Reference Manual update Item 6.2 of the agenda Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics 15-16 June 2017

New Guidelines document Proposal to rename the document into “REFERENCE MANUAL ON RAIL TRANSPORT STATISTICS” New layout New structure Part I: OVERVIEW, METHODOLOGY, DEFINITIONS AND CLASSIFICATIONS Part II: DESCRIPTION OF THE DATA TREATMENT PROCESS Part III: DISSEMINATION OF DATA BY EUROSTAT Part IV: NATIONAL METHODOLOGIES Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics 15-16 June 2017

New Guidelines document Part I: OVERVIEW, METHODOLOGY, DEFINITIONS AND CLASSIFICATIONS Guidelines for the implementation of the Regulation General information, definitions and structure of tables of each annex Part II: DESCRIPTION OF THE DATA TREATMENT PROCESS Guidance on the technical aspects of data transmission to Eurostat Production system in Eurostat (processing and validation) Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics 15-16 June 2017

New Guidelines document Part III: DISSEMINATION OF DATA BY EUROSTAT Description of Eurobase tables Calculation of EU aggregates Part IV: NATIONAL METHODOLOGIES Information about the methodologies applied at national level (answers to the questionnaire prepared in 2016) No information received from 5 countries (BE, CZ, IE, LI and BA) Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics 15-16 June 2017

New Guidelines document Takes into account the changes from the amending Regulation 2016/2023 Some information added Some definitions clarified Obsolete information removed Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics 15-16 June 2017

New Guidelines document Regularly updated to follow developments of validation, methodological and regulatory matters Version 10 to be issued in 2017 9-10 November 2011 Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics 15-16 June 2017

Thanks for your attention ! Comments on the new Reference Manual and updated information on national methodologies are welcome! 9-10 November 2011 Working Group on Rail Transport Statistics 15-16 June 2017