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They can be viewed and printed using the Acrobat Reader 3.0 program. It was a key element in the statistical preparations for Monetary Union and has proved both efficient and effective in meeting the ESCB's rapidly evolving statistical requirements. Within the ESCB it required only a few months from the completion of its design to the first exchanges of live data. These form the structure definition. Electronic data interchange for administration, commerce and transport.