CHAPTER 4SPECIFIC GOODS OR MOVEMENTS

Article 21Goods delivered to and from offshore installations

1.

For the purposes of this Article:

(a)

‘offshore installation’ means the equipment and devices installed and stationary in the sea outside the statistical territory of any given country;

(b)

‘goods delivered to offshore installations’ means the delivery of products for the crew and for the operation of the engines, machines and other equipment of the offshore installation;

(c)

‘goods obtained from or produced by offshore installations’ means products extracted from the seabed or subsoil, or manufactured by the offshore installation.

2.

External trade statistics shall record:

(a)

an import, where goods are delivered from:

  1. (i)

    a non-member country to an offshore installation established in an area where the importing Member State has exclusive rights to exploit that seabed or subsoil;

  2. (ii)

    an offshore installation established in an area where a non-member country has exclusive rights to exploit that seabed or subsoil to the importing Member State;

  3. (iii)

    an offshore installation established in an area where a non-member country has exclusive rights to exploit that seabed or subsoil to an offshore installation in an area where the importing Member State has exclusive rights to exploit that seabed or subsoil;

(b)

an export, where goods are delivered to:

  1. (i)

    a non-member country from an offshore installation established in an area where the exporting Member State has exclusive rights to exploit that seabed or subsoil;

  2. (ii)

    an offshore installation established in an area where a non-member country has exclusive rights to exploit that seabed or subsoil from the exporting Member State;

  3. (iii)

    an offshore installation established in an area where a non-member country has exclusive rights to exploit that seabed or subsoil from an offshore installation established in an area where the exporting Member State has exclusive rights to exploit that seabed or subsoil.

3.

Member States may use the following goods codes for goods delivered to offshore installations:

  • — 9931 24 00

    goods from CN Chapters 1 to 24,

  • — 9931 27 00

    goods from CN Chapter 27,

  • — 9931 99 00

    goods classified elsewhere.

The transmission of data on the quantity is optional, except for goods belonging to CN Chapter 27.

In addition, the simplified partner country code ‘QW’ may be used.