Commission Decision
of 4 March 2005
implementing Council Directive 95/64/EC on statistical returns in respect of carriage of goods and passengers by sea and amending Annexes thereto
(notified under document number C(2005) 463)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2005/366/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Whereas:
Additional statistical variables, definitions and structure for statistical datasets are necessary to distinguish the collection of data on cruise passengers.
The type of cargo classification needs to be modified to ensure a clear definition of the scope of the statistics.
The nomenclature on the maritime coastal areas and the nomenclature on the nationality of registration of vessels need to be adapted to technical developments.
In accordance with Article 12, the first indent, of Directive 95/64/EC, the Commission may adapt the content of the Annexes thereto. Directive 95/64/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
In accordance with Article 4 of Directive 95/64/EC, the Commission may draw up and update the list of ports coded and classified by country and maritime coastal area.
The list of ports needs to be updated. Decision 98/385/EC should therefore be amended.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Annexes I, II, IV, V, VI and VIII to Directive 95/64/EC are replaced by Annexes I, II, III, IV, V and VI to this Decision.
F1Article 2
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Article 3
Decision 2000/363/EC shall be repealed.
Any references to the repealed Decision shall be construed as references to this Decision.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
This Decision shall apply from the reference year 2004, covering the 2004 data.
ANNEX I
‘ANNEX IVARIABLES AND DEFINITIONS
1.Statistical Variables
(a)Cargo and passenger information
Gross weight of goods in tonnes,
type of cargo, according to the nomenclature shown in Annex II,
description of the goods, using the nomenclature shown in Annex III,
reporting port,
direction of movement, whether inwards or outwards,
for inward cargo: the port of loading (i.e. the port in which the cargo was loaded on to the ship in which it arrived in the reporting port) using individual ports in the European Economic Area (EEA) countries shown in the port list, and the maritime coastal areas outside the EEA countries, shown in Annex IV,
for outward cargo: the port of unloading (i. e. the port in which the cargo is to be unloaded from the ship in which it left the reporting port) using individual ports in the EEA countries shown in the port list, and the maritime coastal areas outside the EEA countries, shown in Annex IV,
number of passengers starting or finishing a voyage as well as number of cruise passengers on a cruise passenger excursion.
For goods carried in containers or ro-ro units, the following additional particulars shall be provided:
total number of containers (with and without cargo),
number of containers without cargo,
total number of mobile (ro-ro) units with and without cargo,
number of mobile (ro-ro) units without cargo.
(b)Information on the vessel
Number of vessels;
deadweight of vessels or gross tonnage;
country or territory of registration of vessels, using the nomenclature shown in Annex V;
type of vessels, using the nomenclature shown in Annex VI;
size of vessels, using the nomenclature shown in Annex VII.
2.Definitions
- (a)
“Freight container” means an article of transport equipment:
- 1.
of a permanent nature and accordingly strong enough to be suitable for repeated use;
- 2.
specially designed to facilitate the carriage of goods by one or more modes of transport, without intermediate reloading;
- 3.
fitted with devices permitting its ready handling, particularly its transfer from one mode of transport to another;
- 4.
so designed as to be easy to fill and empty;
- 5.
having a length of 20 feet or more.
- (b)
“Ro-ro unit” means wheeled equipment for carrying cargo, such as a truck, trailer or semi-trailer, which can be driven or towed onto a vessel. Port or ships' trailers are included in this definition. Classifications should follow United Nations ECE Recommendation No 21 “Codes for types of cargo, packages and packaging materials”.
- (c)
“Container cargo” means containers with or without cargo which are lifted on or off the vessels which carry them by sea.
- (d)
“Ro-ro cargo” means goods, whether or not in containers, on ro-ro units, and ro-ro units which are rolled on and off the vessels which carry them by sea.
- (e)
“Gross weight of goods” means the tonnage of goods carried, including packaging but excluding the tare weight of containers or ro-ro units.
- (f)
“Deadweight (DWT)” means the difference in tonnes between the displacement of a ship on summer load-line in water with a specific gravity of 1,025 and the total weight of the ship, i. e. the displacement in tonnes of a ship without cargo, fuel, lubricating oil, ballast water, fresh water and drinking water in the tanks, usable supplies as well as passengers, crew and their possessions.
- (g)
“Gross tonnage” means the measure of the overall size of a ship determined in accordance with the provisions of the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969.
- (h)
“Cruise passenger” means a sea passenger making a sea journey on a cruise ship. Passengers on day excursions are excluded.
- (i)
“Cruise ship” means a passenger ship intended to provide passengers with a full tourist experience. All passengers have cabins. Facilities for entertainment aboard are included. Ships operating normal ferry services are excluded, even if some passengers treat the service as a cruise. In addition, cargo-carrying vessels able to carry a very limited number of passengers with their own cabins are also excluded. Ships intended solely for day excursions are also excluded.
- (j)
“Cruise passenger excursion” means a short visit by a cruise passenger to a tourist attraction associated with a port while retaining a cabin on board.’
ANNEX II
‘ANNEX IITYPE OF CARGO CLASSIFICATION
Category5Code1 digit
Code2 digits
Description
Tonnage
Number
Liquid bulk
1
1X
Liquid bulk goods (no cargo unit)
X
11
Liquefied gas
X
12
Crude oil
X
13
Oil products
X
19
Other liquid bulk goods
X
Dry bulk
2
2X
Dry bulk goods (no cargo unit)
X
21
Ores
X
22
Coal
X
23
Agricultural products (e.g. grain, soya, tapioca)
X
29
Other dry bulk goods
X
Containers
3
3X
Large containers
X6X
31
20 ft freight units
X6
X
32
40 ft freight units
X6
X
33
Freight units > 20 ft and < 40 ft
X6
X
34
Freight units > 40 ft
X6
X
Roll-on roll-off
(self-propelled)
5
5X
Mobile self-propelled units
X
X
51
Road goods vehicles and accompanying trailers
X6
X
52
Passenger cars, motorcycles and accompanying trailers/caravans
X753
Passenger buses
X7
54
Trade vehicles (including import/export motor vehicles)
X
X7
56
Live animals on the hoof
X
X7
59
Other mobile self-propelled units
X
X
Roll-on roll-off
(non-self-propelled)
6
6X
Mobile non-self-propelled units
X
X
61
Unaccompanied road goods trailers and semi-trailers
X6
X
62
Unaccompanied caravans and other road, agricultural and industrial vehicles
X
X7
63
Rail wagons, shipborne port-to-port trailers, and shipborne barges engaged in goods transport
X6
X
69
Other mobile non-self-propelled units
X
X
Other general cargo
(including small containers)
9
9X
Other cargo, not elsewhere specified
X
91
Forestry products
X
92
Iron and steel products
X
99
Other general cargo
X’
ANNEX III
‘ANNEX IVMARITIME COASTAL AREAS
The nomenclature to be used is the Geonomenclature (the country nomenclature for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States, originally drawn up by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1736/758) in force in the year to which the data refer.The code consists of four digits: the ISO alpha 2 standard code for each country from the abovementioned nomenclature, followed by two zeros (e.g. code GR00 for Greece), except for countries which are divided into two or more maritime coastal areas, which are identified by a fourth digit other than zero (from 1 to 7), as below:
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
RU02
Russia: Baltic
RU03
Russia: Asia
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
ZZ02
Aggregates and not elsewhere specified’
ANNEX IV
‘ANNEX VNATIONALITY OF REGISTRATION OF VESSELS
The nomenclature to be used is the Geonomenclature (the country nomenclature for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States originally drawn up by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1736/759) in force in the year to which the data refer.The code consists of four digits: the ISO alpha 2 standard code for each country from the above-mentioned nomenclature, followed by two zeros (e.g. code GR00 for Greece), except for countries with more than one register which are identified by a fourth digit other than zero, as below:
FR01
France
FR02
French Antarctic Territory (including the Kerguelen Islands)
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’
ANNEX V
‘ANNEX VITYPE OF SHIP CLASSIFICATION (ICST-COM)
Type
Ship categories included
10
Liquid bulk
Oil tanker
Chemical tanker
LG tanker
Tanker barge
Other tanker
20
Dry bulk
Bulk/oil carrier
Bulk carrier
31
Container
Full container
32
Specialized
Barge carrier
Chemical carrier
Irradiated fuel
Livestock carrier
Vehicle carrier
Other specialised
33
General cargo, non-specialized
Reefer
Ro-ro passenger
Ro-ro container
Other ro-ro cargo
Combination carrier general cargo/passenger
Combination carrier general cargo/container
Single decker
Multi-decker
34
Dry cargo barge
Deck barge
Hopper barge
Lash-seabee barge
Open dry cargo barge
Coverd dry cargo barge
Other dry cargo barge nes
35
Passenger
Passenger (excluding cruise passengers)
36
Cruise Passenger
Cruise ships only
41
Fishing10Fish catching10
Fish processing10
42
Offshore activities
Drilling and exploration10
Offshore support10
43
Tugs
Tugs10
Pusher craft10
49
Miscellaneous
Dredgers10
Research/survey10
Other vessel nes10
XX
Unknown
Unknown type of vessel’
ANNEX VI
‘ANNEX VIIISTRUCTURE FOR STATISTICAL DATA SETS
The data sets specified in this Annex define the periodicity for the maritime transport statistics required by the Community. Each data set defines a cross classification of a limited set of dimensions at different levels of the nomenclatures, aggregated across all other dimensions, for which statistics of good quality are required.
The conditions for collecting data set B1 will be decided by the Council on a proposal from the Commission in the light of the results of the pilot study during a three-year transitional period as defined in Article 10 of this Directive.
SUMMARY AND DETAILED STATISTICS
The data sets to be provided for selected ports for goods and passengers are A1, A2, B1, C1, D1, E1, F1 and/or F2.
The data sets to be provided for selected ports for goods but not for passengers are A1, A2, A3, B1, C1, E1, F1 and/or F2.
The data sets to be provided for selected ports for passengers but not for goods are A3, D1, F1 and/or F2.
The data set to be provided for selected ports and for ports which are not selected (for neither goods nor passengers) is A3.
Data set A1:Seaborne transport in the main European ports by port, type of cargo and relationPeriodicity:quarterly
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
Data: Gross weight of goods in tonnes.
Data set A2:Non-unit-load seaborne transport in the main European ports, by port, type of cargo and relationPeriodicity:quarterly
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)
Data: Gross weight of goods in tonnes.
Data set A3:Data required for both selected ports and ports for which detailed statistics are not required (see Article 4(3))Periodicity:annual
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)
Data: Gross weight of goods in tonnes.
Number of passengers (excluding cruise passengers).Number of cruise passengers starting and ending a cruise.Number of cruise passengers on cruise passenger excursion: direction: inwards (1) only - (optional).Data set B1:Seaborne transport in the main European ports, by port, type of cargo, goods and relationPeriodicity:annual
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
One-character alphanumeric
Type of cargo, Annex II
Commodity
Two-character alphanumeric
Goods nomenclature, Annex III
Data: Gross weight of goods in tonnes.
Data set C1:Unit-load seaborne transport in the main European ports, by port, type of cargo, relation and loaded statusPeriodicity:quarterly
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)
Data: Gross weight of goods in tonnes (type of cargo: subcategories 3X, 31, 32, 33, 34, 51, 54, 56, 59, 6X, 61, 62, 63 and 69).
Number of units (type of cargo: subcategories 3X, 31, 32, 33, 34, 5X, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 59, 6X, 61, 62, 63 and 69).Number of units without cargo (type of cargo: subcategories 3X, 31, 32, 33, 34, 5X, 51, 59, 6X, 61, 63 and 69).Data set D1:Passenger transport in the main European ports, by relation and nationality of registration of vesselPeriodicity:quarterly
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
Four-character alphanumeric
Nationality of registration of vessels, Annex V
Data: Number of passengers excluding cruise passengers starting and ending a cruise and cruise passengers on excursion
Data set E1:Seaborne transport in the main European ports, by port, type of cargo, relation and nationality of registration of vesselsPeriodicity:annual
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
Data: Gross weight of goods in tonnes.
Data set F1:European port vessel traffic in the main European ports, by port, type and size of vessels loading or unloading cargo, embarking or disembarking passengers (including cruise passengers on cruise passenger excursion)Periodicity:quarterly
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
Data: Number of vessels;
Dead weight of vessels in tonnes.Data set F2:European port vessel traffic in the main European ports, by port, type and size of vessels loading or unloading cargo, embarking or disembarking passengers (including cruise passengers on cruise passenger excursion)Periodicity:quarterly
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
Data: Number of vessels;
Gross tonnage of vessels.’
F1ANNEX VIIF1EUROSTAT LIST OF EUROPEAN PORTS
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