Date: 2015-07-01Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1042 of 30 June 2015 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 250/2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 295/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning structural business statistics, as regards the adaptation of the technical format following the revision of the classification of products by activity (CPA) (Text with EEA relevance)
Executive Summary:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1042 amends Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 250/2009 regarding the technical format for data transmission based on the CPA (Classification of Products by Activity). This change is necessary to maintain comparability and consistency with international product classification standards following the entry into force of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1209/2014. The regulation entered into force on July 21, 2015.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Amendment of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 250/2009:**
* Point 4.2 Territorial unit: The code "GR" for Greece is replaced with "EL".
* Point 4.9 Units of data values: A new unit, "Square metres" with code "M2", is added.
* Point 4.10 Breakdown of products:
* The label for product code "63 12" is changed from "Web portal content" to "Web portal services."
* The label for product code "73 11 13" is changed from "Advertising design and concept development" to "Advertising concept development services."
* The entry for product code "70 22 4 Trademarks and franchises" is deleted.
* The label for product code "71 11 24" is changed from "Architectural advisory services" to "Building project architectural advisory services."
Impact Analysis:
* **European Commission:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for the implementation and enforcement of the amended regulation.
* *Action Required:* Ensure the updated technical format is correctly applied in the collection, transmission, and evaluation of European structural business statistics.
* **National Statistical Institutes/Data Providers:**
* *Impact:* Directly affected by the changes to the technical format for data transmission.
* *Action Required:* Adapt data collection and transmission systems to reflect the amended Annex II, ensuring the use of "EL" for Greece, inclusion of "Square metres" as a unit, and updated/deleted product labels.
* **Businesses in the Union:**
* *Impact:* Businesses providing data for structural business statistics need to be aware of the updated product classifications and technical formats.
* *Action Required:* Ensure data submissions comply with the revised classifications and labels outlined in the amended Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 250/2009.
* **Users of European Structural Business Statistics:**
* *Impact:* Benefit from improved comparability and consistency of product classifications in statistical data.
* *Action Required:* Understand the changes in product classifications when analyzing and interpreting structural business statistics.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
European Parliament: One of the legislative bodies of the European Union. It is directly elected by EU citizens.
Council of the European Union: A legislative body of the European Union, composed of government ministers from each member state.
Commission Regulation EC No 250/2009: A Commission Regulation implementing Regulation EC No 295/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning structural business statistics.
Regulation EC No 295/2008: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning structural business statistics.
Regulation EC No 451/2008: A regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a statistical classification of products by activity (CPA).
Commission Regulation EU No 1209/2014: A commission regulation amending Regulation EC No 451/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a new statistical classification of products by activity CPA.
Brussels: The capital of Belgium and a major administrative center for the European Union, where the regulation was adopted.
1.7.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 167/61
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/1042
of 30 June 2015
amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 250/2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 295/2008 of
the European Parliament and of the Council concerning structural business statistics, as regards
the adaptation of the technical format following the revision of the classification of products by
activity (CPA)
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 295/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008
concerning structural business statistics (1), and in particular Article 11(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 295/2008 establishes a common framework for the collection, transmission and evaluation
of European statistics on the structure, activity, competitiveness and performance of businesses in the Union.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 451/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) establishes a statistical classifi
cation of products by activity (CPA), to meet the requirements of statistics in the Union.
(3) Annex II to Commission Regulation (EC) No 250/2009 (3) specifies the technical format and the labels for certain
products for the data to be transmitted based on the CPA.
(4) Following the entry into force of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1209/2014 (4) it is necessary to adapt
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 250/2009 with regard to the labels for certain products for the data to be
transmitted based on the CPA in order to maintain the comparability and consistency with product classification
standards used at international level.
(5) Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 250/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical
System Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 250/2009 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.
(1) OJ L 97, 9.4.2008, p. 13.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 451/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2008 establishing a new statistical classification
of products by activity (CPA) and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 3696/93 (OJ L 145, 4.6.2008, p. 65).
(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 250/2009 of 11 March 2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 295/2008 of the European Parliament
and of the Council as regards the definitions of characteristics, the technical format for the transmission of data, the double reporting
requirements for NACE Rev.1.1 and NACE Rev.2 and derogations to be granted for structural business statistics (OJ L 86, 31.3.2009,
p. 1).
(4) Commission Regulation (EU) No 1209/2014 of 29 October 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 451/2008 of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 23 April 2008 establishing a new statistical classification of products by activity (CPA) and repealing Council
Regulation (EEC) No 3696/93 (OJ L 336, 22.11.2014, p. 1).L 167/62 EN Official Journal of the European Union 1.7.2015
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 June 2015.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 250/2009 is amended as follows:
1. In point 4.2 ‘Territorial unit’, the code ‘GR’ for Greece is replaced by ‘EL’
2. In point 4.9 ‘Units of data values’, in the table, a new unit ‘Square metres’ with code ‘M2’ is added.
3. In point 4.10 ‘Breakdown of products’, the table is amended as follows:
(a) for the product with code 63 12 the label ‘Web portal content’ is replaced by ‘Web portal services’.
(b) for the product with code 73 11 13 the label ‘Advertising design and concept development’ is replaced by
‘Advertising concept development services’
(c) the entry for the product with code 70 22 4 ‘Trademarks and franchises’ is deleted.
(d) for the product with code 71 11 24 the label ‘Architectural advisory services’ is replaced by ‘Building project
architectural advisory services’