| Title: | ISO CHG-ZAIRE-STAT |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1998-01-13 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : MARSHA D ZZ-MALBROUGH
SUBJECT : ISO CHG-ZAIRE-STAT
DATE : 01/13/98
8013001
JANUARY 13, 1998
TO :BULLETIN BOARD, OTO5
FROM : CARGO CONTROL AND ENTRY
OFFICE OF TRADE COMPLIANCE
SUBJECT: ISO - REVISIONS - DEMOCRATIC REPUBLC OF CONGO
(KINSHASA) AND CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE)
THE U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE FOLLOWING
CHANGES BY THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS. PLEASE MAKE THE APPROPRIATE
CHANGES. ALSO NOTE THAT ACS HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THESE
CHANGES.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT HAS RECOGNIZED THE CHANGING OF THE REPUBLIC
OF ZAIRE TO THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. DUE TO THE
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE NAME, THE ISO 3166 MAINTENANCE AGENCY
HAS ASSIGNED A NEW ISO CODE (CD) TO THE COUNTRY. PLEASE NOTE
THAT THE REPUBLIC OF CONGO, ISO CODE CG, AND SCHEDULE C CODE
763.0 ARE STILL ACTIVE. THE NAME OF THE COUNTRY'S CAPITAL HAS
BEEN ADDED IN PARENTHESES AFTER THE NAME OF THE COUNTRY FOR
CLARITY.
NEW SCHEDULE C CODES EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 16, 1997:
COUNTRY : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (FORMALLY
REPUBLIC OF ZAIRE)
NAME CHANGE : CONGO (KINSHASA)
COUNTRY CODE : 766.0
ADD ISO CODE : CD (EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 16, 1997)
DELETE ISO CODE: ZR (OBSOLETE AS OF JANUARY 1, 1998) NOTE:
THIS CODE SHOULD NOT BE USED.
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COUNTRY : CONGO
NAME CHANGE : CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE)
COUNTRY CODE : 763.0
ISO CODE : CG
QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NEW SCHEDULE C CODES, SHOULD BE DIRECTED
TO GLORIA THOMAS, BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, AT (301) 457-2220. ALL
OTHER QUESTIONS CAN BE DIRECTED TO MARSHA MALBROUGH AT (202) 927-
0457.
THOMAS P. BANNER