# 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, Division 2.3.8: UN country code

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

FULL TITLE
International standard codes for the representation of the names of countries
ABBREVIATION
ISO 3166-1
ORIGINATING AUTHORITY
International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO)
LEGAL BASIS
UN Recommendation 3 (codes for the representation of the names of countries)
CURRENT STATUS
Operational
IMPLEMENTATION DATE
1974
AMENDMENT
As per ISO 3166-1
STRUCTURE
Two-letter-alpha code (to be used in principle)
Three-digit numeric code (alternatively)
SUCCINCT DESCRIPTION
ISO provides a unique two-letter code for each country listed, as well as a three-digit numeric code which is intended as an alternative for all applications that need to be independent of the alphabet.
LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS
UN/LOCODE
USAGE
This code is used as one element in the combined location code in chapter 2.4 of this Annex.
MEDIA THROUGH WHICH AVAILABLE
UNECE
http://www.unece.org/cefact/locode/welcome.html
European Reference Data Management Service (ERDMS) operated by the European Commission.
LANGUAGES
English
ADDRESS OF RESPONSIBLE AGENCY
http://www.unece.org/cefact
REMARKS
See chapter 2.4 of this Annex for the combination of the alpha country code with the location code.
Example
BE
Belgium
Usage in the implementation manuals
ERINOT Message:
TDT/C222/8453
NAD(1)/3207
NAD(2)/3207
ERIRSP Message
NAD(1)/3207

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/1744/annex/division/2/division/2.3/division/2.3.8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-1744/annex/division-2/division-2.3/division-2.3.8
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