{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-1744/annex/division-2/division-2.3/division-2.3.12",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-1744/annex/division-2/division-2.3/division-2.3.12.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2019/1744",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1744 of 17 September 2019 on technical specifications for electronic ship reporting in inland navigation and repealing Regulation (EU) No 164/2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-1744",
  "path": "annex/division/2/division/2.3/division/2.3.12",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "2.3.12",
  "heading": "Container size and type code",
  "text": "FULL TITLE\nFreight containers — coding, identification and marking\nABBREVIATION\n—\nORIGINATING AUTHORITY\nInternational Organisation for Standardisation (ISO)\nLEGAL BASIS\nISO 6346, chapter 4 and annexes D and E\nCURRENT STATUS\nOperational\nIMPLEMENTATION DATE\n—\nAMENDMENT\n3rd edition 1 December 1995\nSTRUCTURE\nContainer size: two alphanumeric characters(first for length, second for combination of height and width)\nContainer type: two alphanumeric characters\nSUCCINCT DESCRIPTION\nSize and type codes established for each sort of containers\nLINKED CLASSIFICATIONS\nISO 6346 coding identification and marking\nUSAGE\nWhenever known and indicated in the commercial exchange of information\nMEDIA THROUGH WHICH AVAILABLE\nwww.iso.ch/iso/en\nEuropean Reference Data Management Service (ERDMS) operated by the European Commission.\nLANGUAGES\nEnglish\nADDRESS OF RESPONSIBLE AGENCY\n—\nREMARKS\nThe size type codes are displayed on the containers and as such shall be used in the electronic reporting whenever available from other exchanged information e.g. during the booking. Size type codes shall be used as a whole i.e. the information shall not be broken into its component parts (ISO 6346:1995)\nExample\n42\nLength: 40 ft.; height: 8 ft. 6 in.; width: 8 ft.\nExample for type\nGP\nGeneral purpose container\nBU\nDry bulk container\nUsage in the implementation manuals\nWhere appropriate EQD segment",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/1744/annex/division/2/division/2.3/division/2.3.12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:43:07.241335+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}