Introduction
The purpose of this document is to provide the Message
Implementation Guideline (MIG) of INSTAT/XML, the Intrastat declaration in XML.
This MIG has been designed, validated and approved by
delegates of Member States and Eurostat within the framework of the EEG6/WG5.
The INSTAT message implementation model, version 6.2 is the basis of the
definition of INSTAT/XML.
These specifications contain:
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Use case diagram of collection of intra-Community trade statistics
(Intrastat system);
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Activity diagram associated with the use case "Submit Intrastat
declaration";
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Sequence diagram associated with the use case "Submit Intrastat
declaration";
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Class diagram of the Intrastat system; this class diagram shows the static
structure of the Intrastat system for application purpose;
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Class diagram of the INSTAT message built from the class diagram of the
Intrastat system;
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Class diagram of the INSRES message (response to INSTAT) built from the
class diagram of the Intrastat system.
INSTAT/XML is derived from the class diagram of the INSTAT message.
The new XML Schema Definition Language (XSDL) developed by W3C defines the
set of rules describing the structure of INSTAT/XML.
This document is structured in the following sections:
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Introduction
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Legal basis, referring to INTRASTAT regulations;
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MIG version, giving the differences between the present MIG and the
previous version;
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INSTAT/XML Diagram, representing the structure of the document;
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Description of the prolog;
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Cross reference between the information to be collected and the
elements of INSTAT/XML;
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Description of the elements;
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XML Schema, version 6.2 (instat62.xsd);
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Example of an XML Intrastat declaration using the INSTAT XSD.
These specifications take into account the following standards:
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