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United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Statistical Division
Summary of the consultation
on the draft Guide to Measuring
Global Production
UNECE Statistical Division
Electronic consultation
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33 replies
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General comments
All respondents considered
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the Guide is useful and comprehensive
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the main recommendations clear and coherent
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valuable for elaborating a programme for further work
Three new case studies
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Czech Republic, Philippines and Sweden
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Main issues
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Factoryless goods producers: classification and
recording of transactions
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Data issues: extension of surveys and response
burden; new ways of collecting data; confidentiality
issues and data exchange; international co-ordination
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Legal and economic ownership and ownership
over intellectual property products
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Adaptation to country specific needs: more practical
guidance; issues related to developing countries
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Other issues: detailed substantive and editorial
comments on individual chapters
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Priorities for further work
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Conceptual issues: global production
arrangements related to services, open issues
with factoryless goods producers, branding,
goods-services split, transfer pricing
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Data issues: framework for collecting and sharing
of data, including confidentiality issues
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Practical guidance: supplementary country case
studies; a forum to exchange practical
experience; review of the Guide in 5 to 7 years
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Finalization of the Guide
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The Task Force will
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Review all comments and reflect them in the Guide (faceto-face meeting on 9 May)
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Receive feedback from the May 2014 Joint
UNECE/Eurostat/OECD Expert Group on NA and from
the September 2014 AEG meeting
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Expect feedback from the Expert Group on International
Statistical Classifications on the classification of
factoryless goods producers (FGP)
Final consultation and submission to the CES in
2015
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The Conference is asked to
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Express views on:
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The progress made so far
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Timetable for finalising the Guide
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The need for advancing the consultation on the
classification of FGP
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Establishing a forum for exchange of practical experience
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An update of the Guide in 5-7 years to reflect new
experience
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