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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)

Modified by

Commission Regulation (EC) No 747/2008of 30 July 2008amending Regulation (EC) No 716/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on the structure and activity of foreign affiliates, as regards the definitions of characteristics and the implementation of NACE Rev. 2(Text with EEA relevance), 32008R0747, July 31, 2008
Council Regulation (EU) No 517/2013of 13 May 2013adapting certain regulations and decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement for persons, company law, competition policy, agriculture, food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy, transport policy, energy, taxation, statistics, trans-European networks, judiciary and fundamental rights, justice, freedom and security, environment, customs union, external relations, foreign, security and defence policy and institutions, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia, 32013R0517, June 10, 2013
Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 27 November 2019on European business statistics, repealing 10 legal acts in the field of business statistics(Text with EEA relevance), 32019R2152, December 17, 2019

Regulation (EC) No 716/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 20 June 2007on Community statistics on the structure and activity of foreign affiliates(Text with EEA relevance)

Article 1Subject matterThis Regulation establishes a common framework for the systematic production of Community statistics on the structure and activity of foreign affiliates.

Article 2DefinitionsFor 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.

Article 3Submission of dataMember 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.

Article 4Data sources1.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.

Article 5Pilot studies1.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.

Article 6Quality standards and reports1.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.

Article 7Recommendations manualThe 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.

Article 8Timetable and derogations1.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.

Article 9Implementing measures1.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.

Article 10Committee1.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.

Article 11Cooperation with the Committee on Monetary, Financial and Balance of Payments StatisticsIn 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.

Article 12Report on implementationThe 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.

Article 13Entry into forceThis 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 ICOMMON MODULE FOR INWARD STATISTICS ON FOREIGN AFFILIATESSECTION 1Statistical unitThe statistical units are the enterprises and all branches, which are under foreign control according to the definitions contained in Article 2.SECTION 2CharacteristicsThe 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 statisticsOJ L 344, 18.12.1998, p. 49. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1670/2003 (OJ L 244, 29.9.2003, p. 74). 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:

Variables 22 11 0 and 22 12 0 shall be reported every second year. If the total amount of turnover or the number of persons employed in a division of NACE Rev. 2 Sections B to F represents, in a Member State, less than 1 % of the Community total, the information necessary for the compilation of statistics relating to characteristics 22 11 0 and 22 12 0 need not be collated for the purposes of this Regulation.

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 accountsThe 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 variablesPart of the number of persons employed (16 11 0).

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 accountsThe 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 variablesPart 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, turnoverFor NACE Rev. 2 division 64 turnover will be replaced by production value. and the number of persons employed (or the number of employees instead) will be compiled.SECTION 3Level of detailData 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 4First reference year and periodicity1.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 5Transmission of resultsThe results will be transmitted within 20 months after the end of the reference year.SECTION 6Reports and pilot studies1.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 IICOMMON MODULE FOR OUTWARD STATISTICS ON FOREIGN AFFILIATESSECTION 1Statistical unitThe 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 2CharacteristicsThe 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 3Level of detailData 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 4First reference year and periodicity1.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 5Transmission of resultsThe results will be transmitted within 20 months from the end of the reference year.SECTION 6Reports and pilot studies1.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 IIILEVELS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION BY GEOGRAPHY AND BY ACTIVITY

Ultimate controlling institutional unit of a foreign affiliate

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
		HR	Croatia
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-INUltimate controlling institutional unit of a foreign affiliate.

A1	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 3Only for inwardUltimate controlling institutional unit of a foreign affiliateProvisional code that does not affect the definitive denomination of the country to be attributed after the conclusion of the negotiation currently taking place at the United Nations.

AD	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 affiliates

Level 1	Level 2	NACE Rev. 2
TOTAL ACTIVITY	TOTAL ACTIVITY	sec B to S (excluding O)
MINING AND QUARRYING	MINING AND QUARRYING	sec B
MINING AND QUARRYING	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
Computer, electronic and optical products	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 affiliates

Level 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
MANUFACTURING	All divisions 10 to 33
ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY	Section D
ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY	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
FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES	All divisions 64 to 66
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES	Section L
REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES	Division 68
PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES	Section M
PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES	All divisions 69 to 75
ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICE ACTIVITIES	Section N
	All divisions 77 to 82
	Groups 77.1 to 77.4