MEDSTAT III – TRADE and BOP Task Force Luxembourg 14-15 December 2010 Data and metadata transmission from MPCs (Trade in Goods) version : 1.0

MED-Trade - Data transmission to Eurostat reference database History : MEDSTAT II -Trade – Final Workshop Barcelona 22-23 July 2009 “Data transmission from MPCs (Trade in Goods)”

Data provided by MPCs Situation on 15/7/2009 (1/2) Product Nomenclature Remarks Version Provided Algeria 2000-2007 monthly HS6++ FR Egypt HS6++++ no Israel - imports exports 2005-2007 monthly 2007 yearly HS6++ HS6+ no no values only values only Jordan HS6+++ re-export 2000-2006 Lebanon no data transmitted Morocco oPt 2000-2007 yearly SITC5 (Rev3) Standard not loaded into Comext Syria 2002-2007 monthly Tunisia some HS6+++++ codes but truncated to HS6++++ Turkey 1999-2008 monthly EN monthly data transmission

Data provided by MPCs Situation on 15/7/2009 (2/2) M=Mandatory, O=Optional DZ EG IL JO MA PS SY TN TR Flow M imports & exports (exports should include re-exports) Y Partner country national nomenclature Product code Value in € or national currency Net mass in Kg N Quantity in SU SU (*) Statistical procedure O Eurostat nomenclature or Preference Mode of transport at the frontier Container Nationality of the means of transport same as for partner country Other partner country (*) = one column collected, containing either Net mass or Quantity in SU (depending on the SU)

File formats Situation on 15/7/2009 MPCs Detailed files Total files Algeria DBF Not transmitted Egypt Excel In the Excel File Israel - imports exports Fixed-length width Fixed-length width Not transmitted Not transmitted Jordan Delimited (,) Morocco Delimited (;) oPt Syria Access Tunisia Turkey Fixed-length width (DocPhare400) Fixed-length width All used file formats were manageable and had a content compatible with DocCoop400 but not always fully DocCoop400-compliant (different physical format)

Transmission means Situation on 15/7/2009 All detailed data has been transmitted by using a physical storage (CDROM, DVD, USB key…) exchanged either by normal post or at meetings … except … Egypt : uses eDAMIS for monthly files Turkey : uses eDAMIS for monthly detailed data files Algeria : 200701 to 200712 sent via eDAMIS Israel – imports : 200701 to 200712 sent via eDAMIS

Prerequisites for regular data transmission Achieve full DocCoop400 rev2 (2007) compliance For each period, a single archive file (zip) containing 2 files : detailed data file : MX;1;2006;02;FR;;220421;80000;5000;4000;LTR text file (fields delimited by a separator or fixed length fields) order of fields defined by DocCoop400 file with totals : 2006;03;MX;1;17,162,104 2006;03;MX;2;15,021,965 Excel file (or, for instance : text with separators) [preference is : text file] contains for each period the total of trade value for each flow 5 fields : year, month, declaring country, flow, value a file for 1 declaring country and 1 period contains 2 records (1 per flow) Transmission mean : eDAMIS (“electronic Data files Administration and Management Information System”, = standard entry point at Eurostat)

Domain / dataset (=target table) : eDAMIS Domain / dataset (=target table) : training support email= estat-support-edamis@ec.europa.eu phone=+352-4301-33213 Currently To be switched to Domain MEDCOMEX COMEXT Dataset MEDCOMEX_BULETIN_S COMEXT_XTCOM_M

Other recommendations for the future Transmit national product nomenclatures, if possible with labels (EN, FR, national language … when available) Use HS6 version corresponding to year of reference period Fill in mandatory fields (net mass, quantity in SU, SU) Improve automation of production process…

Proposed calendar By end of March 2011 Fulfil prerequisites Transmission of 2008 and 2009 data By October 2011 Start regular transmission of 2010 data (“regular” = when available, e.g. monthly) 2012 Transmission of all revisions

Metadata transmission Questionnaire Answers expected by 31 January 2011 to francesco.natalini-raponi@ec.europa.eu and to henri.tyrman@adetef.finances.gouv.fr

MEDSTAT III – TRADE and BOP Task Force Luxembourg 14-15 December 2010 Thank you ! Contact : RUTTEN Xavier Eurostat, Unit G5 Bech Building 5, rue Alphonse Weicker L-2721 Luxembourg Luxembourg Phone: +352 4301 34240 Fax: +352 4301 30019 Email: xavier.rutten@ec.europa.eu