occasional automatic exchangemeans the systematic communication of predefined information, without prior request, as and when that information becomes available.’;
operational analysismeans analysis of operations which constitute, or appear to constitute, breaches of customs or agricultural legislation, involving the following stages in turn:
regular automatic exchangemeans the systematic communication of predefined information, without prior request, at pre-established regular intervals,
strategic analysismeans research and presentation of the general trends in breaches of customs and agricultural legislation through an evaluation of the threat, scale and impact of certain types of operation in breach of customs and agricultural legislation, with a view to subsequently setting priorities, gaining a better picture of the phenomenon or threat, reorienting action to prevent and detect fraud and reviewing departmental organisation.