div 29, 30
Motor vehicles, trailers and semi trailers div 29
Other transport equipment div 30
Total of other manufacturing div 15, 23, 27, 31, 32, 33
ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY sec D
WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES sec E
Water collection, treatment and supply div 36
Sewerage, waste management, remediation activities div 37, 38, 39
CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION sec F
TOTAL SERVICES TOTAL SERVICES sec G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE; REPAIR OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE; REPAIR OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES sec G
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles div 45
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles div 46
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles div 47
TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE sec H
TOTAL transport and storage div 49, 50, 51, 52
Land transport and transport via pipelines div 49
Water transport div 50
Air transport div 51
Warehousing and support activities for transportation div 52
Postal and courier activities div 53
ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICE ACTIVITIES ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICE ACTIVITIES sec I
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION sec J
Motion picture, video, television programme production, other entertainment activities div 59, 60
Telecommunications div 61
Other information and communication activities div 58, 62, 63
FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES sec K
Financial intermediation, except insurance and pension funding div 64

— Activities of holding companies
 group 64.2
Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security div 65
Other financial activities div 66
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES sec L
PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES sec M
Legal and accounting activities div 69

— Legal activities
 group 69.1

— Accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy
 group 69.2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities div 70

— Activities of head offices
 group 70.1

— Management consultancy activities
 group 70.2
Architecture and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis div 71
Scientific research and development Scientific research and development div 72
Advertising and market research div 73

— Advertising
 group 73.1

— Market research and public opinion polling
 group 73.2
Other professional, scientific and technical activities, veterinary activities div 74, 75
ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICE ACTIVITIES sec N
Rental and leasing activities div 77
Other administrative and support service activities div 78, 79, 80, 81, 82
EDUCATION sec P
HUMAN HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK ACTIVITIES sec Q
ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION sec R
Creative, arts and entertainment activities div 90
Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities div 91
Sporting and other recreational activities; gambling and betting activities div 92, 93
OTHER SERVICE ACTIVITIES sec S
Activities of membership organisations div 94
Repair of computers and personal and household goods, other personal service activities div 95, 96
Not allocated 

Activity breakdown level 3 for inward statistics on foreign affiliatesLevel 3 (NACE Rev. 2)
Heading Requested level of detail
Business Economy Sections B to N excluding K
MINING AND QUARRYING Section B
MANUFACTURING Section C
All divisions 10 to 33
ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY Section D
Division 35
WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES Section E
All divisions 36 to 39
CONSTRUCTION Section F
All divisions 41 to 43
All groups 41.1 and 41.2, 42.1 to 42.9, 43.1 to 43.9
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE; REPAIR OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTOCYCLES Section G
All divisions 45 to 47
All groups 45.1 to 45.2, 46.1 to 46.9, 47.1 to 47.9
TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE Section H
All divisions 49 to 53
Groups 49.1 to 49.5
ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICES ACTIVITIES Section I
All divisions 55 to 56
All groups 55.1 to 55.9, 56.1 to 56.3
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION Section J
All divisions 58 to 63
Groups 58.1, 58.2, 63.1, 63.9
FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES Section K
All divisions 64 to 66
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES Section L
Division 68
PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES Section M
All divisions 69 to 75
ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICE ACTIVITIES Section N
All divisions 77 to 82
Groups 77.1 to 77.4