S.I. No. 78/2008 - Statistics (Census of Industrial Production) Order 2008

1. Particulars of the undertaking covered in the return.

2. Particulars of the value of turnover invoiced during the year by the undertaking.

3. Particulars of the value of operating subsidies received during the year by the undertaking.

4. Particulars of the value of purchases during the year by the undertaking.

5. Particulars of the value of indirect taxes which fall due for payment during the year by the undertaking.

6. Particulars of the value of fixed capital assets acquired and disposed of by the undertaking during the year.

7. Particulars of the value of stocks and work in progress of the undertaking at the beginning and end of the period concerned.

8. Particulars of the number of persons engaged in the undertaking on a specified reference week during the year.

9. Particulars of the value of gross earnings paid to employees during the year by the undertaking.

10. Particulars of the value of other labour costs incurred during the year by the undertaking.

11. E-commerce details relating to the undertaking.

GIVEN under the Seal of the Taoiseach,

10 March 2008

BERTIE AHERN.

Taoiseach.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be legal interpretation)

The Census of Industrial Production comprises of two separate but closely related annual inquiries, namely

(i)the Census of Industrial Enterprises (required under EC Directive), which covers those enterprises which are wholly or primarily engaged in industrial production and have three or more persons engaged.

(ii)the Census of Industrial Local Units which covers all industrial local units with three or more persons engaged.

Following collection of the data, provisional overall results are released covering turnover, wages and salaries, gross value added and persons engaged. A detailed report follows, covering in more detail the aforementioned variables by various classifications namely, by manufacturing sector (NACE), nationality of ownership, county and regional authority etc. Manufacturing industries are classified using the General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community (NACE).

Some industrial enterprises will be reclassified under services from 2009 and are included in the order for administrative purposes.

1 OJ No. L 14 of 17 January 1997, p.1

S.I. No. 78 of 2008

STATISTICS (CENSUS OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION) ORDER 2008

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

28

th March

, 2008.

The Taoiseach, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 25(1) of the

Statistics Act 1993

(No. 21 of 1993) and for the purpose of giving full effect to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No. 58/97 of 20 December 1996 concerning structural business statistics

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, hereby orders as follows