Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/447

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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2002 on waste statistics^note, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1552/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on statistics relating to vocational training in enterprises^note, and in particular Article 13, first paragraph, thereof,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 453/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2008 on quarterly statistics on Community job vacancies^note, and in particular Article 5(1) thereof,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on Community statistics on public health and health and safety at work^note, and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 530/1999 of 9 March 1999 concerning structural statistics on earnings and on labour costs^note, and in particular Article 11, third paragraph, thereof,Whereas:

(1)Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council^note established a common statistical classification of economic activities in the Union (NACE Revision 2; ‘NACE Rev. 2’). Since then, globalisation and digitalisation have progressively changed the way in which many economic activities provide goods and services worldwide. As a result, NACE Rev. 2 had to be updated, to maintain its comparability and consistency with the standards for classifying economic activities used at international level. Accordingly, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/137^note amended Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 and established the updated classification (NACE Revision 2 Update 1; ‘NACE Rev. 2.1’).

(2)To enable users to assess the detailed content changes in NACE and be able to compare that previous version of the classification with the updated version thereof (NACE Rev. 2.1), a correspondence table^note was made available to the classification users on 1 August 2023, along with explanatory notes^note.

(3)The large body of legislation setting out data transmission requirements which refer to specific NACE sections, divisions, groups or classes includes Regulations (EC) No 2150/2002 and (EC) No 1552/2005, as well as Commission Regulations (EC) No 1726/1999^note, (EC) No 1916/2000^note, (EC) No 198/2006^note, (EC) No 1062/2008^note and (EU) No 349/2011^note. In order to ensure that those transmission requirements are expressed in terms compatible with the updated classification (NACE Rev. 2.1), those acts should be amended.

(4)Sections 1 and 8 of Annex I, and Section 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 refer to specific sections, divisions, groups or classes of NACE Rev. 2 and should therefore be amended.

(5)Regulation (EC) No 1726/1999 implemented Regulation (EC) No 530/1999 as regards the definition and transmission of information on labour costs. The references to NACE Rev. 2 in Sections A and D of Annex II, and in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1726/1999 should therefore be amended.

(6)Regulation (EC) No 1916/2000 implemented Regulation (EC) No 530/1999 as regards the definition and transmission of information on structure of earnings. Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1916/2000 make reference to NACE Rev. 2 and should therefore be amended.

(7)Regulation (EC) No 198/2006 implemented Regulation (EC) No 1552/2005. Annexes I, II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 198/2006 refer to NACE Rev. 2 and should therefore be amended.

(8)Regulation (EC) No 1062/2008 implemented Regulation (EC) No 453/2008, as regards seasonal adjustment procedures and quality reports. Article 1, as well as Annexes 1 and 2 to Regulation (EC) No 1062/2008 refer to NACE Rev. 2 and should therefore be amended.

(9)Regulation (EU) No 349/2011 implemented Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 as regards statistics on accidents at work. All three annexes to Regulation (EU) No 349/2011 refer to specific sections, divisions, groups or classes of the common statistical classification of economic activities in the Union, in its form as initially established by Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006. Regulation (EU) No 349/2011 should therefore be amended, so that it is expressed in terms of the requirements that are compatible with the updated version of the statistical classification of economic activities (NACE Rev. 2.1).

(10)In order to allow data providers a certain period of time to adapt to the new regulatory requirements, compliance with the updated classification should not be required immediately.

(11)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002#

Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 are amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 2Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1552/2005#

Regulation (EC) No 1552/2005 is amended as follows:

(1)Article 4 is replaced by the following‘Article 4Scope of statisticsThe statistics on the vocational training in enterprises shall cover at least all economic activities set out in sections B to O and sections S and T of NACE^note.^note

(2)Article 7 is amended as follows:

(a)in paragraph 2, point (a) is replaced by the following:

(a)economic activities pursuant to NACE;’;

(b)in paragraph 3, the first sentence is replaced by the following:‘Sampling and precision requirements, the sample sizes needed to meet those requirements, and the detailed specifications of the NACE and size categories into which the results can be broken down shall be determined by the Commission.’.

Article 3Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1726/1999#

Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1726/1999 are amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 4Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1916/2000#

Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1916/2000 are amended in accordance with Annex III to this Regulation.

Article 5Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 198/2006#

Annexes I, II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 198/2006 are amended in accordance with Annex IV to this Regulation.

Article 6Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1062/2008#

Regulation (EC) No 1062/2008 is amended as follows:

(1)in Article 1, the first sentence is replaced by the following:‘For the purpose of applying Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 453/2008, the transmission of seasonally adjusted data shall start at the latest when time series with at least 16 observed periods are available at the aggregation level of NACE^note specified in Annex 1.^note

(2)Annexes 1 and 2 are amended in accordance with Annex V to this Regulation.

Article 7Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 349/2011#

Annexes I, II and III to Regulation (EU) No 349/2011 are amended in accordance with Annex VI to this Regulation.

Article 8Application#

1.Articles 1, 4 and 6 shall apply from 1 January 2026, as regards data transmissions to the Commission (Eurostat), for reference periods that start on or after that date.

2.Article 7 shall apply from 1 January 2027, as regards data transmissions to the Commission (Eurostat), for reference periods that start on or after that date.

3.Article 3 shall apply from 1 January 2028, as regards data transmissions to the Commission (Eurostat), for reference periods that start on or after that date.

4.Articles 2 and 5 shall apply from 1 January 2030, as regards data transmissions to the Commission (Eurostat), for reference periods that start on or after that date.

Article 9Entry into force#

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Annex 1 · NACE aggregation level

NACE sections	Description
A	Agriculture, forestry and fishing
B, C, D and E	Mining and quarrying; manufacturing; electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply; water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
F	Construction
G, H and I	Wholesale and retail trade; transportation and storage; accommodation and food service activities
J	Publishing, broadcasting, and content production and distribution activities
K	Telecommunication, computer programming, consulting, computing infrastructure and other information service activities
L	Financial and insurance activities
M	Real estate activities
N and O	Professional, scientific and technical activities; administrative and support service activities
P, Q and R	Public administration and defence; compulsory social security; education; human health and social work activities
S and T	Arts, sports and recreation; other service activities

Annex I · List of variables

European statistics on accidents at work (ESAW) Phases I and II variables

Variables	Specifications	First reference year for data transmission
Case Number	Unique case number to identify each individual record and to ensure that each record represents a separate accident occurrence at work.The chosen case number must be prefixed by the 4 digits of the year when the accident is notified to the competent national authorities.	2027
Economic Activity of the Employer	4-digit level of the NACE^note	2027 for NACE sections A-T
Occupation of the Victim	2-digit level of the ISCO-08	2027
Age of the Victim	2-digit number	2027
Sex of the Victim	1-digit code	2027
Type of Injury	3-digit version of the ESAW classification for “Type of injury” according to the ESAW methodology.	2027
Part of Body Injured	2-digit version of the classification of “part of body injured” according to the ESAW methodology.	2027
Geographical Location of the Accident	5-digit code according to the NUTS classification^note.	2027
Date of the Accident	Numeric variable which is indicated as year, month and day	2027
Time of the Accident	2-digit variable describing time intervals in hours according to the ESAW methodology	optional
Size of the Enterprise	Categories according to the ESAW methodology	optional
Nationality of the Victim	Categories according to the ESAW methodology	optional
Employment Status of the Victim	Categories according to the ESAW methodology	2027
Days Lost (severity)	Categories according to the ESAW methodology. Specific codes are used to denote permanent incapacity and fatal accident.	2027
Weight ESAW collection	To be used when the Member State uses a sample for the data collection on accidents and/or wants to correct for under-reporting.If not applicable the default value 1 is used.	2027

ESAW phase III variables on causes and circumstances

Variables	Specifications	First reference year for data transmission
1.Workstation	Categories according to the ESAW methodology	2027^note
2.Working Environment	3-digit version of the classification of “Working Environment” according to the ESAW methodology	2027^note
3.Working Process	2-digit version of the classification of “Working Process” according to the ESAW methodology	2027^note
4.Specific Physical Activity	2-digit version of the classification of “Specific Physical Activity” according to the ESAW methodology	2027^note
5.Deviation	2-digit version of the classification of “Deviation” according to the ESAW methodology	2027^note
6.Contact – Mode of injury	2-digit version of the classification of “Contact – Mode of injury” according to the ESAW methodology	2027^note
7.Material Agent associated with the Specific Physical Activity	4-digit version of the classification of “Material Agent” according to the ESAW methodology	2027^note
8.Material Agent associated with the Deviation	4-digit version of the classification of “Material Agent” according to the ESAW methodology	2027^note
9.Material Agent associated with the Contact – Mode of injury	4-digit version of the classification of “Material Agent” according to the ESAW methodology	2027^note
Weight Causes and Circumstances	To be used when the Member State applies an additional sampling for the encoding of the ESAW Phase III variables on causes and circumstances.If not applicable the default value 1 is used	2027

Annex II

(1)Annex II is amended as follows:

(a)Section A is amended as follows:

(i)the second paragraph is replaced by the following:‘This definition of employees covers manual and non-manual workers and management personnel in the private and public sectors in economic activities classified to Sections B-O and Q-T of NACE^note in enterprises with at least 10 employees^note^note^note

(ii)in the third paragraph, the text of the footnote accompanying the fifth indent is replaced by the following:‘To avoid double counting, the hours worked by persons employed by temporary employment agencies are to be included in the NACE class of the employment agency (NACE class 78.20) and not in the NACE position of the enterprise for which they actually work.’;

(b)in Section D, the third sentence is replaced by the following:‘The costs for persons employed by temporary employment agencies are to be included in the industry of the agency which employs them (NACE class 78.20) and not in the industry of the enterprise for which they actually work.’;

(2)Annex III is amended as follows:

(a)the first paragraph is replaced by the following:‘Three files are to be provided, corresponding to Tables A, B and C:

—Table A contains national data (one record for each economic activity at the section and division levels of NACE^note),

—Table B contains national data by size class (one record for each economic activity at the section and division levels of NACE, for each of the size classes),

—Table C contains regional data at the NUTS 1 level (one record for each economic activity at the section and division levels of NACE, for each of the regions).

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(b)in the second paragraph under the heading ‘Identification of a record’, the first indent is replaced by the following:

—the economic activities of NACE,’.

Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1726/1999 are amended as follows:

III

(1)in Annex I, point 1.3 is replaced by the following:‘1.3.Principal economic activity of the local unit (NACE^note)^note

(2)Annex II is amended as follows:

(a)Section 1 is amended as follows:

(i)in the first paragraph, the third sentence is replaced by the following:‘The statistics shall cover all activities defined in sections B to O and Q to T of the general industrial classification of economic activities within the European Communities (NACE^note) in enterprises with at least 10 employees^note.^note^note

(ii)point 1.3 is replaced by the following:‘1.3.Principal economic activity of the local unit (NACE)The main economic activity of the local unit should be coded at the 2-digit level of NACE (division level).The transmission codes for the different NACE categories will be presented in an implementation paper to be distributed by Eurostat.’;

(b)Section 2 is amended as follows:

(i)the second paragraph is replaced by the following:‘The definition of employees covers manual and non-manual workers and management personnel in the private and public sectors in economic activities classified to Sections B to O and Q to T of NACE in enterprises with at least 10 employees^note.^note

(ii)in the third paragraph, the text of the footnote accompanying the fifth indent is replaced by the following:‘To avoid double counting, the hours worked by persons employed by temporary employment agencies are to be included in the NACE class of the employment agency (NACE, 78.20) and not in the NACE position of the enterprise for which they actually work.’.

Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1916/2000 are amended as follows:

Annex IV

(1)in the note to the table in Annex I, the sixth sentence is replaced by the following:‘NACE refers to the classification of economic activity established by Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006^note.^note

(2)in point 2 of Annex II, the introductory wording and the first indent are replaced by the following:‘The sample shall be stratified by NACE^note and size category in accordance with the following minimum specifications:

—20 NACE categories [B, C10-C12, C13-C15, C17-C18, C19-C23, C24-C25, C26-C28+C33, C29-C30, C16+C31-C32, D-E, F, G46, G47, H, I, J-K, L64-L65, L66, M+N+O+S+T94+T96, T95],

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(3)in the fourth paragraph of Annex III, points 2, 3 and 4 are replaced by the following:

2.For a single NACE^note/size cell imputations shall not be allowed if more than 50 % of the responding enterprises have missing data for more than 25 % of the quantitative variables.

3.For a single NACE/size cell, no imputation shall be performed on a quantitative variable if the proportion of responding enterprises for that particular variable is less than 50 %.

4.For a single NACE/size cell, no imputation shall be performed on a qualitative variable if the proportion of responding enterprises for that particular variable is less than 80 %.

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(4)Annex V is amended as follows:

(a)Section 2 (Accuracy) is amended as follows:

(i)point 2.1 is amended as follows:

—in the second paragraph, the introductory wording is replaced by the following:‘Tables to be provided (broken down by NACE^note and size classes according to the national sampling plan):^note

—in the third paragraph, the introductory wording is replaced by the following:‘Tables to be provided for the observed effective sample (broken down by NACE and size classes according to the national sampling plan):’;

(ii)in point 2.2.1, second paragraph, the introductory wording is replaced by the following:‘Tables to be provided for the observed effective sample (broken down by NACE and size classes according to the national sampling plan):’;

(iii)in point 2.2.4, second paragraph, the introductory wording is replaced by the following:‘Tables to be provided for the observed effective sample (broken down by NACE and size classes according to the national sampling plan):’;

(b)Section 6 (Coherence) is amended as follows:

(i)the first paragraph is replaced by the following:‘This covers a comparison of statistics for the same phenomenon or item from other surveys or sources and an assessment of coherence with structural business statistics for the number of persons employed as a function of NACE and size classes.’;

(ii)in the second paragraph, the introductory wording is replaced by the following:‘Tables to be provided for the observed effective sample (broken down by NACE and size classes according to the national sampling plan):’.

Annexes I, II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 198/2006 are amended as follows:

Annex V

(1)Annex 1 is replaced by the following:‘’;

(2)in Annex 2, point 2.2.6. is replaced by the following:‘2.2.6.Estimation of biasAn assessment of the non-sampling errors, in terms of the absolute number of vacant posts, shall be transmitted for the total number of job vacancies and, where possible, for aggregation level of NACE^note specified in Annex 1 to this Regulation and size classes (1-9, 10 + employees).^note

Annexes 1 and 2 to Regulation (EC) No 1062/2008 are amended as follows:

Annex VI

(1)Annex I is replaced by the following:‘’;

(2)in Annex II, the introductory wording of the second paragraph is replaced by the following:‘According to NACE^note:^note

(3)Annex III is amended as follows:

(a)the first indent is replaced by the following:

—the population covered in terms of NACE^note sections, and possibly divisions, groups and classes, and employment status,

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(b)the seventh indent is replaced by the following:

—the numbers of fatal road traffic accidents and fatal accidents on board any means of transport during a journey in the course of work for persons employed outside the NACE Section H “Transportation and storage”,’.

Annexes I, II and III to Regulation (EU) No 349/2011 are amended as follows: