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DECISIONS
COMMISSION DELEGATED DECISION
of 3 February 2012
amending Directive 2009/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on statistical returns
in respect of carriage of goods and passengers by sea
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2012/186/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(4) In
addition,
a
harmonised
legal
framework
should
be
established for a voluntary collection of statistics on
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Ro-Ro containers. Moreover, the type of cargo classifi
Union,
cation should be extended.
(5) The
nomenclature
on
the
maritime
coastal
areas
needs
to
Having regard to Directive 2009/42/EC of the European
be adapted to technical developments.
Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on statistical
returns in respect of carriage of goods and passengers by
(6) Directive
2009/42/EC
should
therefore
be
amended
sea ( 1 ), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
accordingly,
Whereas:
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
(1) In
the
production
of
European
statistics
there
should
be
a
Article 1
balance between the needs of the users and the burden
Annexes I, II, IV and VIII to Directive 2009/42/EC are replaced
on respondents.
by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.
(2) A
technical
analysis
of
the
existing
data
collected
under
Article 2
the Union legislation on statistical returns in respect of
carriage of goods and passengers by sea, and of the
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following its
dissemination policy, has been carried out at European
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
level in order to propose possible technical solutions to
simplify, as much as possible, the various activities
The first reference year for the application of this Decision shall
necessary for the production of statistics, while keeping
be 2012, covering the data for 2012.
the final output in line with present and foreseeable
needs of users.
Done at Brussels, 3 February 2012.
(3) As
a
result
of
this
analysis,
the
variable
‘direction’
in
the
existing quarterly statistics on vessel traffic in the main
For the Commission
European ports should be simplified, while the legal
status (mandatory vs voluntary) of the corresponding
The President
data sets F1 and F2 should be clarified.
José Manuel BARROSO
( 1 ) OJ L 141, 6.6.2009, p. 29.

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ANNEX
‘ANNEX I
VARIABLES 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,
— counterpart 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,
— counterpart 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 the number of cruise passengers on a cruise
passenger excursion,
— counterpart for inward passenger: the port of embarkation (i.e. the port in which the passenger was embarked
on to the ship in which he/she 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,
— counterpart for outward passenger: the port of disembarkation (i.e. the port in which the passenger is to be
disembarked from the ship in which he/she 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.
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 ease of handling, particularly its transfer from one mode of transport to
another;
4. so designed as to be easy to fill and empty;
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(b) “Ro-Ro unit” means wheeled equipment for carrying cargo, such as a truck, trailer or semi-trailer, which can be
driven or towed on to 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 to 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.
(k) “Ro-Ro container cargo” means containers with or without cargo loaded on Ro-Ro units which are then rolled on
and rolled off the vessels which carry them by sea.
(l) “Shipborne
port-to-port
trailer”
means
a
trailer
intended
to
carry
cargo
(including
containers)
between
two
ports
on Ro-Ro vessels. It is primarily designed to operate either on board of Ro-Ro vessels or in areas on land within
the control of the port authority.
(m) “Ro-Ro vessel” means a vessel designed to carry Ro-Ro units.
ANNEX II
Type of cargo classification
Category (
Code

1 )
Code
1 digit
2 digits
Description Tonnage Number of
units
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 X
( 2 )
X
31 20
ft
freight
units X
( 2 )
X

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Category (
Code

1 )
Code
1 digit
2 digits
Description Tonnage Number of
units
32 40
ft
freight
units X
( 2 )
X
33
Freight units > 20 ft and < 40 ft X
( 2 )
X
34 Freight
units
>
40
ft X
( 2 )
X
Roll on roll off
5 5X Mobile
self-propelled
units
X
X
(self-propelled)
51 Road
goods
vehicles
and
accompanying
X ( 2 )
X
trailers
52 Passenger
cars,
motorcycles
and
accompanying
X ( 3 )
trailers/caravans
53 Passenger
buses X
( 3 )
54 Trade
vehicles
(including
import/export
motor
X X
( 3 )
vehicles)
56 Live
animals
on
the
hoof
X X
( 3 )
59 Other
mobile
self-propelled
units
X
X
Roll on roll off
6 6X Mobile
non-self-propelled
units
X
X
(non-self-propelled)
61 Unaccompanied
road
goods
trailers
and
semi-
X ( 2 )
X
trailers
62 Unaccompanied
caravans
and
other
road,
agri
X X
( 3 )
cultural and industrial vehicles
64 Rail
wagons
engaged
in
goods
transport X
( 2 )
X
65 Shipborne
port-to-port
trailers
engaged
in
X ( 2 )
X
goods transport
66 Shipborne
barges
engaged
in
goods
transport X
( 2 )
X
69 Other
mobile
non-self-propelled
units
X
X
Other general cargo
9 9X Other
cargo,
not
elsewhere
specified
X
(including small
containers)
91 Forestry
products
X
92 Iron
and
steel
products
X
99 Other
general
cargo
X
Supplement to the type of cargo classification for ro-ro containers
Category (
Code

1 )
Code
1 digit
2 digits
Description Tonnage Number of
units
Large Ro-Ro Containers
R RX Large
Ro-Ro
containers
X
R1 20
ft
freight
units
X
R2 40
ft
freight
units
X
R3
Freight units > 20 ft and < 40 ft
X
R4 Freight
units
>
40
ft
X
( 1 ) These categories are consistent with United Nations ECE Recommendation No 21.
( 2 ) The quantity recorded is the gross weight of the goods including packaging but excluding the tare weight of containers and Ro-Ro
units.
( 3 ) Only total number of units.

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ANNEX IV
MARITIME COASTAL AREAS
The nomenclature to be used is the Geonomenclature (the nomenclature of countries and territories for the external trade
statistics of the Union and statistics of trade between Member States) ( 1 ) 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 Channel
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
RU03 Russia:
Asia
RU04 Russia:
Barents
and
White
Seas
RU05 Russia:
Baltic,
Gulf
of
Finland
only
RU06 Russia:
Baltic,
excluding
Gulf
of
Finland
RU07 Russia:
European
inland
waterways,
including
Caspian
Sea
MA01 Morocco:
Mediterranean
MA02 Morocco:
West
Africa
EG01 Egypt:
Mediterranean
EG02 Egypt:
Red
Sea
IL01 Israel:
Mediterranean
IL02 Israel:
Red
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Code Maritime
coastal
areas
SA01 Saudi
Arabia:
Red
Sea
SA02 Saudi
Arabia:
Persian
Gulf
US01 United
States
of
America:
Atlantic
(North)
US02 United
States
of
America:
Atlantic
(South)
US03 United
States
of
America:
Gulf
of
Mexico
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
MX01 Mexico:
Atlantic
MX02 Mexico:
Pacific
With the additional codes
ZZ01 Offshore
installations
not
elsewhere
specified
ZZ02 Aggregates
and
not
elsewhere
specified
( 1 ) The version currently in force is laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1833/2006 of 13 December 2006 on the nomenclature
of countries and territories for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States (OJ L 354,
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ANNEX VIII
STRUCTURE FOR STATISTICAL DATA SETS
The data sets specified in this Annex define the periodicity for the maritime transport statistics required by the Union.
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.
SUMMARY AND DETAILED STATISTICS
— The data sets to be provided for selected ports for goods and passengers are A1, A2, A3, B1, C1, C2, D1, E1, F1 and
F2.
— The data sets to be provided for selected ports for goods but not for passengers are A1, A2, A3, B1, C1, C2, E1, F1
and F2.
— The data sets to be provided for selected ports for passengers but not for goods are A3, D1, F1 and F2.
— The data set to be provided for ports which are not selected (for either goods or passengers) is A3.
LEGAL STATUS OF DATA SETS
— Data sets A1, A2, A3, B1, C1, D1, E1 and F2 are mandatory.
— Data sets C2 and F1 are voluntary.
Data set A1: Seaborne
transport
in
the
main
European
ports,
by
port,
type
of
cargo
and
counterpart
Periodicity of data transmission: 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
Maritime coastal area 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
counterpart
Periodicity of data transmission: 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
Maritime coastal area 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.

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Data set A3:
Data required both for selected ports and ports for which detailed statistics are not required (see
Article 4(3))
Periodicity of data transmission: 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 counterpart
Periodicity of data transmission: 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
Maritime coastal area 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,
counterpart
and
loaded
status
Periodicity of data transmission: 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
Maritime coastal area 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, 64, 65, 66 and 69)
Data: Gross weight of goods in tonnes (type of cargo: subcategories 3X, 31, 32, 33, 34, 5X, 51, 54, 56, 59, 6X, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66 and
69).
Total number of units (type of cargo: subcategories 3X, 31, 32, 33, 34, 5X, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 59, 6X, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66 and 69).
Number of units without cargo (type of cargo: subcategories 3X, 31, 32, 33, 34, 5X, 51, 59, 6X, 61, 64, 65, 66 and 69).

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Data set C2: Ro-Ro
container
seaborne
transport
in
the
main
European
ports,
by
port,
type
of
cargo,
counterpart
and
loaded status
Periodicity of data transmission: annual
Variables Coding
detail Nomenclature
Dimensions Data
set Two-character
alphanumeric C2
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
(optional)
Maritime coastal area
Four-character alphanumeric Maritime
coastal
areas,
Annex
IV
(optional)
Type of cargo Two-character
alphanumeric Type
of
cargo
(Ro-Ro
container
only)
Annex II (subcategories RX, R1, R2,
R3, R4)
Data: Total number of units (type of cargo: subcategories RX, R1, R2, R3, R4).
Number of units without cargo (type of cargo: subcategories RX, R1, R2, R3, R4) – (optional).
Data set D1: Passenger
transport
in
the
main
European
ports,
by
port,
counterpart
and
nationality
of
registration
of
vessel
Periodicity of data transmission: annual
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 embarkation/dis Five-character alphanumeric EEA-ports
in
the
port
list
embarkation
Maritime coastal area Four-character
alphanumeric Maritime
coastal
areas,
Annex
IV
Nationality of registration of Four-character alphanumeric
Nationality of registration of vessels,
vessel (optional)
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,
counterpart
and
nationality
of
registration of vessels
Periodicity of data transmission: 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
Maritime coastal area Four-character
alphanumeric Maritime
coastal
areas,
Annex
IV
Type of cargo One-character
alphanumeric Type
of
cargo,
Annex
II
Nationality of registration of Four-character alphanumeric
Nationality of registration of vessels,
vessel
Annex V
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Data set F1:
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 a cruise passenger excursion)
Periodicity of data transmission: annual
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
(1)
only
Type of vessel Two-character
alphanumeric Type
of
ship,
Annex
VI
Size of vessel DWT Two-character
alphanumeric Deadweight
size
classes,
Annex
VII
Data: Number of vessels.
Deadweight of vessels in tonnes.
Data set F2:
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 a cruise passenger excursion)
Periodicity of data transmission: annual
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
(1)
only
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.’

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