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Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board Special Data Dissemination Standard (AS PROVIDED TO THE IMF BY THE RESPECTIVE COUNTRY)   France Merchandise trade (Commerce Extérieur ) Last Posted: Feb-14-2008 Last Certified: Jan-7-2009 Last Updated: Apr-6-2005 Contact Person(s)          Printer Friendly Page   Mrs. Claudine Kagan, Chef de l Unité Communication Externe, Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques (Insee), 18, boulevard Adolphe Pinard, Paris Cedex 14, France F-75675   Phone : 33 1 41176992   Fax : 33 1 41176204   Email : claudine.kagan@insee.fr    Claire Lefebvre, Chef du Département des Statistiques et des Etudes Economiques, Direction Generale des Douanes et Droits Indirects (DGDDI),   Fax : 57 53 40 66   Email : diffusion.stat@douane.finances.gouv.fr  Dissemination Formats Summary Methodology Access National Summary Data Page Cross-country comparisons: access the DSBB metadata query facility

The Data: Coverage, Periodicity, and Timeliness
Coverage characteristics	5.1.1 Statistical presentation Data are disseminated on: - merchandise exports (free on board values in millions of French francs), - imports (both free on board and cost insurance freight values in French francs for total imports, only fob values in millions of French francs for detailed data), and - balances (in millions of French francs) Data are published both unadjusted and adjusted for seasonal factors and working days. Data are based on: - harmonized forms (Intrastat forms) for European Union internal trade - Customs declaration for trade with other countries. Data cover merchandise trade for continental France and the overseas « départements » (Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyane, and Réunion) without any restriction on goods or countries. Statistics follow special trade methodology.
Periodicity	4.1.1 Periodicity Monthly.
Timeliness	4.1.2 Timeliness 7-8 weeks after the end of the reference period.
Access by the Public
Advance dissemination of release calendar	5.1.3 Advance release calendar The data release date is included in the calendar for the four coming months, issued by I.N.S.E.E. on the 25th of each month. The general public can gain direct access to this calendar on I.N.S.E.E. 's web site (http:// www.insee.fr/fr/indicateur/indic_conj/liste_indice.asp). This calendar is also published once a month on I.N.S.E.E's "Tableau de bord hebdomadaire" (in French).
Simultaneous release to all interested parties	5.1.4 Simultaneous release The data are first released through a press release "Le chiffre du commerce extérieur" at 8:45 a.m. by the DGDDI. (see Dissemination formats page), provided to the media under embargo before release. The data are also posted on the French government website (http://lekiosque.finances.gouv.fr) and later published in INSEE's "Information rapides" (in French only).
Integrity
Dissemination of terms and conditions under which official statistics are produced, including those relating to the confidentiality of individually identifiable information	0.1.1 Responsibility for collecting, processing, and disseminating statistics Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques (INSEE) All statistics collected and published by Insee are governed by the statistical Law (« Loi (modifiée) du 7 juin 1951 sur l'obligation, la coordination et le secret en matière de statistique », published in the « Journal officiel de la République française ») and the data processing and privacy protection Law (« Loi du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés » (in French) » published in « Journal officiel de la République française »). 0.1.3 Confidentiality of individual reporters' data Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques (INSEE) Under the provisions of the Statistical Law (« Loi (modifiée) du 7 juin 1951 sur l'obligation, la coordination et le secret en matière de statistique, and the data processing and privacy protection Law (« Loi du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés »  Insee cannot publish, or otherwise make available to one individual or organization, statistics that could enable the identification of data for any individual person or entity. 1.1.1 Impartiality of statistics Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques (INSEE) Insee has been repeatedly and publicly recognized by the government as fully intellectually independent: it decides by itself which data to collect, which methodology to use, and which results and commentaries are published.   1.2.1 Disclosure of terms and conditions for statistical collection, processing, and dissemination Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques (INSEE) To obtain a copies of the Statistical Law (« Loi (modifiée) du 7 juin 1951 sur l'obligation, la coordination et le secret en matière de statistique, and the data processing and privacy protection Law (« Loi du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés »contact the Journaux officiels' information office, 26 rue Desaix, 75 727 Paris Cedex 15. Phone: +33 1 40 58 79 79. INTERNET address: http://www.journal-officiel.gouv.fr).
Identification of internal government access to data before release	1.2.2 Internal governmental access to statistics prior to release The offices of the Minister of Finance and of the Minister of Foreign Trade have access to the data than 6:00 p.m. the day before the day of release.
Identification of ministerial commentary on the occasion of statistical releases	1.2.3 Attribution of statistical products No ministerial commentary is attached to the release of data. Occasionally, there can be a ministerial commentary generally issued in the afternoon after the publication. For more information, fax the DGDDI contact person.
Provision of information about revision and advance notice of major changes in methodology	4.3.1 Revision schedule Revised data are disseminated every month along with new monthly results. 4.3.2 Identification of preliminary and/or revised data Data are provisional, and indicated as such. 1.2.4 Advance notice of major changes in methodology, source data, and statistical techniques. Changes in methodology are notified along with the data after implementation. Changes in methodology are notified in advance (in general two months in advance), in the calendar of release dates, and in DGDDI 's « Le chiffre du commerce extérieur ».
Quality
Dissemination of documentation on methodology and sources used in preparing statistics	5.2.1 Dissemination of documentation on concepts, scope, classifications, basis of recording, data sources, and statistical techniques Information about methodology is disseminated on the web site: (http://www.lekiosque.finances.gouv.fr) (See also summary methodology)
Dissemination of component detail, reconciliations with related data, and statistical frameworks that support statistical cross-checks and provide assurance of reasonableness	4.2.1 Internal consistency Data are disseminated on web site (http:/www.lekiosque.finances.gouv.fr) by product (macro-economic classification) and main commercial partners (about 50 ). 4.2.3 Intersectoral and cross-domain consistency The foreign trade statistics results are used, among others, in the compilation of the national accounts and for preparing the balance of payments. Consistency with national accounts: Data are disseminated on web site (http:/www.lekiosque.finances.gouv.fr) by product (macro-economic classification) and main commercial partners (about 50 ). Data using SITC (UNO's International Trade Classification ) rev. 3, harmonized system and other product classification are available on request to the DGDDI 's contact person. Consistency with balance of payments: The foreign trade statistics are in accordance with the UN guidelines on International Merchandise Trade Statistics and with the Balance of Payments Manual of the International Monetary Fund, except for a few difference such as: Balance of payment does not take into account: - the movements of goods without transfer of property; - movements of goods for repair and processing; Balance of payment takes into account ship and aircraft fuelling.
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