Hvad angår den første påstand vedrørende stikprøvens repræsentativitet, skal det bemærkes, at institutionerne kan lade individuelle virksomheder, som tilhører en koncern, indgå i stikprøven, forudsat at de er repræsentative og fører separate regnskaber.
With regard to the first claim concerning the representativity of the sample, it should be noted that the institutions can include individual companies which are part of a company group within the sample as long as they are representative and have separate financial accounts.