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ESSnet on  profiling large and complex MNEs
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ESSnet on  profiling large and complex MNEsthe
context

• part of the MEETS Modernisation of European
  Enterprise and Trade Statistics
• to achieve a streamlined framework of
  business-related statistics
• as a part of the system of EGR (Europe Groups
  Registers)
• To achieve coordinated and meaningful statistical
  unit structures for enterprise groups

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ESSnet on  profiling large and complex
MNEs the definitions

• - enterprise
• the smallest combination of legal units
• -that is an organisational unit
• -producing goods and services (for the market)
• - with a certain degree of autonomy in
  decision making
• -especially for the allocation of its current
  resources
• - profiling
• a method to analyse the legal, operational and
  accounting structure of an enterprise group
• -at a national and world level in order to
• - establish the statistical units within that
  group
• - and their links
• - and the more efficient stuctures for the
  collection of data
• - and to follow consistently events such as
  mergers-acquisitions

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ESSnet on  profiling large and complex MNEsthe
general approach

• maximum use of existing knowledge (EU and non EU)
• objectives results structured into 3 steps
• 2009-2010 a positioning paper on feasibility of
  profiling
• 2010-2012 methodology, tools, guidelines
• 2013 on full implementation of profiling
  inside EU
• permanently during the project testing,
  iterations and early results

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ESSnet on  profiling large and complex MNEsthe
work program

• ESSnet, a new way for developing European
  Statistics
• a partnership of NSIs
• cooperating to develop a common methodology
• willing to disseminate the results to the whole
  ESS
• with a strong support of Eurostat
• The  profiling  partnership
• 7 NSIs CBS NL, DESTATIS DE, ISTAT IT, ONS
  GB,
• SF FI, OFS CH , INSEE FR coordinator

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ESSnet on  profiling large and complex MNEsthe
actions planned under the partnership

• WP A.  To define the feasibility and the scope of
  profiling large and complex MNEs.
• WP B.  To develop a common conceptual framework,
  methodology, rules and standards for profiling
• WP C. To develop processes / workflows,
  tools,operational guidelines and quality control
  of profiling, organisational and financial models
• WP D.  To test and implement 'profiling'
• WP E.   To develop a model for sharing of
  'profiles' (including legal framework)
• WP To disseminate and train
• WP M To manage the ESSnet
• WP working package managed by a leading
  partner (LP), 1 to 3 working partners (WP), all
  others being reviewing partners (RP)

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ESSnet on  profiling large and complex MNEsthe
partnership
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ESSnet on  profiling large and complex
MNEsgeneral organisation
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ESSnet on  profiling large and complex
MNEscurrent progress

• Framework partnership agreement
• - ready
• - covers the whole period
• Technical specifications of Feasibility Study
• - in progress, last meeting Sept 17th, next Oct
  28th
• - concerns only WP A, B (partly) and D (partly)
  (Nov 2009- Nov 2010)
• Financial involvements of partners Eurostat
• Wish us good luck as we all are already
• in strong commitment.
• From November 2009 and on, it begins.