# 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 2.3.9: UN location code (UN/LOCODE)

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

FULL TITLE
UN code for trade and transport locations
ABBREVIATION
UN/LOCODE
ORIGINATING AUTHORITY
UNECE/CEFACT
LEGAL BASIS
UNECE Recommendation 16
CURRENT STATUS
Operational
IMPLEMENTATION DATE
1980
AMENDMENT
2018-2 (December 2018)
STRUCTURE
ISO 3166-1 country code (alpha 2-digit) followed by a space and a 3-digit-alpha code for the place names (5 digits)
Place name (a..29)
Subdivision ISO 3166-2, optional (a..3)
Function, mandatory (an..5)
Remarks, optional (an..45)
Geographical coordinates (000N 0000 W, 000 S 00000 E)
SUCCINCT DESCRIPTION
UN recommends a five-letter alphabetic code for abbreviating the names of locations of interest to international trade, such as ports, airports, inland freight terminals, and other locations were customs clearance of goods can take place, and whose names need to be represented unambiguously in data interchange between participants in international trade.
LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS
UN country code
USAGE
This code is used as one element in the combined location code in chapter 2.4 of this Annex.
MEDIA THROUGH WHICH AVAILABLE
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
UNECE
REMARKS
See also chapter 2.4 of this Annex.
Example
BEBRU
Belgium Brussels
Usage in the implementation manuals
TDT/LOC (1..9)/C517/3225
CNI/LOC(1..2)/C517/3225

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/1744/annex/division/2/division/2.3/division/2.3.9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-1744/annex/division-2/division-2.3/division-2.3.9
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