{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-1106/annex/division-NOMENCLATURE",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-1106/annex/division-NOMENCLATURE.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2012/1106",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 1106/2012 of 27 November 2012 implementing Regulation (EC) No 471/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics relating to external trade with non-member countries, as regards the update of the nomenclature of countries and territories (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-1106",
  "path": "annex/division/NOMENCLATURE",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "NOMENCLATURE OF COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES FOR ... ",
  "heading": "(Version valid with effect from 1 January 2013)",
  "text": "Provisional code that does not affect the definitive denomination of the country to be attributed after the conclusion of the negotiations currently taking place in the United Nations.\nCode\nText\nDescription\nAD\nAndorra\nAE\nUnited Arab Emirates\nAbu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al Qaiwain\nAF\nAfghanistan\nAG\nAntigua and Barbuda\nAI\nAnguilla\nAL\nAlbania\nAM\nArmenia\nAO\nAngola\nIncluding Cabinda\nAQ\nAntarctica\nTerritory south of 60° south latitude; not including the French Southern Territories (TF), Bouvet Island (BV), South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (GS)\nAR\nArgentina\nAS\nAmerican Samoa\nAT\nAustria\nAU\nAustralia\nAW\nAruba\nAZ\nAzerbaijan\nBA\nBosnia and Herzegovina\nBB\nBarbados\nBD\nBangladesh\nBE\nBelgium\nBF\nBurkina Faso\nBG\nBulgaria\nBH\nBahrain\nBI\nBurundi\nBJ\nBenin\nBL\nSaint Barthélemy\nBM\nBermuda\nBN\nBrunei Darussalam\nOften referred to as Brunei\nBO\nBolivia, Plurinational State of\nOften referred to as Bolivia\nBQ\nBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba\nBR\nBrazil\nBS\nBahamas\nBT\nBhutan\nBV\nBouvet Island\nBW\nBotswana\nBY\nBelarus\nOften referred to as Belorussia\nBZ\nBelize\nCA\nCanada\nCC\nCocos Islands (or Keeling Islands)\nCD\nCongo, Democratic Republic of\nFormerly Zaire\nCF\nCentral African Republic\nCG\nCongo\nCH\nSwitzerland\nIncluding the German territory of Büsingen and the Italian municipality of Campione d’Italia\nCI\nCôte d’Ivoire\nOften referred to as Ivory Coast\nCK\nCook Islands\nCL\nChile\nCM\nCameroon\nCN\nChina\nCO\nColombia\nCR\nCosta Rica\nCU\nCuba\nCV\nCape Verde\nCW\nCuraçao\nCX\nChristmas Island\nCY\nCyprus\nCZ\nCzech Republic\nDE\nGermany\nIncluding the island of Heligoland; excluding the territory of Büsingen\nDJ\nDjibouti\nDK\nDenmark\nDM\nDominica\nDO\nDominican Republic\nDZ\nAlgeria\nEC\nEcuador\nIncluding the Galápagos Islands\nEE\nEstonia\nEG\nEgypt\nEH\nWestern Sahara\nER\nEritrea\nES\nSpain\nIncluding the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands; excluding Ceuta (XC) and Melilla (XL)\nET\nEthiopia\nFI\nFinland\nIncluding the Åland Islands\nFJ\nFiji\nFK\nFalkland Islands\nFM\nMicronesia, Federated States of\nChuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Yap\nFO\nFaroe Islands\nFR\nFrance\nIncluding Monaco, the French overseas departments (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion) and the French northern part of St Martin\nGA\nGabon\nGB\nUnited Kingdom\nGreat Britain, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands and Isle of Man\nGD\nGrenada\nIncluding Southern Grenadines\nGE\nGeorgia\nGH\nGhana\nGI\nGibraltar\nGL\nGreenland\nGM\nGambia\nGN\nGuinea\nGQ\nEquatorial Guinea\nGR\nGreece\nGS\nSouth Georgia and South Sandwich Islands\nGT\nGuatemala\nGU\nGuam\nGW\nGuinea-Bissau\nGY\nGuyana\nHK\nHong Kong\nHong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China\nHM\nHeard Island and McDonald Islands\nHN\nHonduras\nIncluding Swan Islands\nHR\nCroatia\nHT\nHaiti\nHU\nHungary\nID\nIndonesia\nIE\nIreland\nIL\nIsrael\nIN\nIndia\nIO\nBritish Indian Ocean Territory\nChagos Archipelago\nIQ\nIraq\nIR\nIran, Islamic Republic of\nIS\nIceland\nIT\nItaly\nIncluding Livigno; excluding the municipality of Campione d’Italia\nJM\nJamaica\nJO\nJordan\nJP\nJapan\nKE\nKenya\nKG\nKyrgyz, Republic\nKH\nCambodia\nKI\nKiribati\nKM\nComoros\nAnjouan, Grande Comore and Mohéli\nKN\nSt Kitts and Nevis\nKP\nKorea, Democratic People’s Republic of\nOften referred to as North Korea\nKR\nKorea, Republic of\nOften referred to as South Korea\nKW\nKuwait\nKY\nCayman Islands\nKZ\nKazakhstan\nLA\nLao People’s Democratic Republic\nOften referred to as Laos\nLB\nLebanon\nLC\nSt Lucia\nLI\nLiechtenstein\nLK\nSri Lanka\nLR\nLiberia\nLS\nLesotho\nLT\nLithuania\nLU\nLuxembourg\nLV\nLatvia\nLY\nLibya\nMA\nMorocco\nMD\nMoldova, Republic of\nME\nMontenegro\nMG\nMadagascar\nMH\nMarshall Islands\nMK\nFormer Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia\nML\nMali\nMM\nMyanmar\nOften referred to as Burma\nMN\nMongolia\nMO\nMacao\nSpecial Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China\nMP\nNorthern Mariana Islands\nMR\nMauritania\nMS\nMontserrat\nMT\nMalta\nIncluding Gozo and Comino\nMU\nMauritius\nMauritius, Rodrigues Island, Agalega Islands and Cargados Carajos Shoals (St Brandon Islands)\nMV\nMaldives\nMW\nMalawi\nMX\nMexico\nMY\nMalaysia\nPeninsular Malaysia and Eastern Malaysia (Labuan, Sabah and Sarawak)\nMZ\nMozambique\nNA\nNamibia\nNC\nNew Caledonia\nIncluding Loyalty Islands (Lifou, Maré and Ouvéa)\nNE\nNiger\nNF\nNorfolk Island\nNG\nNigeria\nNI\nNicaragua\nIncluding Corn Islands\nNL\nNetherlands\nNO\nNorway\nIncluding Svalbard Archipelago and Jan Mayen Island\nNP\nNepal\nNR\nNauru\nNU\nNiue\nNZ\nNew Zealand\nExcluding Ross Dependency (Antarctica)\nOM\nOman\nPA\nPanama\nIncluding former Canal Zone\nPE\nPeru\nPF\nFrench Polynesia\nMarquesas Islands, Society Islands (including Tahiti), Tuamotu Islands, Gambier Islands and Austral Islands.\nPG\nPapua New Guinea\nEastern part of New Guinea; Bismarck Archipelago (including New Britain, New Ireland, Lavongai (New Hanover) and Admiralty Islands); Northern Solomon Islands (Bougainville and Buka); Trobriand Islands, Woodlark Island; d’Entrecasteaux Islands and Louisiade Archipelago.\nPH\nPhilippines\nPK\nPakistan\nPL\nPoland\nPM\nSt Pierre and Miquelon\nPN\nPitcairn\nIncluding the Ducie, Henderson and Oeno Islands\nPS\nOccupied Palestinian Territory\nWest Bank (including East Jerusalem) and Gaza Strip\nPT\nPortugal\nIncluding Azores and Madeira\nPW\nPalau\nPY\nParaguay\nQA\nQatar\nRO\nRomania\nRU\nRussian Federation\nOften referred to as Russia\nRW\nRwanda\nSA\nSaudi Arabia\nSB\nSolomon Islands\nSC\nSeychelles\nMahé Island, Praslin Island, La Digue, Frégate and Silhouette; Amirante Islands (including Desroches, Alphonse, Platte and Coëtivy); Farquhar Islands (including Providence); Aldabra Islands and Cosmoledo Islands.\nSD\nSudan\nSE\nSweden\nSG\nSingapore\nSH\nSaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha\nSI\nSlovenia\nSK\nSlovakia\nSL\nSierra Leone\nSM\nSan Marino\nSN\nSenegal\nSO\nSomalia\nSR\nSuriname\nSS\nSouth Sudan\nST\nSao Tome and Principe\nSV\nEl Salvador\nSX\nSint Maarten (Dutch part)\nThe island of Saint Martin is divided into the French northern part and the Dutch southern part.\nSY\nSyrian Arab Republic\nOften referred to as Syria\nSZ\nSwaziland\nTC\nTurks and Caicos Islands\nTD\nChad\nTF\nFrench Southern Territories\nIncluding Kerguélen Islands, Amsterdam Island, Saint-Paul Island, Crozet Archipelago and French scattered Indian Ocean Islands formed by Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island and Tromelin Island.\nTG\nTogo\nTH\nThailand\nTJ\nTajikistan\nTK\nTokelau\nTL\nTimor-Leste\nTM\nTurkmenistan\nTN\nTunisia\nTO\nTonga\nTR\nTurkey\nTT\nTrinidad and Tobago\nTV\nTuvalu\nTW\nTaiwan\nSeparate customs territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu\nTZ\nTanzania, United Republic of\nPemba, Zanzibar Island and Tanganyika\nUA\nUkraine\nUG\nUganda\nUM\nUnited States Minor Outlying Islands\nIncluding Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Navassa Island, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island\nUS\nUnited States\nIncluding Puerto Rico\nUY\nUruguay\nUZ\nUzbekistan\nVA\nHoly See (Vatican City State)\nVC\nSt Vincent and the Grenadines\nVE\nVenezuela, Bolivarian Republic of\nOften referred to as Venezuela\nVG\nVirgin Islands, British\nVI\nVirgin Islands, United States\nVN\nViet Nam\nVU\nVanuatu\nWF\nWallis and Futuna\nIncluding Alofi Island\nWS\nSamoa\nFormerly known as Western Samoa\nXC\nCeuta\nXK\nKosovo\nAs defined by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999\nXL\nMelilla\nIncluding Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, Peñón de Alhucemas and Chafarinas Islands.\nXS\nSerbia\nYE\nYemen\nFormerly North Yemen and South Yemen\nYT\nMayotte\nGrande-Terre and Pamandzi\nZA\nSouth Africa\nZM\nZambia\nZW\nZimbabwe\nMISCELLANEOUS\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\nQP\nHigh seas\nMaritime domain outside of territorial waters\nQQ\nStores and provisions\nOptional heading\nor\nQR\nStores and provisions within the framework of UK -EU trade\nOptional heading\nQS\nStores and provisions within the framework of trade with non-EU countries\nOptional heading\nQU\nCountries and territories not specified\nOptional heading\nor\nQV\nCountries and territories not specified within the framework of UK -EU trade\nOptional heading\nQW\nCountries and territories not specified within the framework of trade with non-EU countries\nOptional heading\nQX\nCountries and territories not specified for commercial or military reasons\nOptional heading\nor\nQY\nCountries and territories not specified for commercial or military reasons in the framework of UK -EU trade\nOptional heading\nQZ\nCountries and territories not specified for commercial or military reasons in the framework of trade with non-EU countries\nOptional heading",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Annex heading omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Statistics of Trade (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/47), regs. 1(4), 13(3)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Annex omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Statistics of Trade (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/47), regs. 1(4), 13(3)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in Annex substituted (31.12.2020) by The Statistics of Trade (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/47), regs. 1(4), 13(3)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Annex substituted (31.12.2020) by The Statistics of Trade (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/47), regs. 1(4), 13(3)(b)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Provisional code that does not affect the definitive denomination of the country to be attributed after the conclusion of the negotiations currently taking place in the United Nations."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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