Commission Regulation (EC) No 2543/1999 of 1 December 1999 on the nomenclature of countries and territories for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1999-12-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic statistics, foreign trade, international statistics, intra-EU trade, statistical nomenclature

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2543/1999

of 1 December 1999

on the nomenclature of countries and territories for the external trade statistics of the Community
and statistics of trade between Member States

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(4)

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/95 of 22
May 1995 on the statistics relating to the trading of goods by
the Community and its Member States with non-member
coutries (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 374/98 (2),

revising the rules on the single administrative document
come into force;

the measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Statis-
tics relating to the Trading of Goods with Non-Member
Countries,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No
1172/95 the introduction of the nomenclature of coun-
tries and territories is the responsibility of the Commis-
sion;

the version thereof valid on 1 January 1999 was set out
in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2645/
98 (3);

from 1 January 1999 the nomenclature of countries and
territories is based on the ISO alpha-2 standard;
it is
preferable for there to be a transition period allowing
Member States to adapt
to the amendments made;
whereas it is essential for purposes of simplification for
transition period to end when the provisions
this

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The version valid on 1 January 2000 of the nomenclature of
countries and territories for the external trade statistics of the
Community and statistics of trade between Member States is
set out in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2000.

However, the Member States may use the three-digit numeric
codes also shown in the Annex to this Regulation until the
provisions revising Annexes 37 and 38 to Commission Regula-
tion (EEC) No 2454/93 (4) come into force.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 1 December 1999.

For the Commission

Pedro SOLBES MIRA

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 118, 25.5.1995, p. 10.
(2) OJ L 48, 19.2.1998, p. 6.
(3) OJ L 335, 10.12.1998, p. 22.

(4) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.

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ANNEX

NOMENCLATURE OF COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES FOR THE EXTERNAL TRADE STATISTICS OF THE
COMMUNITY AND STATISTICS OF TRADE BETWEEN MEMBER STATES

(Version valid with effect from 1 January 2000)

EUROPE (1)

FR

BE

LU

NL

DE

IT

GB

IE

DK

GR

PT

ES

XC

XL

SE

FI

AT

IS

NO

LI

CH

FO

AD

GI

VA

MT

SM

TR

EE

LV

LT

PL

CZ

SK

HU

RO

BG

AL

UA

(001)

France

Including Monaco and the French overseas departments (Réunion,
Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana)

(017)

(018)

(003)

(004)

(005)

(006)

(007)

(008)

(009)

(010)

(011)

(021)

(023)

(030)

(032)

(038)

(024)

(028)

(037)

(039)

(041)

(043)

(044)

(045)

(046)

(047)

(052)

(053)

(054)

(055)

(060)

(061)

(063)

(064)

(066)

(068)

(070)

(072)

Belgium

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Germany

Italy

Including the island of Heligoland; excluding the territory of Büsingen

Including Livigno

United Kingdom

Great Britan, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands and Isle of Man

Including Azores and Madeira

Including Balearic Islands and Canary Islands; excluding Ceuta and
Melilla

Including Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, Peñón de Alhucemas and
Chafarinas Islands.

Including Åland Islands

Including Svalbard Archipelago and the Jan Mayen Island

Including the German territory of Büsingen and the Italian municipality
of Campione d'Italia

Often referred to as Vatican City

Including Gozo and Comino

Ireland

Denmark

Greece

Portugal

Spain

Ceuta

Melilla

Sweden

Finland

Austria

Iceland

Norway

Liechtenstein

Switzerland

Faroe Islands

Andorra

Gibraltar

Holy See

Malta

San Marino

Turkey

Estonia

Latvia

Lithuania

Poland

Czech Republic

Slovakih

Hungary

Romania

Bulgaria

Albania

Ukraine

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BY

MD

RU

SI

HR

BA

YU

(073)

(074)

(075)

(091)

(092)

(093)

(094)

Belarus

Often referred to as Belorussia

Moldova (Republic of)

Russian Federation

Often referred to as Russia

Slovenia

Croatia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Yugoslavia

Serbia and Montenegro

MK (2)

(096)

Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia

CY

(600)

Cyprus

AFRICA (1)

MA

DZ

TN

LY

EG

SD

MR

ML

BF

NE

TD

CV

SN

GM

GW

GN

SL

LR

CI

GH

TG

BJ

NG

CM

CF

GQ

ST

GA

CG

CD

RW

BI

SH

AO

ET

(204)

(208)

(212)

(216)

(220)

(224)

(228)

(232)

(236)

(240)

(244)

(247)

(248)

(252)

(257)

(260)

(264)

(268)

(272)

(276)

(280)

(284)

(288)

(302)

(306)

(310)

(311)

(314)

(318)

(322)

(324)

(328)

(329)

(330)

(334)

Morocco

Algeria

Tunisia

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Often referred to as Libya

Egypt

Sudan

Mauritania

Mali

Burkina Faso

Niger

Chad

Cape Verde

Senegal

Gambia

Guinea-Bissau

Guinea

Sierra Leone

Liberia

Côte d'Ivoire

Often referred to as Ivory Coast

Ghana

Togo

Benin

Nigeria

Cameroon

Central African Republic

Equatorial Guinea

Sao Tome and Principe

Gabon

Congo

Congo (Democratic
Republic of the)

Formerly Zaire

Rwanda

Burundi

Saint Helena

Includes Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha Islands

Angola

Ethiopia

Including Cabinda

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ER

DJ

SO

KE

UG

TZ

SC

(336)

(338)

(342)

(346)

(350)

(352)

Eritrea

Djibouti

Somalia

Kenya

Uganda

Tanzania (United
Republic of)

Tanganyika, Zanzibar and Pemba

(355)

Seychelles

Mahé Island, Praslin Island, La Digue, Frégate and Silhouette; Amirante
Islands (including Desroches, Alphonse, Platte and Coëtivy); Farquhar
Islands (including Providence); Aldabra Islands and Cosmoledo Islands.

IO

(357)

British
Territory

Indian Ocean

Chagos Archipelago

Mauritius, Rodrigues Island, Agalega Island and Cargados Carajos Shoals
(St Brandos Islands)

Grande Comore, Anjouan and Mohéli

Grande-Terre and Pamandzi

MZ

MG

MU

KM

YT

ZM

ZW

MW

ZA

NA

BW

SZ

LS

(366)

(370)

(373)

(375)

(377)

(378)

(382)

(386)

(388)

(389)

(391)

(393)

(395)

Mozambique

Madagascar

Mauritius

Comoros

Mayotte

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Malawi

South Africa

Namibia

Botswana

Swaziland

Lesotho

AMERICA (1)

US

CA

GL

PM

MX

BM

GT

BZ

HN

SV

NI

CR

PA

AI

CU

KN

HT

BS

TC

DO

VI

AG

DM

KY

(400)

(404)

(406)

(408)

(412)

(413)

(416)

(421)

(424)

(428)

(432)

(436)

(442)

(446)

(448)

(449)

(452)

(453)

(454)

(456)

(457)

(459)

(460)

(463)

United States

Including Puerto Rico

Canada

Greenland

St Pierre and Miquelon

Including Swan Islands

Including Corn Islands

Including former Canal Zone

Mexico

Bermuda

Guatemala

Belize

Honduras

El Salvador

Nicaragua

Costa Rica

Panama

Anguilla

Cuba

St Kitts and Nevis

Haiti

Bahamas

Turks and Caicos Islands

Dominican Republic

US Virgin Islands

Antigua and Barbuda

Dominica

Cayman Islands

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JM

LC

VC

VG

BB

MS

TT

GD

AW

AN

CO

VE

GY

SR

EC

PE

BR

CL

BO

PY

UY

AR

FK

ASIA (1)

LB

SY

IQ

IR

IL

XP

JO

SA

KW

BH

QA

AE

OM

YE

GE

AM

AZ

KZ

TM

UZ

TJ

(464)

(465)

(467)

(468)

(469)

(470)

(472)

(473)

(474)

(478)

(480)

(484)

(488)

(492)

(500)

(504)

(508)

(512)

(516)

(520)

(524)

(528)

(529)

(604)

(608)

(612)

(616)

(624)

(625)

(628)

(632)

(636)

(640)

(644)

(647)

(649)

(653)

(076)

(077)

(078)

(079)

(080)

(081)

(082)

Jamaica

St Lucia

St Vincent

British Virgin Islands

Barbados

Montserrat

Trinidad and Tobago

Grenada

Aruba

Including Northern Grenadines

Including Southern Grenadines

Netherlands Antilles

Curaçao, Bonaire, St Eustatius, Saba and southern part of St Martin

Including Galápagos Islands

Colombia

Venezuela

Guyana

Suriname

Ecuador

Peru

Brazil

Chile

Bolivia

Paraguay

Uruguay

Argentina

Falkland Islands

Lebanon

Syrian Arab Republic

Often referred to as Syria

Iraq

Iran (Islamic Republic of) Often referred to as Iran

West Bank includes East Jerusalem

Israel

West Bank and Gaza
Strip

Jordan

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

Bahrain

Qatar

United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al Qaiwain, Ras al Khaimah
and Fujairah

Formerly North Yemen and South Yemen

Oman

Yemen

Georgia

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Kazakhstan

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

Tajikistan

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KG

AF

PK

IN

BD

MV

LK

NP

BT

MM

TH

LA

VN

KH

ID

MY

BN

SG

PH

MN

CN

KP

KR

JP

TW

HK

MO

(083)

(660)

(662)

(664)

(666)

(667)

(669)

(672)

(675)

(676)

(680)

(684)

(690)

(696)

(700)

(701)

(703)

(706)

(708)

(716)

(720)

(724)

(728)

(732)

(736)

(740)

(743)

Kyrgyzstan

Afghanistan

Pakistan

India

Bangladesh

Maldives

Sri Lanka

Nepal

Bhutan

Myanmar

Thailand

Often referred to as Burma

Lao People's Democratic
Republic

Often referred to as Laos

Vietnam

Cambodia

Indonesia

Malaysia

Peninsular Malaysia and Eastern Malaysia (Sarawak, Sabah and Labuan)

Brunei Barussalam

Often referred to as Brunei

Singapore

Philippines

Mongolia

China

Korea
(Democratic
republic of)

Often referred to as North Korea

People's

Korea (Republic of)

Often referred to as South Korea

Japan

Taiwan

Hong Kong

Macao

OCEANIA (1)

AU

PG

(800)

(801)

Australia

Papua New Guinea

XO

(802)

Australian Oceania

Eastern part of New Guinea; Bismarck Archipelago (including New
Britain, New Ireland, Lavongai (New Hanover) and Admiralty Islands);
Northern Solomon Islands (Bougainville and Buka); Trobriand Islands,
Woodlark Island; d'Entrecasteaux Islands and Louisiade Archipelago

Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island, Heard Island and McDonald
Islands, and Norfolk Island

NR

NZ

SB

TV

NC

XA

WF

KI

PN

XZ

(803)

(804)

(806)

(807)

(809)

(810)

(811)

(812)

(813)

(814)

Nauru

New Zealand

Excluding Ross Dependency (Antarctica)

Solomon Islands

Tuvalu

New Caledonia

Including Loyalty Islands (Maré, Lifou and Ouvéa)

American Oceania

American Samoa, Guam, minor US outlying islands (Baker Island,
Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway
Islands, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island)

Wallis and Futuna

Including Alofi

Kiribati

Pitcairn

New Zealand Oceania

Tokelau and Niue; Cook Islands

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FJ

VU

TO

WS

MP

PF

FM

MH

PW

(815)

(816)

(817)

(819)

(820)

Fĳi Islands

Vanuatu

Tonga

Samoa

Northern
Mariana Islands

(822)

French Polynesia

(823)

(824)

(825)

Micronesia
(Federated States of)

Marshall Island

Palau

OTHER TERRITORIES

XR

(890)

Polar regions

MISCELLANEOUS

Marquesas Islands, Society Islands (including Tahiti), Tuamotu Islands,
Gambier Islands and Austral Islands. Also Clipperton Island

Yap, Kosrae, Chuuk, Pohnpei

Arctic regions not elsewhere specified or classified: Antarctica (territory
south of 60° south latitude); including Amsterdam Island, St Paul Island,
Crozet Archipelago and Kerguélen Islands; Bouvet Island; South Georgia
and South Sandwich Islands

(958)

Countries and territories
not determined

Optional

QU

or

QV

(959)

QW

(960)

QX

(977)

or

QY

(978)

QZ

(979)

Optional

Optional

Optional

Optional

Optional

Countries and territories
not determined in the
intra-
of
context
Community trade

Countries and territories
not determined in the
context of
trade with
third countries

Countries and territories
not
for
disclosed
commercial or military
reasons

Countries and territories
not
for
disclosed
commercial or military
reasons in the context of
intra-Community trade

Countries and territories
not
for
disclosed
commercial or military
reasons in the context of
intra-Community trade

(1) The breakdown of countries and territories by continents does not prejudge the contents of geographic or economic zones used in

statistical publications.

(2) Provisional code which does not prejudge in any way the definitive nomenclature for this country, which will be agreed following the

conclusion of negociations currently taking place on this subject at the United Nations.