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Ad-hoc Meeting of the UN/LOCODE Maintenance Policy

Ad-hoc Meeting of the UN/LOCODE Maintenance Policy

13 April 2023 13:00 - 15:00
Virtual, Palais des Nations Geneva Switzerland

As decided at the 2022 Meeting of the UN/LOCODE Advisory Group, the next ad-hoc Meeting of the UN/LOCODE Maintenance Policy should be held before the UN/LOCODE Advisory Group Meeting in order to submit recommendations to the Advisory Group for approval based on discussion at the ad-hoc meeting.

The ad-hoc Meeting of the UN/LOCODE Maintenance Policy will focus on:

  • Addressing maintenance issues raised by the UN/LOCODE Maintenance Team such as:
    1. Special Economic Zone (Function A)
    2. Transport fees consideration
    3. Duplicated entries for the same location
  • Discussing important issues raised by the secretariat:
    1. The use of UN/LOCODE to support sustainable
    2. Location names spelt in multiple languages
    3. How to identify sublocations at ports
  • Reaching agreements and concluding recommendations to the UN/LOCODE Advisory Group.

The UN/LOCODE Maintenance Team is working on finalizing a working document that covers all maintenance issues to be discussed and draft proposed recommendations. The working document will be finalized via online discussion.

For further information, please contact [email protected].