law://eu/dec/2010/216@2026-11-14THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Directive 2009/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on statistical returns in respect of carriage of goods and passengers by seanote, and in particular Article 3 thereof,Whereas:
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
| Code | Maritime coastal areas |
|---|---|
| FR01 | France: Atlantic and North Sea |
| FR02 | France: Mediterranean |
| FR03 | French overseas departments: French Guiana |
| FR04 | French overseas departments: Martinique and Guadeloupe |
| FR05 | French overseas departments: Réunion |
| DE01 | Germany: North Sea |
| DE02 | Germany: Baltic |
| DE03 | Germany: Inland |
| GB01 | United Kingdom |
| GB02 | Isle of Man |
| GB03 | Channels Islands |
| ES01 | Spain: Atlantic (North) |
| ES02 | Spain: Mediterranean and Atlantic (South), including the Balearic and Canary Islands |
| SE01 | Sweden: Baltic |
| SE02 | Sweden: North Sea |
| TR01 | Turkey: Black Sea |
| TR02 | Turkey: Mediterranean |
| RU01 | Russia: Black Sea |
| RU03 | Russia: Asia |
| RU04 | Russia: Barents and White Seas |
| RU05 | Russia: Baltic, Gulf of Finland only |
| RU06 | Russia: Baltic, excluding Gulf of Finland |
| RU07 | Russia: European inland waterways, including Caspian Sea |
| MA01 | Morocco: Mediterranean |
| MA02 | Morocco: West Africa |
| EG01 | Egypt: Mediterranean |
| EG02 | Egypt: Red Sea |
| IL01 | Israel: Mediterranean |
| IL02 | Israel: Red Sea |
| SA01 | Saudi Arabia: Red Sea |
| SA02 | Saudi Arabia: Gulf |
| US01 | United States of America: Atlantic (North) |
| US02 | United States of America: Atlantic (South) |
| US03 | United States of America: Gulf |
| US04 | United States of America: Pacific (South) |
| US05 | United States of America: Pacific (North) |
| US06 | United States of America: Great Lakes |
| US07 | Puerto Rico |
| CA01 | Canada: Atlantic |
| CA02 | Canada: Great Lakes and Upper Saint Lawrence |
| CA03 | Canada: West Coast |
| CO01 | Colombia: North Coast |
| CO02 | Colombia: West Coast |
| With the additional codes | |
| ZZ01 | Offshore installations not elsewhere specified |
| ZZ02 | Aggregates and not elsewhere specified |
| FR01 | France |
| FR02 | French Antarctic Territory (including the Kerguelen Islands) (register discontinued at the end of April 2007) |
| FR03 | France (RIF) (new register introduced in May 2007) |
| IT01 | Italy — first register |
| IT02 | Italy — international register |
| GB01 | United Kingdom |
| GB02 | Isle of Man |
| GB03 | Channel Islands |
| GB04 | Gibraltar |
| DK01 | Denmark |
| DK02 | Denmark (DIS) |
| PT01 | Portugal |
| PT02 | Portugal (MAR) |
| ES01 | Spain |
| ES02 | Spain (Rebeca) |
| NO01 | Norway |
| NO02 | Norway (NIS) |
| US01 | United States of America |
| US02 | Puerto Rico |
| Variables | Coding detail | Nomenclature | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimensions | Data set | Two-character alphanumeric | A1 |
| Reference year | Four-character alphanumeric | (e.g. 1997) | |
| Reference quarter | One-character alphanumeric | (1, 2, 3, 4) | |
| Reporting port | Five-character alphanumeric | Selected EEA ports in the port list | |
| Direction | One-character alphanumeric | Inwards, outwards (1, 2) | |
| Port of loading/unloading | Five-character alphanumeric | EEA-ports in the port list | |
| Relation | Four-character alphanumeric | Maritime coastal areas, Annex IV | |
| Type of cargo | One-character alphanumeric | Type of cargo, Annex II |
| Variables | Coding detail | Nomenclature | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimensions | Data set | Two-character alphanumeric | A2 |
| Reference year | Four-character alphanumeric | (e.g. 1997) | |
| Reference quarter | One-character alphanumeric | (1, 2, 3, 4) | |
| Reporting port | Five-character alphanumeric | Selected EEA ports in the port list | |
| Direction | One-character alphanumeric | Inwards, outwards (1, 2) | |
| Port of loading/unloading | Five-character alphanumeric | EEA-ports in the port list | |
| Relation | Four-character alphanumeric | Maritime coastal areas, Annex IV | |
| Type of cargo | Two-character alphanumeric | Type of cargo (non-unit-load only), Annex II (subcategories 1X, 11, 12, 13, 19, 2X, 21, 22, 23, 29, 9X, 91, 92 and 99) |
| Variables | Coding detail | Nomenclature | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimensions | Data set | Two-character alphanumeric | A3 |
| Reference year | Four-character alphanumeric | (e.g. 1997) | |
| Reference quarter | One-character alphanumeric | (0) | |
| Reporting port | Five-character alphanumeric | All ports in the port list | |
| Direction | One-character alphanumeric | Inwards, outwards (1, 2) |
| Variables | Coding detail | Nomenclature | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimensions | Data set | Two-character alphanumeric | B1 |
| Reference year | Four-character alphanumeric | (e.g. 1997) | |
| Reference quarter | One-character alphanumeric | (0) | |
| Reporting port | Five-character alphanumeric | Selected EEA ports in the port list | |
| Direction | One-character alphanumeric | Inwards, outwards (1, 2) | |
| Port of loading/unloading | Five-character alphanumeric | EEA-ports in the port list | |
| Relation | Four-character alphanumeric | Maritime coastal areas, Annex IV | |
| Type of cargo | Two-character alphanumeric | Type of cargo, Annex II | |
| Commodity | Two-character alphanumeric | Goods nomenclature, Annex III |
| Variables | Coding detail | Nomenclature | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimensions | Data set | Two-character alphanumeric | C1 |
| Reference year | Four-character alphanumeric | (e.g. 1997) | |
| Reference quarter | One-character alphanumeric | (1, 2, 3, 4) | |
| Reporting port | Five-character alphanumeric | Selected EEA ports in the port list | |
| Direction | One-character alphanumeric | Inwards, outwards (1, 2) | |
| Port of loading/unloading | Five-character alphanumeric | EEA-ports in the port list | |
| Relation | Four-character alphanumeric | Maritime coastal areas, Annex IV | |
| Type of cargo | Two-character alphanumeric | Type of cargo (container, ro-ro only) Annex II (subcategories 3X, 31, 32, 33, 34, 5X, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 59, 6X, 61, 62, 63 and 69) |
| Variables | Coding detail | Nomenclature | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimensions | Data set | Two-character alphanumeric | D1 |
| Reference year | Four-character alphanumeric | (e.g. 1997) | |
| Reference quarter | One-character alphanumeric | (1, 2, 3, 4) | |
| Reporting port | Five-character alphanumeric | Selected EEA ports in the port list | |
| Direction | One-character alphanumeric | Inwards, outwards (1, 2) | |
| Port of loading/unloading | Five-character alphanumeric | EEA-ports in the port list | |
| Relation | Four-character alphanumeric | Maritime coastal areas, Annex IV | |
| Nationality of registration of vessel (optional) | Four-character alphanumeric | Nationality of registration of vessels, Annex V |
| Variables | Coding detail | Nomenclature | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimensions | Data set | Two-character alphanumeric | E1 |
| Reference year | Four-character alphanumeric | (e.g. 1997) | |
| Reference quarter | One-character alphanumeric | (0) | |
| Reporting port | Five-character alphanumeric | Selected EEA ports in the port list | |
| Direction | One-character alphanumeric | Inwards, outwards (1, 2) | |
| Port of loading/unloading | Five-character alphanumeric | EEA-ports in the port list | |
| Relation | Four-character alphanumeric | Maritime coastal areas, Annex IV | |
| Type of cargo | One-character alphanumeric | Type of cargo, Annex II | |
| Nationality of registration of vessel | Four-character alphanumeric | Nationality of registration of vessels, Annex V |
| Variables | Coding detail | Nomenclature | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimensions | Data set | Two-character alphanumeric | F1 |
| Reference year | Four-character alphanumeric | (e.g. 1997) | |
| Reference quarter | One-character alphanumeric | (1, 2, 3, 4) | |
| Reporting port | Five-character alphanumeric | Selected EEA ports in the port list | |
| Direction | One-character alphanumeric | Inwards, outwards (1, 2) | |
| Type of vessel | Two-character alphanumeric | Type of ship, Annex VI | |
| Size of vessel DWT | Two-character alphanumeric | Dead weight size classes, Annex VII |
| Variables | Coding detail | Nomenclature | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimensions | Data set | Two-character alphanumeric | F2 |
| Reference year | Four-character alphanumeric | (e.g. 1997) | |
| Reference quarter | One-character alphanumeric | (1, 2, 3, 4) | |
| Reporting port | Five-character alphanumeric | Selected EEA ports in the port list | |
| Direction | One-character alphanumeric | Inwards, outwards (1, 2) | |
| Type of vessel | Two-character alphanumeric | Type of ship, Annex VI | |
| Size of vessel GT | Two-character alphanumeric | Gross tonnage size classes, Annex VII |
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