1. EGR Workshop Rome 27-28-April-2010 EGR developments for statistical uses

2. EGR Workshop Rome 27-28-April-2010 EGR developments for statistical uses Identification of groups’ UCI Background : –Common TF on UCI : Definition of the UCI, treatment of special cases –First treatment by BR staff What remains to do: –Provide to the MS : Definitions and examples A treatment template The description of the procedure to follow in order to reach an agreement on the UCI –Assign a country to every group for validation purposes European groups Groups outside EU 31

3. EGR Workshop Rome 27-28-April-2010 EGR developments for statistical uses Identification of groups’ UCI Principles founding the future works : –To apply the rules defined by the TF on UCI –One UCI defined for all the statistical uses –The EGR to be the platform to store share the information on UCI –FATS and FDI compilers will be involved in the allocation of the UCI at several times: The EGR will propose a UCI FATS and FDI compilers will be involved in the determination of the UCI undertaken by the BR people: they will get the possibility to comment the BR proposal (confirm or, propose a different UCI, help in the determination of the UCI), before it will become part of the final population FATS and FDI compilers will be able to send feedback when they detect an incorrect UCI in the EGR final population

4. EGR Workshop Rome 27-28-April-2010 EGR developments for statistical uses Definitions, examples (Manual of recommendations) 30-June-2010 Operational guidelines for register staff 31-Oct-2010 Discussion of the method with the UCI TF Nov-2010 Identification of groups’ UCI, cont’d

5. EGR Workshop Rome 27-28-April-2010 EGR developments for statistical uses Continuity rules for groups and economic demographic events Needed for micro economic studies Link between the first and the second cycle of the EGR Define demographic events –Merger –Acquisition (absorption) –Split off Establish continuity rules Identify special cases and their treatment First step : a methodological document to be presented at the Business Register Working Group

6. EGR Workshop Rome 27-28-April-2010 EGR developments for statistical uses Special Purpose Entities Several EGR stakeholders deal with SPEs : FDI, FATS, BR In the EGR : need to take SPEs into account for defining the right UCI BUT : no single definition up to now Need to define SPEs for several uses Input paper on the place of SPEs in the EGR to be discussed in Eurostat and with ECB in order to help for harmonisation and coordination No try to harmonize the different definitions EGR to be the place to store and share the information on SPE

7. EGR Workshop Rome 27-28-April-2010 EGR developments for statistical uses Special Purpose Entities Inventory of user needs and definitions/concepts Eurostat31-Dec-2010 Organisation of the WorkshopECB and EurostatSpring 2011

8. EGR Workshop Rome 27-28-April-2010 EGR developments for statistical uses Modelling of enterprise units outside EU To fulfil Outward FATS needs To assess the possibility of using the commercial data providers information To provide information at an aggregated level for each group (enterprise x country) Possible feedback from OFATS surveys in order to improve the information provided The information produced is not aimed to replace survey data, but could be regarded as ancillary information to "frame" the results of OFATS surveys and to extrapolate survey results.

9. EGR Workshop Rome 27-28-April-2010 EGR developments for statistical uses Modelling of enterprise units outside EU A modelling according to the 3 groups’ sub-populations –Large groups: information provided by profiling –Medium groups: automatic figures clerically checked –Small groups: automatic treatment only

10. EGR Workshop Rome 27-28-April-2010 EGR developments for statistical uses Modelling of enterprise units outside EU, cont’d Feasibility study30-June-2010 Test phase31-Oct-2010 Algorithm31-Mar-2011 Operational guidelines31-Mar-2011

11. EGR Workshop Rome 27-28-April-2010 EGR developments for statistical uses Thank you for your attention