# Commission Regulation (EC) No 1982/2004 of 18 November 2004 implementing Regulation (EC) No 638/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States and repealing Commission Regulations (EC) No 1901/2000 and (EEC) No 3590/92, Article 16: Staggered consignments

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

1. For the purpose of this Article ‘staggered consignments’ means the delivery of components of a complete item in an unassembled or disassembled state which are shipped during more than one reference period for commercial or transport-related reasons.
2. The reference period for arrivals or dispatches of staggered consignments may be adjusted so that data are reported only once, in the month when the last consignment is received or dispatched.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/1982/article/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1982/article-16
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