council regul eec juli commun coordin draw busi regist statist purpos council european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard propos commiss singl market increas improv statist compar order meet commun requir order achiev improv common definit descript adopt enterpris relev statist unit cover regist drawn updat order collect inform unit grow inform structur enterpris current commun statist meet busi regist statist purpos tool keep track structur economi brought oper joint ventur partnership bui out merger takeov import role plai public undertak nation economi member state acknowledg commiss direct eec articl defin undertak identifi busi regist statist sector small medium size enterpris sme servic regist enterpris statist purpos exist busi regist element reconcil conflict requir increas inform enterpris lighten administr burden exist inform administr legal regist case sme pursuant recommend eec busi regist statist purpos repres basic element system inform enterpris make organ coordin statist survei provid sampl base possibl extrapol mean monitor repli enterpris cover direct eec eec set statist collect system cover trade good servic member state necessit regist person requir give inform desir deriv regist person requir give inform central regist enterpris statist purpos busi regist statist purpos stage develop member state long costli develop regist carri stage relat harmon basic unit regist accord establish timet adopt regul articl aim member state set statist purpos harmon regist definit scope articl articl definit purpos regul legal unit legal unit defin section ii annex regul eec enterpris enterpris defin section iii annex regul hereinaft connect enterpris legal unit express enterpris attach legal unit legal unit respons enterpris local unit local unit defin section iii annex regul eec hereinaft connect local unit enterpris express local unit depend enterpris regul appli unit exercis wholli partial product activ articl scope accord definit articl subject limit articl regist compil enterpris carri econom activ contribut gross domest product market price gdp legal unit respons enterpris local unit depend enterpris requir appli household good produc consumpt servic produc involv let leas properti group statist classif econom activ european commun nace rev establish regul eec inclus enterpris main activ fall section nace rev legal unit respons local unit depend option extent small enterpris statist import member state includ regist decid procedur laid articl enterpris legal unit local unit refer paragraph regist accord timet set annex separ registr legal unit option provid total content inform unit includ regist entri enterpris rule registr adopt accord procedur laid articl articl regist characterist unit list regist character ident number descript detail annex ii articl updat updat year entri remov regist variabl set point annex ii unit subject annual survei variabl set point annex ii variabl includ survei gener rule inform obtain administr file annual survei updat annual inform updat year end quarter calendar year member state make copi regist stand date copi year purpos analysi articl access inform commiss request obtain opinion committe provid articl member state carri statist analys regist transmit result includ data declar confidenti member state pursuant nation legisl practic statist confidenti accord council regul euratom eec june transmiss data subject statist confidenti statist offic european commun articl access administr legal regist nation statist institut author collect statist purpos inform cover regul contain administr legal file compil nation territori accord condit determin nation law articl implement rule rule implement articl annex ii measur requir adapt rule derog articl annex adopt accord procedur laid articl articl procedur commiss repres submit statist programm committe set decis eec euratom draft measur adopt committe deliv opinion draft time limit chairman lai urgenc matter committe deliv opinion major laid articl treati adopt decis council requir propos commiss vote repres member state committe weight manner set articl chairman vote commiss adopt measur appli immedi measur accord opinion committe commun commiss council forthwith event commiss defer applic measur decid month date commun council act qualifi major decis time limit laid forego subparagraph articl commiss report year date adopt regul commiss submit report council implement regul accompani suitabl propos take account experi gain articl regul enter forc dai public offici journal european commun regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel juli council presid offeci van de wiel commiss direct eec june transpar financi relat member state public undertak oj direct amend direct eec oj council recommend eec relat implement polici administr simplif favour small medium size enterpris member state oj fourth council direct eec juli base articl treati annual account type compani oj direct amend direct eec oj seventh council direct eec june base articl treati consolid account oj direct amend direct eec oj council regul eec march statist unit observ analysi product system commun oj oj oj oj annex timet registr regist enterpris defin articl regist conform articl enter regist januari legal local unit allow extra year oj oj regul amend regul eec oj annex ii ident number descript detail regist entri legal unit inform ident number address includ postcod option telephon electron mail fax number telex address requir legal unit publish annual account date incorpor legal person date offici recognit econom oper natur person date legal unit ceas legal respons enterpris legal form unit address resid legal unit natur person control legal unit option ident number legal unit regist control legal unit option charact public undertak legal unit mean commiss direct eec legal person refer file includ custom file legal unit record inform statist purpos refer regist intra commun oper drawn accord council regul eec novemb statist relat trade good record local unit inform ident number address identifi inform set paragraph annex activ code digit class level nace rev secondari activiit digit level nace rev option size labour forc paragraph annex date commenc activ code date final cessat activ geograph locat code territori unit refer regist local unit appear inform statist purpos identifi number regist enterpris local unit depend activ carri local unit constitut ancillari activ enterpris depend record enterpris inform identifi number ident number legal unit legal respons enterpris activ code enterpris digit class level nace rev princip activ activ enterpris includ secondari activ nace rev digit level amount total activ gross ad factor cost account nation activ type point concern enterpris subject survei size measur number person occupi fail alloc class number person occupi number thousand date commenc activ enterpris date final cessat activ enterpris net turnov sale good servic financi intermediair fall alloc size class defin million ecu option turnov exceed ecu million net asset asset allow depreci liabil financi intermediari optin