(b) Enterprise size: enterprises with 10 or more persons employed; enterprises with less than 10 persons employed are to be covered optionally;
(c) Geographic scope: enterprises located in any part of the territory of the Member State.
3. REFERENCE PERIODS
The reference period is the year 2007 for the characteristics which refer to the previous calendar year. The reference period is January 2008 for the other characteristics.
4. BREAKDOWNS
The subjects and their characteristics listed in heading 1(b) of this Annex shall be provided separately for the following breakdowns.
(a) Economic activity breakdown: according to the following NACE Rev. 1.1 aggregates. (The characteristics are to be provided for Division 22 optionally.)
NACE aggregation
DA + DB + DC + DD + DE
DF + DG + DH
DI + DJ
DK + DL + DM + DN
40+41 (optional)
45
50
51
52
55.1 + 55.2
55.3+55.4+55.5 (optional)
60 + 61 + 62 + 63
64
65.12 + 65.22
66.01 + 66.03
72
70 + 71 + 73 + 74
92.1 + 92.2
92.3 to 92.7 (optional)
93 (optional)
22 (optional)
67.12+67.13+67.2 (optional)
(b) Size class breakdown: data shall be broken down by the following size classes of the number of persons employed.
Size class
Less than 10 persons employed (optional)
Less than five persons employed (optional)
Five to nine persons employed (optional)
10 or more persons employed
10 to 49 persons employed
50 to 249 persons employed
250 or more persons employed
(c) Geographic breakdown: data shall be broken down by the following regional groups.
Regional group
Convergence regions (including phasing-out regions)
Regional competitiveness and employment regions (including phasing-in regions)
5. PERIODICITY
The data shall be provided once for the year 2008.
6. DEADLINES
(a) The aggregate data, where necessary flagged for confidentiality or unreliability, referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 808/2004 shall be forwarded to Eurostat before 5 October 2008. By that date, the dataset has to be finalised, validated and accepted. The tabulated, computer readable transmission format shall follow the instructions provided by Eurostat.
(b) The metadata referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 808/2004 shall be forwarded to Eurostat before 31 May 2008. The metadata shall follow the report template provided by Eurostat.
(c) The quality report referred to in Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 808/2004 shall be forwarded to Eurostat by 5 November 2008. The quality report shall follow the report template provided by Eurostat.
ANNEX II
MODULE 2: INDIVIDUALS, HOUSEHOLDS AND THE INFORMATION SOCIETY
1. SUBJECTS AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS
(a) The subjects to be covered for the reference year 2008, selected from the list in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 808/2004, are the following:
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