Article 1
The version valid from 1 June 2005 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 750/2005 of 18 May 2005 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)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 750/2005 of 18 May 2005 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)
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Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 2005. However, the Member States may use the three-digit numeric codes also shown in the Annex to the Regulation until the provisions revising Annexes 37 and 38 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 come into force ( 3 ) .
Supplementary provisions
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
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 June 2005) Code Text Description Alphabetical Numerical AD (043 ) Andorra AE (647 ) United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al Qaiwain AF (660 ) Afghanistan AG (459 ) Antigua and Barbuda AI (446 ) Anguilla AL (070 ) Albania AM (077 ) Armenia AN (478 ) Netherlands Antilles Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, St Eustatius and southern part of St Martin AO (330 ) Angola Including Cabinda AQ (891 ) 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 (528 ) Argentina AS (830 ) American Samoa AT (038 ) Austria AU (800 ) Australia AW (474 ) Aruba AZ (078 ) Azerbaijan BA (093 ) Bosnia and Herzegovina BB (469 ) Barbados BD (666 ) Bangladesh BE (017 ) Belgium BF (236 ) Burkina Faso BG (068 ) Bulgaria BH (640 ) Bahrain BI (328 ) Burundi BJ (284 ) Benin BM (413 ) Bermuda BN (703 ) Brunei Darussalam Often referred to as Brunei BO (516 ) Bolivia BR (508 ) Brazil BS (453 ) Bahamas BT (675 ) Bhutan BV (892 ) Bouvet Island BW (391 ) Botswana BY (073 ) Belarus Often referred to as Belorussia BZ (421 ) Belize CA (404 ) Canada CC (833 ) Cocos Islands (or Keeling Islands) CD (322 ) Congo, Democratic Republic of Formerly Zaire CF (306 ) Central African Republic CG (318 ) Congo CH (039 ) Switzerland Including the German territory of Büsingen and the Italian municipality of Campione d’Italia CI (272 ) Côte d'Ivoire Often referred to as Ivory Coast CK (837 ) Cook Islands CL (512 ) Chile CM (302 ) Cameroon CN (720 ) China, People’s Republic of Often referred to as China CO (480 ) Colombia CR (436 ) Costa Rica CU (448 ) Cuba CV (247 ) Cape Verde CX (834 ) Christmas Island CY (600 ) Cyprus CZ (061 ) Czech Republic DE (004 ) Germany Including the island of Heligoland; excluding the territory of Büsingen DJ (338 ) Djibouti DK (008 ) Denmark DM (460 ) Dominica DO (456 ) Dominican Republic DZ (208 ) Algeria EC (500 ) Ecuador Including Galápagos Islands EE (053 ) Estonia EG (220 ) Egypt ER (336 ) Eritrea ES (011 ) Spain Including Balearic Islands and Canary Islands; excluding Ceuta and Melilla ET (334 ) Ethiopia FI (032 ) Finland Including Åland Islands FJ (815 ) Fiji FK (529 ) Falkland Islands FM (823 ) Micronesia, Federated States of Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Yap FO (041 ) Faroe Islands FR (001 ) France Including Monaco and the French overseas departments (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion) GA (314 ) Gabon GB (006 ) United Kingdom Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands and Isle of Man GD (473 ) Grenada Including Southern Grenadines GE (076 ) Georgia GH (276 ) Ghana GI (044 ) Gibraltar GL (406 ) Greenland GM (252 ) Gambia GN (260 ) Guinea GQ (310 ) Equatorial Guinea GR (009 ) Greece GS (893 ) South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands GT (416 ) Guatemala GU (831 ) Guam GW (257 ) Guinea-Bissau GY (488 ) Guyana HK (740 ) Hong Kong Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China HM (835 ) Heard Island and McDonald Islands HN (424 ) Honduras Including Swan Islands HR (092 ) Croatia HT (452 ) Haiti HU (064 ) Hungary ID (700 ) Indonesia IE (007 ) Ireland IL (624 ) Israel IN (664 ) India IO (357 ) British Indian Ocean Territory Chagos Archipelago IQ (612 ) Iraq IR (616 ) Iran, Islamic Republic of IS (024 ) Iceland IT (005 ) Italy Including Livigno; excluding the municipality of Campione d’Italia JM (464 ) Jamaica JO (628 ) Jordan JP (732 ) Japan KE (346 ) Kenya KG (083 ) Kyrgyz, Republic KH (696 ) Cambodia KI (812 ) Kiribati KM (375 ) Comoros Anjouan, Grande Comore and Mohéli KN (449 ) St Kitts and Nevis KP (724 ) Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of Often referred to as North Korea KR (728 ) Korea, Republic of Often referred to as South Korea KW (636 ) Kuwait KY (463 ) Cayman Islands KZ (079 ) Kazakhstan LA (684 ) Lao People’s Democratic Republic Often referred to as Laos LB (604 ) Lebanon LC (465 ) St Lucia LI (037 ) Liechtenstein LK (669 ) Sri Lanka LR (268 ) Liberia LS (395 ) Lesotho LT (055 ) Lithuania LU (018 ) Luxembourg LV (054 ) Latvia LY (216 ) Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Often referred to as Libya MA (204 ) Morocco MD (074 ) Moldova, Republic of MG (370 ) Madagascar MH (824 ) Marshall Islands MK ( 1 ) (096 ) Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ML (232 ) Mali MM (676 ) Myanmar Often referred to as Burma MN (716 ) Mongolia MO (743 ) Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China MP (820 ) Northern Mariana Islands MR (228 ) Mauritania MS (470 ) Montserrat MT (046 ) Malta Including Gozo and Comino MU (373 ) Mauritius Mauritius, Rodrigues Island, Agalega Islands and Cargados Carajos Shoals (St Brandon Islands) MV (667 ) Maldives MW (386 ) Malawi MX (412 ) Mexico MY (701 ) Malaysia Peninsular Malaysia and Eastern Malaysia (Labuan, Sabah and Sarawak) MZ (366 ) Mozambique NA (389 ) Namibia NC (809 ) New Caledonia Including Loyalty Islands (Lifou, Maré and Ouvéa) NE (240 ) Niger NF (836 ) Norfolk Island NG (288 ) Nigeria NI (432 ) Nicaragua Including Corn Islands NL (003 ) Netherlands NO (028 ) Norway Including Svalbard Archipelago and Jan Mayen Island NP (672 ) Nepal NR (803 ) Nauru NU (838 ) Niue NZ (804 ) New Zealand Excluding Ross Dependency (Antarctica) OM (649 ) Oman PA (442 ) Panama Including former Canal Zone PE (504 ) Peru PF (822 ) French Polynesia Marquesas Islands, Society Islands (including Tahiti), Tuamotu Islands, Gambier Islands and Austral Islands. Also Clipperton Island PG (801 ) 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 (708 ) Philippines PK (662 ) Pakistan PL (060 ) Poland PM (408 ) St Pierre and Miquelon PN (813 ) Pitcairn Including the Ducie, Henderson and Oeno Islands PS (625 ) Occupied Palestinian Territory West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and Gaza Strip PT (010 ) Portugal Including Azores and Madeira PW (825 ) Palau PY (520 ) Paraguay QA (644 ) Qatar RO (066 ) Romania RU (075 ) Russian Federation Often referred to as Russia RW (324 ) Rwanda SA (632 ) Saudi Arabia SB (806 ) Solomon Islands SC (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 SD (224 ) Sudan SE (030 ) Sweden SG (706 ) Singapore SH (329 ) Saint Helena Including Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha Islands SI (091 ) Slovenia SK (063 ) Slovakia SL (264 ) Sierra Leone SM (047 ) San Marino SN (248 ) Senegal SO (342 ) Somalia SR (492 ) Suriname ST (311 ) Sao Tome and Principe SV (428 ) El Salvador SY (608 ) Syrian Arab Republic Often referred to as Syria SZ (393 ) Swaziland TC (454 ) Turks and Caicos Islands TD (244 ) Chad TF (894 ) French Southern Territories Including Kerguélen Islands, Amsterdam Island, Saint-Paul Island, Crozet Archipelago TG (280 ) Togo TH (680 ) Thailand TJ (082 ) Tajikistan TK (839 ) Tokelau TL (626 ) Timor-Leste TM (080 ) Turkmenistan TN (212 ) Tunisia TO (817 ) Tonga TR (052 ) Turkey TT (472 ) Trinidad and Tobago TV (807 ) Tuvalu TW (736 ) Taiwan Separate customs territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu TZ (352 ) Tanzania, United Republic of Tanganyika, Zanzibar Island and Pemba UA (072 ) Ukraine UG (350 ) Uganda UM (832 ) 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 (400 ) United States Including Puerto Rico UY (524 ) Uruguay UZ (081 ) Uzbekistan VA (045 ) Holy See (Vatican City State) VC (467 ) St Vincent and the Grenadines VE (484 ) Venezuela VG (468 ) Virgin Islands, British VI (457 ) Virgin Islands, U.S. VN (690 ) Vietnam VU (816 ) Vanuatu WF (811 ) Wallis and Futuna Including Alofi Island WS (819 ) Samoa Formerly known as Western Samoa XC (021 ) Ceuta XK (095 ) Kosovo As defined by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999 XL (023 ) Melilla Including Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, Peñón de Alhucemas and Chafarinas Islands XM (097 ) Montenegro XS (098 ) Serbia YE (653 ) Yemen Formerly North Yemen and South Yemen YT (377 ) Mayotte Grande-Terre and Pamandzi ZA (388 ) South Africa ZM (378 ) Zambia ZW (382 ) Zimbabwe MISCELLANEOUS EU (999 ) European Community 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 Community provisions. Code not to be used for statistical purposes QQ or (950 ) Stores and provisions Optional heading QR (951 ) Stores and provisions within the framework of intra-Community trade Optional heading QS (952 ) Stores and provisions within the framework of trade with third countries Optional heading QU or (958 ) Countries and territories not specified Optional heading QV (959 ) Countries and territories not specified in the framework of intra-Community trade Optional heading QW (960 ) Countries and territories not specified within the framework of trade with third countries Optional heading QX or (977 ) Countries and territories not specified for commercial or military reasons Optional heading QY (978 ) Countries and territories not specified for commercial or military reasons in the framework of intra-Community trade Optional heading QZ (979 ) 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.
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