Annex VIII - A DETAILED MODULE FOR STRUCTURAL STATISTICS ON BUSINESS SERVICES

SECTION 1

Aim

The aim of this Annex is to establish a common framework for the collection, compilation, transmission and evaluation of Community statistics on the structure, activity, competitiveness and performance of the business services’ sector.

SECTION 2

Scope

The statistics to be compiled will relate to the domains referred to in Article 1(a) to (d) and (f), in particular to a list of characteristics for a detailed analysis of the structure, activity, competitiveness and performance of business services.

SECTION 3

Coverage

The statistics are to be compiled for all activities within the coverage of divisions 62, 69, 71, 73 and 78 and groups 58.2, 63.1, and 70.2, of NACE Rev. 2. These sectors cover a part of publishing activities, the information technology service activities, a part of information service activities and professional, scientific and technical activities and the employment activities. Statistics in this module refer to the population of all enterprises with 20 or more persons employed whose main activity is classified in the above divisions and groups. In 2011 at the earliest, the Commission may institute a study on the necessity and feasibility of changing the lower limit of the reference population. On the basis of this study, measures designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation concerning the changing of the lower limit will be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 12(3).

SECTION 4

Characteristics

1. The list of characteristics and statistics set out below indicate the statistics which are to be compiled with on an annual or biennial frequency. The statistics and characteristics in italics are also included in the lists in the common module defined in Annex I.

2. Characteristics for which annual statistics are to be compiled for enterprises in divisions 62 and 78 and groups 58.2, 63.1 and 73.1 of NACE Rev. 2:

3. Characteristics for which biennial statistics are to be compiled for enterprises in the groups 69.1, 69.2, 70.2, 71.1, 71.2 and 73.2 of NACE Rev. 2:

SECTION 5

First reference year

The first reference year for which annual statistics on the activities covered by the NACE Rev. 2 divisions 62 and 78 and groups 58.2, 63.1 and 73.1 and for which biennial statistics covered by the NACE Rev. 2 groups 69.1, 69.2 and 70.2 are to be compiled is 2008. The first reference year for which biennial statistics on the activities covered by NACE Rev. 2 groups 71.1, 71.2 and 73.2 are to be compiled is 2009.

SECTION 6

Production of results

1. In order that Community statistics may be compiled, Member States are to produce component national results broken down to the NACE Rev. 2 divisions 62 and 78 and groups 58.2, 63.1, 69.1, 69.2, 70.2, 71.1, 71.2, 73.1 and 73.2.

2. Turnover results are also to be broken down by product and residence of client for the NACE Rev. 2 divisions 62 and 78, groups 58.2, 63.1, 69.1, 69.2, 70.2, 71.1, 71.2, 73.1 and 73.2.

SECTION 7

Transmission of results

The results are to be transmitted within 18 months of the end of the calendar year of the reference period.

SECTION 8

Transitional period

For the purposes of the detailed module defined in this Annex, the transitional period will not extend for more than three years beyond the first reference years indicated in Section 5 for the compilation of the statistics indicated in Section 4.