Commission Regulation (EU) No 1106/2012 of 27 November 2012 implementing Regulation (EC) No 471/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics relating to external trade with non-member countries, as regards the update of the nomenclature of countries and territories  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-11-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU statistics, Netherlands Antilles, Saint Barthélemy, Sudan, foreign trade, offshore oil structure, statistical nomenclature, trade statistics




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28.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 328/7








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1106/2012
of 27 November 2012
         
implementing Regulation (EC) No 471/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics relating to external trade with non-member countries, as regards the update of the nomenclature of countries and territories
(Text with EEA relevance)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 471/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on Community statistics relating to external trade with non-member countries and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/95 (1), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Regulation (EC) No 1833/2006 of 13 December 2006 on the nomenclature of countries and territories for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States (2) set out the version of that nomenclature which was valid as of 1 January 2007.












(2)


South Sudan has become an independent State.












(3)


The Netherlands Antilles have been dissolved.












(4)


Saint Barthélemy no longer belongs to the customs territory of the European Union.












(5)


A code is needed to cover transactions involving installations on the high seas (oil platforms, wind farms, transoceanic cables).












(6)


The alphabetical coding of countries and territories must reflect the current version of the standard ISO alpha 2, in so far as it is compatible with the requirements of Union legislation and the Union statistical requirements.












(7)


It is therefore appropriate to draw up a new version of the nomenclature which takes account of these developments and of changes affecting certain codes.












(8)


The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Statistics Relating to the Trading of Goods with Non-Member Countries,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The version of the nomenclature of countries and territories for the external trade statistics of the Union and statistics of trade between Member States which shall be valid as from 1 January 2013 is set out in the Annex hereto.


Article 2
Regulation (EC) No 1833/2006 is repealed with effect from 1 January 2013.


Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2013.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 November 2012.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





(1)  
            OJ L 152, 16.6.2009, p. 23.

(2)  
            OJ L 354, 14.12.2006, p. 19.




ANNEX

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


(Version valid with effect from 1 January 2013)








Code


Text


Description





AD



Andorra


 





AE



United Arab Emirates


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





AF



Afghanistan


 





AG



Antigua and Barbuda


 





AI



Anguilla


 





AL



Albania


 





AM



Armenia


 





AO



Angola


Including Cabinda





AQ



Antarctica


Territory south of 60° south latitude; not including the French Southern Territories (TF), Bouvet Island (BV), South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (GS)





AR



Argentina


 





AS



American Samoa


 





AT



Austria


 





AU



Australia


 





AW



Aruba


 





AZ



Azerbaijan


 





BA



Bosnia and Herzegovina


 





BB



Barbados


 





BD



Bangladesh


 





BE



Belgium


 





BF



Burkina Faso


 





BG



Bulgaria


 





BH



Bahrain


 





BI



Burundi


 





BJ



Benin


 





BL



Saint Barthélemy


 





BM



Bermuda


 





BN



Brunei Darussalam


Often referred to as Brunei





BO



Bolivia, Plurinational State of


Often referred to as Bolivia





BQ



Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba


 





BR



Brazil


 





BS



Bahamas


 





BT



Bhutan


 





BV



Bouvet Island


 





BW



Botswana


 





BY



Belarus


Often referred to as Belorussia





BZ



Belize


 





CA



Canada


 





CC



Cocos Islands (or Keeling Islands)


 





CD



Congo, Democratic Republic of


Formerly Zaire





CF



Central African Republic


 





CG



Congo


 





CH



Switzerland


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





CI



Côte d’Ivoire


Often referred to as Ivory Coast





CK



Cook Islands


 





CL



Chile


 





CM



Cameroon


 





CN



China


 





CO



Colombia


 





CR



Costa Rica


 





CU



Cuba


 





CV



Cape Verde


 





CW



Curaçao


 





CX



Christmas Island


 





CY



Cyprus


 





CZ



Czech Republic


 





DE



Germany


Including the island of Heligoland; excluding the territory of Büsingen





DJ



Djibouti


 





DK



Denmark


 





DM



Dominica


 





DO



Dominican Republic


 





DZ



Algeria


 





EC



Ecuador


Including the Galápagos Islands





EE



Estonia


 





EG



Egypt


 





EH



Western Sahara


 





ER



Eritrea


 





ES



Spain


Including the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands; excluding Ceuta (XC) and Melilla (XL)





ET



Ethiopia


 





FI



Finland


Including the Åland Islands





FJ



Fiji


 





FK



Falkland Islands


 





FM



Micronesia, Federated States of


Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Yap





FO



Faroe Islands


 





FR



France


Including Monaco, the French overseas departments (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion) and the French northern part of St Martin





GA



Gabon


 





GB



United Kingdom


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





GD



Grenada


Including Southern Grenadines





GE



Georgia


 





GH



Ghana


 





GI



Gibraltar


 





GL



Greenland


 





GM



Gambia


 





GN



Guinea


 





GQ



Equatorial Guinea


 





GR



Greece


 





GS



South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands


 





GT



Guatemala


 





GU



Guam


 





GW



Guinea-Bissau


 





GY



Guyana


 





HK



Hong Kong


Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China





HM



Heard Island and McDonald Islands


 





HN



Honduras


Including Swan Islands





HR



Croatia


 





HT



Haiti


 





HU



Hungary


 





ID



Indonesia


 





IE



Ireland


 





IL



Israel


 





IN



India


 





IO



British Indian Ocean Territory


Chagos Archipelago





IQ



Iraq


 





IR



Iran, Islamic Republic of


 





IS



Iceland


 





IT



Italy


Including Livigno; excluding the municipality of Campione d’Italia





JM



Jamaica


 





JO



Jordan


 





JP



Japan


 





KE



Kenya


 





KG



Kyrgyz, Republic


 





KH



Cambodia


 





KI



Kiribati


 





KM



Comoros


Anjouan, Grande Comore and Mohéli





KN



St Kitts and Nevis


 





KP



Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of


Often referred to as North Korea





KR



Korea, Republic of


Often referred to as South Korea





KW



Kuwait


 





KY



Cayman Islands


 





KZ



Kazakhstan


 





LA



Lao People’s Democratic Republic


Often referred to as Laos





LB



Lebanon


 





LC



St Lucia


 





LI



Liechtenstein


 





LK



Sri Lanka


 





LR



Liberia


 





LS



Lesotho


 





LT



Lithuania


 





LU



Luxembourg


 





LV



Latvia


 





LY



Libya


 





MA



Morocco


 





MD



Moldova, Republic of


 





ME



Montenegro


 





MG



Madagascar


 





MH



Marshall Islands


 





MK
 (1)



Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia


 





ML



Mali


 





MM



Myanmar


Often referred to as Burma





MN



Mongolia


 





MO



Macao


Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China





MP



Northern Mariana Islands


 





MR



Mauritania


 





MS



Montserrat


 





MT



Malta


Including Gozo and Comino





MU



Mauritius


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





MV



Maldives


 





MW



Malawi


 





MX



Mexico


 





MY



Malaysia


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





MZ



Mozambique


 





NA



Namibia


 





NC



New Caledonia


Including Loyalty Islands (Lifou, Maré and Ouvéa)





NE



Niger


 





NF



Norfolk Island


 





NG



Nigeria


 





NI



Nicaragua


Including Corn Islands





NL



Netherlands


 





NO



Norway


Including Svalbard Archipelago and Jan Mayen Island





NP



Nepal


 





NR



Nauru


 





NU



Niue


 





NZ



New Zealand


Excluding Ross Dependency (Antarctica)





OM



Oman


 





PA



Panama


Including former Canal Zone





PE



Peru


 





PF



French Polynesia


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





PG



Papua New Guinea


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.





PH



Philippines


 





PK



Pakistan


 





PL



Poland


 





PM



St Pierre and Miquelon


 





PN



Pitcairn


Including the Ducie, Henderson and Oeno Islands





PS



Occupied Palestinian Territory


West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and Gaza Strip





PT



Portugal


Including Azores and Madeira





PW



Palau


 





PY



Paraguay


 





QA



Qatar


 





RO



Romania


 





RU



Russian Federation


Often referred to as Russia





RW



Rwanda


 





SA



Saudi Arabia


 





SB



Solomon Islands


 





SC



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.





SD



Sudan


 





SE



Sweden


 





SG



Singapore


 





SH



Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha


 





SI



Slovenia


 





SK



Slovakia


 





SL



Sierra Leone


 





SM



San Marino


 





SN



Senegal


 





SO



Somalia


 





SR



Suriname


 





SS



South Sudan


 





ST



Sao Tome and Principe


 





SV



El Salvador


 





SX



Sint Maarten (Dutch part)


The island of Saint Martin is divided into the French northern part and the Dutch southern part.





SY



Syrian Arab Republic


Often referred to as Syria





SZ



Swaziland


 





TC



Turks and Caicos Islands


 





TD



Chad


 





TF



French Southern Territories


Including Kerguélen Islands, Amsterdam Island, Saint-Paul Island, Crozet Archipelago and French scattered Indian Ocean Islands formed by Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island and Tromelin Island.





TG



Togo


 





TH



Thailand


 





TJ



Tajikistan


 





TK



Tokelau


 





TL



Timor-Leste


 





TM



Turkmenistan


 





TN



Tunisia


 





TO



Tonga


 





TR



Turkey


 





TT



Trinidad and Tobago


 





TV



Tuvalu


 





TW



Taiwan


Separate customs territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu





TZ



Tanzania, United Republic of


Pemba, Zanzibar Island and Tanganyika





UA



Ukraine


 





UG



Uganda


 





UM



United States Minor Outlying Islands


Including Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Navassa Island, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island





US



United States


Including Puerto Rico





UY



Uruguay


 





UZ



Uzbekistan


 





VA



Holy See (Vatican City State)


 





VC



St Vincent and the Grenadines


 





VE



Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of


Often referred to as Venezuela





VG



Virgin Islands, British


 





VI



Virgin Islands, United States


 





VN



Viet Nam


 





VU



Vanuatu


 





WF



Wallis and Futuna


Including Alofi Island





WS



Samoa


Formerly known as Western Samoa





XC



Ceuta


 





XK



Kosovo


As defined by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999





XL



Melilla


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





XS



Serbia


 





YE



Yemen


Formerly North Yemen and South Yemen





YT



Mayotte


Grande-Terre and Pamandzi





ZA



South Africa


 





ZM



Zambia


 





ZW



Zimbabwe


 





MISCELLANEOUS







EU



European Union


Code reserved, in trade with non-member countries, for the declaration of the origin of goods according to the conditions laid down in the relevant EU provisions. Code not to be used for statistical purposes.





QP



High seas


Maritime domain outside of territorial waters





QQ



Stores and provisions


Optional heading





or



 


 





QR



Stores and provisions within the framework of intra-EU trade


Optional heading





QS



Stores and provisions within the framework of trade with third countries


Optional heading





QU



Countries and territories not specified


Optional heading





or



 


 





QV



Countries and territories not specified within the framework of intra-EU trade


Optional heading





QW



Countries and territories not specified within the framework of trade with third countries


Optional heading





QX



Countries and territories not specified for commercial or military reasons


Optional heading





or



 


 





QY



Countries and territories not specified for commercial or military reasons in the framework of intra-EU trade


Optional heading





QZ



Countries and territories not specified for commercial or military reasons in the framework of trade with third countries


Optional heading






(1)  Provisional code that does not affect the definitive denomination of the country to be attributed after the conclusion of the negotiations currently taking place in the United Nations.