Commission Regulation (EC) No 1917/2000 of 7 September 2000 laying down certain provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/95 as regards statistics on external trade (Text with EEA relevance)
Modified by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1669/2001of 20 August 2001amending Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1917/2000 laying down certain provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/95 as regards statistics on external trade(Text with EEA relevance), 301R1669, August 21, 2001
Commission Regulation (EC) No 179/2005of 2 February 2005amending Regulation (EC) No 1917/2000 with regard to the transmission of data to the Commission, 305R0179, February 3, 2005
Corrected by
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1917/2000 of 7 September 2000 laying down certain provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/95 as regards statistics on external trade, 300R1917R(01), January 6, 2001
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1917/2000of 7 September 2000laying down certain provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/95 as regards statistics on external trade(Text with EEA relevance)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/95 of 22 May 1995 on the statistics relating to the trading of goods by the Community and its Member States with non-member countriesOJ L 118, 25.5.1995, p. 10., as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 374/98OJ L 48, 19.2.1998, p. 6., and in particular Article 21 thereof,Whereas:(1)For the purpose of compiling external trade statistics, it is necessary to define the implementing procedures for the collection of data and for the processing, transmission and dissemination of the results, in order to obtain harmonised statistics.(2)It is essential to clarify the subject of external trade statistics, especially in order to avoid dual recording or to exclude certain transactions and to define the intervals at which they are to be drawn up.(3)The definition of the data to be returned needs to be supplemented, together with the procedures by which they are referred to in the statistical information medium.(4)It is essential to define the specific movements of goods for which special provisions are necessary, Community harmonisation measures need to be introduced.(5)It is necessary to fix the timetable for the transmission of the results to the Commission and the procedures for corrections to ensure regular and uniform dissemination.(6)In view of the links that exist between external trade statistics and customs procedures, there is a need to bear in mind the provisions adopted by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs CodeOJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1., as amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs CodeOJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1., as last amended by Regulation (EC) No1602/2000OJ L 188, 26.7.2000, p. 1..(7)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on External Trade Statistics,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: