# Directive 2009/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on statistical returns in respect of carriage of goods and passengers by sea (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance), Division (a): Cargo and passenger information

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/42/annex/I/division/1/division/a (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-42/annex-I/division-1/division-a
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