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II
(Non-legislative acts)
REGULATIONS
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 995/2012
of 26 October 2012
laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Decision No 1608/2003/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council concerning the production and development of Community statistics
on science and technology
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
the Oslo Manual on innovation statistics, published
jointly by the OECD and the European Commission
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
(Eurostat), should provide a reference framework.
Union,
(5) For
the
sake
of
clarity,
Commission
Regulation
(EC)
No
Having regard to Decision No 1608/2003/EC of the European
753/2004 of 22 April 2004 implementing Decision No
Parliament and of the Council of 22 July 2003 concerning the
1608/2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the
production and development of Community statistics on
Council as regards statistics on science and technology ( 3 )
science and technology ( 1 ) and in particular Article 3 thereof,
and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1450/2004 of
13 August 2004 implementing Decision No
1608/2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Whereas:
Council concerning the production and development of
Community statistics on innovation
( 4 ) should be
(1) In
order
to
take
into
account
the
developments
in
the
repealed.
area of statistics on science and technology, as well as
requests for new and more detailed and frequent stat
istics, new implementing measures of Decision No
(6) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
1608/2003/EC should be laid down.
accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical
System Committee,
(2) Existing
statistical
support
for
decisions
in
current
policy
areas should be continued and additional requirements
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
arising from new policy initiatives should be satisfied,
with a view to making best use of available resources
Article 1
and minimising the response burden.
This Regulation lays down detailed rules concerning the
production of European statistics on science and technology.
(3) Regulation
(EC)
No
223/2009
of
the
European
Parliament and of the Council ( 2 ) on European statistics
provides a reference framework, in particular with regard
Article 2
to rules on access to administrative data sources and
statistical confidentiality.
1. This
Regulation
shall
cover
the
following
domains:

(4) It
is
necessary
to
ensure
that
European
statistics
on (a) statistics on research and development (R & D);
science and technology are consistent with other inter
national standards. To that end, work carried out by the
(b) statistics on government budget appropriations or outlays
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Devel
on research and development (GBAORD);
opment (OECD) and other international organisations
should be taken into account. In particular, the Frascati
Manual on research and development statistics, the
(c) innovation statistics;
Canberra Manual on statistics on human resources
devoted to science and technology, the OECD Patent
(d) statistics on human resources in science and technology,
Statistics Manual, published by the OECD, as well as
including gender and mobility statistics, statistics on
( 1 ) OJ L 230, 16.9.2003, p. 1.
( 3 ) OJ L 118, 23.4.2004, p. 23.
( 2 ) OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164.
( 4 ) OJ L 267, 14.8.2004, p. 32.

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patents, statistics on high-technology industries and
2. Member
States
shall
provide
the
Commission
(Eurostat)
knowledge-based services and other statistics on science
with standard quality reports concerning the data on:
and technology.
(a) research and development (R & D);
The lists of statistical variables, the activities and sectors
covered, breakdowns of the results, frequency, deadlines for
(b) government budget appropriations or outlays on research
data provision and the reference period shall be as specified
and development (GBAORD);
in Annexes I and II.
For the domains referred to in point (d) of first subparagraph,
(c) innovation.
the necessary data shall be obtained from existing statistical or
other data sources, as specified in section 3 of Annex I.
As far as research and development statistics are concerned,
separate quality reports shall be drawn up for the business
2. The
lists
of
statistical
variables,
the
activities
and
sectors enterprise sector, government sector and higher education
covered, breakdowns of the results, frequency, deadlines for data
sector. Quality reports for the private non-profit sector shall
provision, and other characteristics set out in Annexes I and II
be drawn up only if its R & D expenditure as a share of the
shall, where appropriate, be reviewed at regular intervals.
total national R & D expenditure is more than 5 %.
Article 3
3. Quality
reports
shall
be
drawn
up
by
the
Member
States
in
Member States shall acquire the necessary data using a
accordance with the rules laid down in Annex III and shall
combination of different sources, such as sample surveys,
cover the quality criteria defined in Article 12(1) of Regulation
administrative data sources or other data sources. As far as
(EC) No 223/2009.
the quality or statistical estimation procedures are concerned,
the other data sources shall be at least equivalent to sample
4. The first quality reports on R & D and GBAORD shall be
surveys or administrative data sources.
drawn up for the data concerning the reference year 2011 and
shall be submitted by 31 October 2013. For innovation stat
Article 4
istics, the first quality reports shall be drawn up for the data
The statistics referred to in Annexes I and II shall be based on
concerning the reference year 2012 and shall be submitted by
harmonised concepts and definitions, notably those contained
31 October 2014. Subsequent quality reports shall be provided
in the most recent versions of the Frascati Manual (R & D
to the Commission (Eurostat) every second year within 22
statistics), the Canberra Manual (statistics on human resources
months after the end of the reference year for which the data
in science and technology), OECD Patent Statistics Manual
were collected.
(patent statistics), Oslo Manual (innovation statistics) or other
harmonised standards.
Article 7
Article 5
Regulations (EC) No 753/2004 and (EC) No 1450/2004 are
repealed.
Member States shall provide the variables listed in Annexes I
and II, including confidential data, to the Commission
However, Regulation (EC) No 753/2004 shall continue to apply
(Eurostat), using the technical standard determined by the
as regards R & D and GBAORD statistics for the reference year
Commission (Eurostat) in cooperation with the Member States.
2011.
Member States may provide the Commission (Eurostat) with
individual data records on innovation statistics on a voluntary
References to the repealed Regulations shall be construed as
basis using the technical standard determined by the
references to this Regulation.
Commission (Eurostat).
Article 8
Article 6
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day
1. Member
States
shall
take
all
necessary
measures
to
ensure following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
the quality of the data provided.
European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 October 2012.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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ANNEX I
STATISTICS ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Section 1
Statistics on Research and Development
1. The statistics are to be compiled for R & D activity performed in the whole economy. The results shall relate to the
population of all R & D performing units classified in Sections A to U of the common statistical classification of
economic activities as established by Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 1 )
(NACE Rev.2).
2. The statistical units to be used in order to compile the statistics listed in paragraph 3 are: (a) enterprises for the
statistics to be compiled at national level and (b) local units for the statistics to be compiled at regional level (NUTS 2).
The definitions of the statistical units to be used (‘enterprise’ and ‘local unit’) are as set out in Council Regulation (EEC)
No 696/93 of 15 March 1993 on the statistical units for the observation and analysis of the production system in the
Community ( 2 ).
3. The list of statistics (including their breakdowns) to be compiled is set out below.
( 1 ) OJ L 393, 30.12.2006, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 76, 30.3.1993, p. 1.

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By sector of performance
Code Title All
sectors
Business enterprise
sector
Higher education sector Government
sector Private
non-profit
sector Comments
1.11 Number
of
R
&
D
personnel
in
head
count
(HC)
EN
Without breakdown 1.11.0.0 1.11.0.1 1.11.0.2 1.11.0.3 1.11.0.4

By occupation and sex 1.11.1.0 1.11.1.1 1.11.1.2 1.11.1.3 1.11.1.4
By qualification and sex 1.11.2.0 1.11.2.1 1.11.2.2 1.11.2.3 1.11.2.4 Optional
By principal economic activity (NACE) 1.11.3.1
By major field of science and sex 1.11.4.2 1.11.4.3
icial
By region (NUTS 2) 1.11.5.0 1.11.5.1 1.11.5.2 1.11.5.3 1.11.5.4
Jour
By region (NUTS 2) and sex 1.11.6.0 1.11.6.1 1.11.6.2 1.11.6.3 1.11.6.4 Optional
nal
of
the
By principal economic activity (NACE) and sex 1.11.7.1
European
1.12 Number
of
researchers
in
head
Count
(HC)
Without breakdown 1.12.0.0 1.12.0.1 1.12.0.2 1.12.0.3 1.12.0.4
Union
By sex 1.12.1.0 1.12.1.1 1.12.1.2 1.12.1.3 1.12.1.4
By qualification and sex 1.12.2.0 1.12.2.1 1.12.2.2 1.12.2.3 1.12.2.4 Optional
By principal economic activity (NACE) and sex 1.12.3.1
By major field of science and sex 1.12.4.2 1.12.4.3
By region (NUTS 2) 1.12.5.0 1.12.5.1 1.12.5.2 1.12.5.3 1.12.5.4
By region (NUTS 2) and sex 1.12.6.0 1.12.6.1 1.12.6.2 1.12.6.3 1.12.6.4 Optional
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By citizenship and sex 1.12.8.0 1.12.8.1 1.12.8.2 1.12.8.3 1.12.8.4 Optional

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By sector of performance
Code Title All
sectors
Business enterprise
sector
Higher education sector Government
sector Private
non-profit
sector Comments
1.13 Number
of
R
&
D
personnel
in
full-time
equivalent
(FTE)
EN
Without breakdown 1.13.0.0 1.13.0.1 1.13.0.2 1.13.0.3 1.13.0.4 Yearly

By occupation 1.13.1.0 1.13.1.1 1.13.1.2 1.13.1.3 1.13.1.4
By qualification 1.13.2.0 1.13.2.1 1.13.2.2 1.13.2.3 1.13.2.4 Optional
By principal economic activity (NACE) 1.13.3.1
By major field of science and sex 1.13.4.2 1.13.4.3 Optional
Off
icial
By region (NUTS 2) 1.13.5.0 1.13.5.1 1.13.5.2 1.13.5.3 1.13.5.4
Jour
By size class 1.13.6.1
nal
Optional
for
the
size
classes
0
and one to nine employees
of
the
1.14 Number
of
researchers
in
full-time
equivalent
(FTE)
European
Without breakdown 1.14.0.0 1.14.0.1 1.14.0.2 1.14.0.3 1.14.0.4 Yearly
By sex 1.14.1.0 1.14.1.1 1.14.1.2 1.14.1.3 1.14.1.4 Optional
Union
By qualification 1.14.2.0 1.14.2.1 1.14.2.2 1.14.2.3 1.14.2.4 Optional
By principal economic activity (NACE) 1.14.3.1
By major field of science and sex 1.14.4.2 1.14.4.3 Optional
By region (NUTS 2) 1.14.5.0 1.14.5.1 1.14.5.2 1.14.5.3 1.14.5.4
By region (NUTS 2) and sex 1.14.6.0 1.14.6.1 1.14.6.2 1.14.6.3 1.14.6.4 Optional
By size class 1.14.7.1 Optional
for
the
size
classes
0
and one to nine employees
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1.20 Intramural
R
&
D
expenditure
Without breakdown 1.20.0.0 1.20.0.1 1.20.0.2 1.20.0.3 1.20.0.4 Yearly

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By sector of performance
Code Title All
sectors
Business enterprise
sector
Higher education sector Government
sector Private
non-profit
sector Comments
By source of funds 1.20.1.0 1.20.1.1 1.20.1.2 1.20.1.3 1.20.1.4
By type of R & D 1.20.3.0 1.20.3.1 1.20.3.2 1.20.3.3 1.20.3.4 Optional
for
HES
and
for EN
all
sectors

By type of costs 1.20.4.0 1.20.4.1 1.20.4.2 1.20.4.3 1.20.4.4
By principal economic activity (NACE) 1.20.5.1.1
By product field (NACE) 1.20.5.1.2 Optional
By size class 1.20.6.1 Optional
for
the
size
classes
0
and one to nine employees
icial
By source of funds and size class 1.20.7.1
Jour
Optional
for
the
size
classes
0
and one to nine employees
nal
of
By major field of science 1.20.8.2 1.20.8.3
the
By socioeconomic objective (SEO)
1.20.9.3 Optional
European
By region (NUTS 2) 1.20.10.0 1.20.10.1 1.20.10.2 1.20.10.3 1.20.10.4
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4.
All variables shall be provided every two years in each odd year, except those where the tables in paragraph 3
stipulate that they shall be provided annually.
5. The
first
reference
year
for
which
the
statistics
listed
in
paragraph
3
are
to
be
compiled
is
the
calendar
year
2012.
6.
The results are to be provided within 18 months of the end of the calendar year of the reference period. In
addition, preliminary results for the variables with an annual frequency are to be provided within 10 months of the
end of the calendar year of the reference period.
7. Production
of
results
7.1. The results of the statistics by occupation are to be broken down into ‘researchers’ and ‘other R & D personnel’.
7.2. The results of the statistics by qualification are to be broken down into ‘PhD holders (ISCED 2011 level 8)’, ‘other
university degrees and other tertiary diplomas (ISCED 2011 levels 5, 6 and 7)’ and ‘other qualifications’.
7.3. The
results
of
the
statistics
by
major
field
of
science
are
to
be
broken
down
into
‘natural
sciences’,
‘engineering
and
technology’, ‘medical sciences’, ‘agricultural sciences’, ‘social sciences’ and ‘humanities’.
7.4. The
results
of
the
statistics
by
size
class
are
to
be
broken
down
into
the
following
size
classes:
‘0
employees’,
‘one
to nine employees’, ‘10 to 49 employees’, ‘50 to 249 employees’, ‘250 to 499 employees’, ‘500 and more
employees’.
7.5. The results of the statistics by source of funds are to be broken down into the ‘business enterprise sector’,
‘government sector’, ‘private non-profit sector’, ‘higher education sector’ and ‘abroad’. The category ‘abroad’ is to
be further broken down into: ‘foreign business enterprises’, ‘European Commission’, ‘international organisations’
and ‘other sources’. For the business enterprise sector category ‘foreign business enterprises’ is to be further broken
down into ‘foreign enterprises within the same group’ and ‘other foreign enterprises’.
7.6. The
results
of
the
statistics
by
type
of
R
&
D
are
to
be
broken
down
into
‘basic
research’,
‘applied
research’
and
‘experimental development’.
7.7. The results of the statistics by type of costs are to be broken down into ‘current costs (labour costs and other costs)’
and ‘capital expenditure’.
7.8. The results of the statistics by socioeconomic objective (SEO) are to be broken down in accordance with the
nomenclature for the analysis and comparison of scientific programmes and budgets (NABS) at chapter level.
7.9. The results of the statistics by age group are to be broken down into the following age classes (in years): ‘up to 25’,
‘25 to 34’, ‘35 to 44’, ‘45 to 54’, ‘55 to 64’, ‘65 and more’.
7.10. The results of the statistics by citizenship are to be broken down into the following categories: ‘national citizen
ship’, ‘citizenship of other EU Member States’, ‘citizenship of other European countries’, ‘citizenship of North
America’, ‘citizenship of Central and South America’; ‘citizenship of Asia’, ‘citizenship of Africa’, ‘other citizenship’.
7.11. The results of the statistics by principal economic activity and by product field (NACE Rev. 2) are to be broken
down into the following NACE Rev. 2 divisions, groups and aggregates:
‘01, 02, 03’, ‘05, 06, 07, 08, 09’, ‘10 to 33’, ‘10, 11, 12’, ‘10, 11’, ‘12’, ‘13, 14, 15’, ‘13’, ‘14’, ‘15’, ‘16, 17, 18’, ‘16’,
‘17’, ‘18’, ‘19’, ‘20’, ‘21’, ‘22’, ‘23’, ‘24’, ‘25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30’, ‘25’, ‘25.4’, ‘26’, ‘26.1’, ‘26.2’, ‘26.3’, ‘26.4’, ‘26.5’,
‘26.6’, ‘26.7’, ‘27’, ‘28’, ‘29’, ‘30’, ‘30.1’, ‘30.2’, ‘30.3’, ‘30.4’, ‘31’, ‘32’, ‘32.5’, ‘33’, ‘35, 36, 37, 38, 39’ ‘35, 36’, ‘37,
38, 39’, ‘41, 42, 43’, ‘45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 69, 70, 71,
72, 73, 74, 75, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82’, ‘45, 46, 47’, ‘49, 50, 51, 52, 53’, ‘55, 56’, ‘58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63’, ‘61’,
‘62’, ‘63’, ‘64, 65, 66’, ‘68’, ‘69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75’, ‘71’, ‘72’, ‘72.1’, ‘72.2’, ‘77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82’, ‘84, 85’,
‘86, 87, 88’, ‘86’, ‘87, 88’, ‘90, 91, 92, 93’, ‘94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99’, ‘01 to 99’.
8.
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9. On
a
voluntary
basis,
pilot
studies
will
be
undertaken
by
the
Commission
and/or
Member
States
on
additional
variables and breakdowns of R & D statistics with a view to strengthening the scientific evidence base of R & D
policy-making. The pilot studies are to be carried out in order to assess the relevance and feasibility of obtaining
data, taking into account the benefits of the availability of the data in relation to the cost of collection and the
burden on business. Topics of the pilot studies will be decided in close cooperation with the Member States.
Section 2
Statistics on government budget appropriations or outlays on research and development (GBAORD)
1. The
following
statistics
are
to
be
compiled:
Code Title
21.0
Government R & D appropriations in the provisional budget (as approved by the Parliament at
the beginning of the budget year)
21.1
Government R & D appropriations in the final budget (revised budget approved during the
budget year)
22.0 National
public
funding
to
transnationally
coordinated
R
&
D
2. All
variables
shall
be
provided
annually.
3.
The first reference year for which the statistics are to be compiled is the calendar year 2012.
4.
The results are to be provided within six months of the end of the calendar year of the reference period for variable
21.0 (including all breakdowns) and within 12 months for variables 21.1 and 22.0 (including all breakdowns).
5. Production
of
results
5.1. The results of the statistics compiled for the variables 21.0 and 21.1 are to be broken down in accordance with the
nomenclature for the analysis and comparison of scientific programmes and budgets (NABS 2007) at chapter level.
5.2. The results of the statistics compiled for the variable 21.1 are to be broken down:
(a) in accordance with the nomenclature for the analysis and comparison of scientific programmes and budgets
(NABS 2007) at subchapter level — optional;
(b) into ‘project funding’ and ‘institutional funding’ — optional.
5.3. The results of the statistics compiled for the variable 22.0 are to be broken down into ‘national contributions to
transnational public R & D performers’, ‘national contributions to Europe-wide transnational public R & D
programmes’ and ‘national contributions to bilateral or multilateral public R & D programmes established
between Member State governments (and with candidate countries and EFTA countries)’.
6. The
concepts
and
definitions
related
to
the
statistics
defined
in
this
section
are
laid
down
in
the
Frascati
Manual
or
other harmonised standards.
Section 3
Other statistics on science and technology
The work relating to the other areas of statistics on science and technology shall refer in particular to the following
domains:
(a) statistics on human resources in science and technology (including gender and mobility statistics) (HRST): devel
opment and implementation of a comprehensive framework for statistics on HRST principally by exploiting existing
national and international data sources more effectively (also within the European statistical system). Particular
attention is to be paid to gender aspects;
(b) statistics on patents: development and implementation of a comprehensive framework for statistics on patents by
regularly producing international and national patent statistics and indicators based on the information available at
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(c) statistics on high-technology industries and knowledge-based services: development and implementation of a compre
hensive framework for statistics on high-technology industries and knowledge-based services, principally by exploiting
existing national and international data sources more effectively (also within the European statistical system). This
work also comprises the identification and classification of activities and products, the measurement of economic
performance of these activities and their contribution to performance of the economy as a whole;
(d) other statistics on science and technology: the additional development and implementation work is related, inter alia,
to statistics on biotechnology, nanotechnology or other areas where science and technology is vital for meeting
European Union priorities (like health, security, environment and climate change).
For the domains listed in this section, the necessary data will mostly be acquired through existing statistical or other data
sources (e.g. in the area of social or economic statistics).

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ANNEX II
INNOVATION STATISTICS
Section 1
The enterprise is the statistical unit to be used for the compilation of the statistics listed in Section 2. The definitions of
the statistical units to be used (‘enterprise’) are as set out in Regulation (EEC) No 696/93.
Section 2
Member States shall compile the following innovation statistics:
Variable Title Comments
1 Number
of
innovation
active
enterprises As
absolute
value
and
as
a
percentage
of
all
enterprises
2 Number
of
innovating
enterprises
that
introduced
As absolute value, as a percentage of all enterprises
new or significantly improved products, new to the and as a percentage of all innovation active enterprises
market/new to enterprise
3 Turnover
from
innovation,
related
to
new
or
signifi As absolute value, as a percentage of total turnover
cantly improved products, new to the market
and as a percentage of total turnover from innovation
active enterprises
4 Turnover
from
innovation,
related
to
new
or
signifi As absolute value, as a percentage of total turnover
cantly improved products, new to the firm, but not and as a percentage of total turnover from innovation
new to the market
active enterprises
5 Number
of
innovation
active
enterprises
involved
in
As absolute value and as a percentage of innovation
innovation cooperation
active enterprises
6 Innovation
expenditure As
absolute
value,
as
a
percentage
of
total
turnover
and as a percentage of total turnover from innovation
active enterprises
7 Number
of
innovation
active
enterprises
that
As absolute value and as a percentage of all inno
indicated highly important objectives of innovation vation active enterprises — optional
8 Number
of
innovation
active
enterprises
that
As absolute value and as a percentage of all inno
indicated highly important sources of information vation active enterprises — optional
for innovation
9 Number
of
enterprises
facing
important
hampering
As absolute value, as a percentage of all enterprises, as
factors
a percentage of all innovation active enterprises and as
a percentage of non-innovation active enterprises —
optional
10 Number
of
innovating
enterprises
that
developed
the
As absolute value and as a percentage of all inno
innovations itself or together with the other enter vation active enterprises
prises/institutions
Beyond the statistics listed above, Members States may compile additional statistics (including their breakdowns) in
accordance with the main themes listed in the Oslo Manual. Inclusion of these additional statistics will be decided in
close cooperation with Member States and incorporated in the harmonised survey questionnaire.
Section 3
Market activity enterprises in the NACE Rev. 2 sections B, C, D, E, H, J, K and in the NACE Rev. 2 divisions 46 and
divisions 71, 72 and 73 are to be covered. Member States have the option of further extending the coverage.
Section 4
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Section 5
The first reference year for which the statistics are to be compiled is the calendar year 2012.
Section 6
1. All results are to be broken down by economic activity by NACE Rev. 2 sections, divisions or other aggregates and by
the employment size classes as follows:
NACE category/ size category 10-49
employees 50-249
employees above
249
employees total
‘B-C-D-E-46-H-J-K-71-72-73’
x
x
x
x
‘B-C-D-E’
x
x
x
x
‘B’
x
x
x
x
‘C’
x
x
x
x
‘10 to 12’
x
‘13 to 15’
x
‘16 to 18’
x
‘19 to 22’
x
‘20’
x
‘21’
x
‘23’
x
‘24’
x
‘25 to 30’
x
‘25’
x
‘26’
x
‘31 to 33’
x
‘D’
x
x
x
x
‘E’
x
x
x
x
‘36’
x
‘37 to 39’
x
‘46-H-J-K-71-72-73’
x
x
x
x
‘46’
x
x
x
x
‘H’
x
x
x
x
‘49 to 51’
x
‘52 to 53’
x
‘J’
x
x
x
x
‘58’
x
‘61’
x
‘62’
x
‘63’
x

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NACE category/ size category 10-49
employees 50-249
employees above
249
employees total
‘K’
x
x
x
x
‘64’
x
‘65’
x
‘66’
x
‘71-72-73’
x
x
x
x
‘71’
x
‘72’
x
‘73’
x
2. The results of variable 1 shall cover and be broken down into four types of innovations: process, product, organi
sational and marketing innovations. The results of variables 5 to 10 shall cover enterprises with process and/or
product innovation activities. Coverage and breakdown by four types of innovations for the variables other than 1
will be decided in close cooperation with Member States and incorporated in the harmonised survey questionnaire.
3. The results of variable 5 are to be broken down by type of innovation cooperation. The results of variable 6 are to be
broken down by type of innovation expenditures. The results of variable 7 are to be broken down by type of
objectives of innovation. The results of variable 8 are to be broken down by type of sources of information. The
results of variable 9 are to be broken down by type of hampering factors. The results of variable 10 are to be broken
down by type of developers. These breakdowns will be decided in close cooperation with Member States and
incorporated in the harmonised survey questionnaire.
Section 7
1. All results are to be provided within 18 months of the end of the calendar year of the reference period.
2. Member States may, on a voluntary basis, provide the Commission (Eurostat) with individual data records covering all
statistical units surveyed as part of the national innovation surveys.
Section 8
1. The survey questionnaire, which is used for the innovation surveys carried out every two years and starting with the
reference year 2012, shall cover the main themes listed in the Oslo Manual with regard to the measurement of
innovation in enterprises.
2. In close cooperation with the Member States, methodological recommendations for the innovation surveys shall be
drawn up by the Commission (Eurostat) leading to a high level of harmonisation of the survey results. These
recommendations shall cover at least the target population, the survey methodology (including regional aspects),
the harmonised survey questionnaire, the collection, processing and provision of the data, and data quality require
ments.
3. Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with the necessary information concerning the national
methodology used in national innovation statistics.

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ANNEX III
REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALITY REPORTS
Section 1
Introduction
The quality reports shall contain both quantitative and qualitative indicators of the quality of the data, in the standard
structure determined by the Commission in cooperation with the Member States. The Commission (Eurostat) shall
provide the results for those quantitative indicators which can be calculated on the basis of data provided by Member
States. Member States shall interpret and comment on them, in the light of their collection methodology and provide the
remaining quantitative indicators as well as qualitative information.
Section 2
Timeline
Every second year, the Commission (Eurostat) shall, within 20 months after the end of the reference year (by the end of
August), supply the Member States with draft standard quality reports, pre-filled with quality indicators and other
information available to the Commission (Eurostat).
Every second year, Member States shall supply the Commission (Eurostat) within 22 months after the end of the reference
year (by the end of October) with the completed standard quality reports.

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