1. Ongoing review of statistical units and business registers (FRIBS)
EU WORKSHOP ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN BUSINESS AND CONSUMER SURVEYS Brussels, November 2014 Directorate G: Global Business Statistics

2. Objectives of the Framework Regulation Integrating Business Statistics (FRIBS)
Streamline and rationalise the reference framework, reducing unnecessary burden on respondents
Define a new architecture
 for European Business Statistics

3. Business Pillar in the ESP 2013-2017
Scope of FRIBS
Business Pillar in the ESP
STS
SBS
ITSS
FATS
R&D
CIS
ITGS
ICT ENTR
FDI
Prod com
Common Infrastructure:
Statistical Units
Business Registers
 to be integrated into one methodological and legal framework.

4. Integration means Increasing consistency by harmonisation of:
Statistical Units definitions' application
Definition of variables
NACE coverage and breakdowns
Reference Periods
Integration of Business Registers with each other and with the EuroGroups Register
Enable closer cooperation between NSI, e.g. data exchange in case of mirror statistics

5. Infrastructural elements
Main elements
FRIBS
Statistical Units
Business Registers
Exchange of micro-data
Quality issues
Confidentiality
Infrastructural elements
Data requirements
Variable definitions
EBS Manual
Technical provision of exchange of micro-data
Technical provisions

6. Data requirements and variables
Integration of specific packages in a single set of data requirements, based on domain-specific package
Recommendations for more consistent breakdowns and coverage: agreement reached on in the BSDG in June 2014
Revision of definitions of 18 cross-cutting variables

7. Enterprise definition
Organisational Unit
Sufficient Degree of autonomy
Market Access
Not every legal unit is an enterprise,
Several legal units together may form an enterprise

8. Example of an Enterprise Unit
Administration and Management
Holding
Administration and Management
Staffing
Staff
R&D
R&D
Sales
Staffing
Machine production
Sales
Market

9. Example from reality Organisation of Aldi-Süd :
Aldi Sued shops are organised in 37 legal units, in addition "backoffice" and "logistics" are organised in further legal units. Most of them as "limited liability". But
prices
assortment and
appearance
are everywhere the same.
More than 37 enterprises?

10. Enterprise operational rules
for
Delineation of enterprise groups into enterprises
Treatment of ancillary activities
Vertical Integration
Shared services (e.g. staffing units)
in order to promote a uniform implementation in the Member States

11. Further Work 2014 2015 2016 1. Infrastructure componentJ F M A S O N D J F M A S O N D J F M A
1. Infrastructure component
Impact assessment
Statistical units
Business registers
Framework legal text
2. Data structure component
Definitions of variables
Data requirements
Common nomenclatures
3. Methodological component
4. SIMSTAT project
5. Governance and reporting

12. Time schedule of FRIBS
FRIBS is launched FRIBS implementation Impact assessment Discussion and consultation MEETS starts MEETS ends Legislative process
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2009
2018

13. Thank you for your attention!