Tangible fixed assets with ecological use

National statistical institute

"Environmental and Energy Account" Department

Ivaylo Rangelov

state expert

2 Panayot Volov St., 1038 Sofia

[email protected]

+359 2 9857 642

Provision of information from firms, firm establishments, municipal administrations, scientific institutes, foundations, ministries and other organizations and departments having at their disposal facilities, installations, and equipment included in the tangible fixed assets with ecological use. The tangible fixed assets with ecological use put into exploitation /acquired/ during the corresponding year are also reported. Tangible fixed assets with ecological use are allocated by directions of ecological use (wastewater, air, waste, etc.).

· Classification of environmental protection activities (CEPA) - a common classification of environmental protection activities which has been adopted by UN and European statisticians and accountants in 1994 and replaced in 2000 by an improved version (CEPA 2000);

· Nomenclature of environmental protection equipment:

- specialized facilities (end-of-pipe)

- integrated technologies

Included are the economic subjects from all economic sectors having at their disposal tangible fixed assets with ecological use.

Specialized equipment for the environment (end-of-pipe) - includes facilities which are not involved in the production process and serve only to reduce pollution resulting from production.

Integrated technologies - elements of the production process/technologies, which resulted in achieving less environmental pollution compared to other similar technologies.

Firms, firm establishments, municipal administrations, scientific institutes, foundations, ministries and other organizations and departments having at their disposal facilities, installations, and equipment included in the tangible fixed assets with ecological use.

All economic units that have tangible fixed assets with ecological use.

Total for the country and by districts.

2000 - 2020

Not applicable.

Data is provided by exhausive annual survey. Basic source is a statistical questionnaire on movement of the tangible fixed assets with ecological use.

Yearly

Exhaustive for all units having available tangible fixed assets with ecological use. The questionnaire is collected by correspondence way on paper and by e-mail.

Comparing the data with those reported in the previous year for incorrect measure units, for incorrect data by use for environment.

Dataset containing all the units in the terrritory of the country.

Not applicable.

· European Statistics Code of Practice;

· A common framework for quality management in the National Statistical System.

Main users of survey's statistical information are the state and municipal entities, associations, companies and citizens.

No information. Survey about satisfaction of customers has not been conducted.

The survey includes all companies that have tangible fixed assets related to the environment.

The survey is comprehensive and there are no sampling errors.

Not applicable.

Revision of the data is applied if necessary.

Revision of the data is applied if necessary.

The data is published according to the terms laid down in the Release Calendar presenting the results of the statistical surveys carried out by the National Statistical Institute..

All publications are prepared timely, according to the Release Calendar presenting the results of the statistical surveys carried out by the National Statistical Institute.

Due to the unity of principles, variables, definitions and classifications used there is a high degree of comparability between EU Member States with regard to the survey's results.

Time series are available beginning 2000.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Annual press release.

· Electronic Publication "Environment";

· Statistical Yearbook.

Data on Tangible fixed assets with ecological use are available to all users of the NSI website under the heading Environment: https://www.nsi.bg/en/node/5124

Anonymised individual data can be provide for scientific and research purposes, and for individual request according to the Rules for the provision of anonymised individual data for scientific and research purposes.

Information service on request, according to the Rules for the dissemination of statistical products and services in NSI.

Based on statistical methodology of NSI, in accordance with the requirements of Accountancy Law and the National Accounting Standards in Bulgaria. The methodology is updated and consistent with the latest requirements of the European institutions - Eurostat (Statistical Office of the EU). 

Not available.

In connection with the reduction of respondents burden an electronic version of the questionnaire was introduced.

· Law on Statistics;

· Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (recital 24 and Article 20(4)) of 11 March 2009 (OJ L 87, p. 164), stipulates the need to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and the access to those confidential data with due account for technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society.

Individual data are not published in accordance with article 25 of the Law on Statistics. The publishing of individual data can be performed only in accordance with article 26 of the same law.