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70 70  
71 71  The forwarding of confidential data is represented as follows in SDMX:
72 72  
73 -|(((
74 -(% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HSDMXrepresentation-1" %)
75 -SDMX representation
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74 +**SDMX representation**
76 76  
77 77  * **CONF_STATUS**: N;
78 78  * **CONF_REDIST **(Observation, Conditional): [Organisation(s)];
79 -)))
78 +{{/box}}
80 80  
81 81  === Adding embargo information to a data message ===
82 82  
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105 105  * (Recommended) With UTC indicator: 2017-12-15T14:02:29Z
106 106  * With timezone indicator: 2017-12-15T15:02:29+01:00
107 107  
108 -=== **//Enabling the frontloading of data into systems//** ===
107 +=== //Enabling the frontloading of data into systems// ===
109 109  
110 110  If the goal is to allow frontloading of a whole data message into systems so that the data can be made visible to users at the expiry of the embargo date/time, the header section of the message should contain an embargo date/time attribute. This implies that all information in the data message is under the embargo date/time set in the header. The header attribute EmbargoDate with format date/time/time zone indicates until when the whole data message received cannot be shared with any recipient users.
111 111  
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129 129  
130 130  The CONF_REDIST attribute defines the secondary recipient(s) to whom the sender allows the primary recipient to forward confidential data. It is recommended to be an optional attribute at observation level. Ideally it should reference a shared code list containing standard organisation codes. To allow several secondary recipients there are these possibilities:
131 131  
132 -Use a code that represents multiple organisations, or;
131 +1. Use a code that represents multiple organisations, or;
132 +1. Use several CONF_REDIST attributes to portray the multiple recipients. Each attribute represents one recipient and references the same codelist. This implementation is cleaner than the above point 1, though this will require adding as many attributes to your DSD as there are potential recipients of the redistributed confidential data.
133 133  
134 -Use several CONF_REDIST attributes to portray the multiple recipients. Each attribute represents one recipient and references the same codelist. This implementation is cleaner than the above point 1, though this will require adding as many attributes to your DSD as there are potential recipients of the redistributed confidential data.
135 -
136 136  If the EMBARGO_TIME and CONF_REDIST attributes are both used:
137 137  
138 138  1. Data is available only to the organisations in CONF_REDIST until EMBARGO_TIME
139 139  1. Data is available to the public after EMBARGO_TIME
140 140  
141 -|(% colspan="3" %)(((
139 +(% style="width:768.957px" %)
140 +|(% colspan="3" style="width:766px" %)(((
142 142  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HPrivilegedAccess" %)
143 -Privileged Access
142 +**Privileged Access**
144 144  )))
145 -|**Use case**|**No forwarding**|**Forwarding**
146 -|**Embargo**|(((
144 +|(% style="width:202px" %)**Use case**|(% style="width:207px" %)**No forwarding**|(% style="width:357px" %)**Forwarding**
145 +|(% style="width:202px" %)**Embargo**|(% style="width:207px" %)(((
147 147  CONF_STATUS: E
148 -
149 149  EMBARGO_TIME
150 -)))|(((
148 +)))|(% style="width:357px" %)(((
151 151  CONF_STATUS: E
152 -
153 153  EMBARGO_TIME
154 -
155 155  CONF_REDIST
156 156  )))
157 -|**No embargo**|CONF_STATUS: N|(((
153 +|(% style="width:202px" %)**No embargo**|(% style="width:207px" %)CONF_STATUS: N|(% style="width:357px" %)(((
158 158  CONF_STATUS:N
159 -
160 160  CONF_REDIST
161 161  )))
162 162  
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169 169  * The national statistical institutes send data to Eurostat, and allow the data to be shared with the ECB for statistical coproduction
170 170  * The data may only be shared with the public on the next day
171 171  
172 -**CONF_STATUS:**E**;**
167 +* **CONF_STATUS:**E**;**
168 +* **CONF_REDIST: **ECB**;**
169 +* **EMBARGO_TIME=<**T+1 day**, **e.g.** **2017-12-15T10:00:00Z>
173 173  
174 -**CONF_REDIST: **ECB**;**
175 -
176 -**EMBARGO_TIME=<**T+1 day**, **e.g.** **2017-12-15T10:00:00Z>
177 -
178 178  The solutions suggested above aim at covering the most common confidentiality and embargo use cases within a single transmission from the primary reporter to the primary recipient. However, for some more complex scenarios it might still be required to make multiple transmissions.
179 179  
180 180  It is strongly recommended that use cases are specified in an agreement between organisations involved in regular transmissions up-front in order to avoid unnecessary delay in data publication or – much worse – confidentiality breaches.
181 181  
182 -**Annex 1: SDMX Representation of the confidentiality use cases**
175 += Annex 1: SDMX Representation of the confidentiality use cases =
183 183  
184 184  |(((
185 185  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HUsecase" %)
186 -Use case
187 -)))|(((
179 +**Use case**
180 +)))|(% style="width:283px" %)(((
188 188  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HCONF_STATUS28Observation29" %)
189 -CONF_STATUS (Observation)
190 -)))|(((
182 +**CONF_STATUS (Observation)**
183 +)))|(% style="width:369px" %)(((
191 191  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HAdditionalattributes" %)
192 -Additional attributes
185 +**Additional attributes**
193 193  )))|(((
194 194  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HRemarks" %)
195 -Remarks
188 +**Remarks**
196 196  )))
197 197  |(((
198 198  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HNon-confidentialdata" %)
199 -Non-confidential data
200 -)))|(((
192 +**Non-confidential data**
193 +)))|(% style="width:283px" %)(((
201 201  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HF" %)
202 202  F
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197 +(% class="wikigeneratedid" id="H" %)
198 +
203 203  )))|(((
204 -== ==
205 -)))|(((
206 -== ==
200 +
207 207  )))
208 208  |(((
209 209  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HConfidentialdatawithnoembargo" %)
210 -Confidential data with no embargo
211 -)))|(((
204 +**Confidential data with no embargo**
205 +)))|(% style="width:283px" %)(((
212 212  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HC3BD3BS3BA3BO3BT3BG3BM3BN" %)
213 213  C;D;S;A;O;T;G;M;N
214 -)))|(((
208 +)))|(% style="width:369px" %)(((
215 215  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="H-2" %)
216 216  
217 217  )))|(((
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220 220  )))
221 221  |(((
222 222  **Forwarding of confidential data**
223 -)))|(((
217 +)))|(% style="width:283px" %)(((
224 224  N
225 -)))|(((
219 +)))|(% style="width:369px" %)(((
226 226  CONF_REDIST: (Observation, Conditional)
227 -
228 -
229 -)))|CONF_REDIST may represent multiple organisations
221 +)))|(((
222 +CONF_REDIST may represent multiple organisations
223 +)))
230 230  |(((
231 231  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HEmbargo:Privilegedaccess" %)
232 -Embargo: Privileged access
233 -)))|(((
226 +**Embargo: Privileged access**
227 +)))|(% style="width:283px" %)(((
234 234  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HE" %)
235 235  E
236 -)))|(((
230 +)))|(% style="width:369px" %)(((
237 237  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HEMBARGO_TIME28Observation2CConditional29" %)
238 238  EMBARGO_TIME (Observation, Conditional)
239 -
240 240  
241 -)))|Only the observations with an EMBARGO_TIME attribute are embargoed. After the embargo time elapses, the data are free for publication (equivalent to F status).
234 +)))|(((
235 +Only the observations with an EMBARGO_TIME attribute are embargoed. After the embargo time elapses, the data are free for publication (equivalent to F status).
236 +)))
242 242  |(((
243 243  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HEmbargo:Privilegedaccesswithforwarding" %)
244 -Embargo: Privileged access with forwarding
245 -)))|(((
239 +**Embargo: Privileged access with forwarding**
240 +)))|(% style="width:283px" %)(((
246 246  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HE-1" %)
247 247  E
248 -)))|(((
243 +)))|(% style="width:369px" %)(((
249 249  EMBARGO_TIME (Observation, Conditional)
250 -
251 -(% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HCONF_REDIST:28Observation2CConditional29" %)
252 252  CONF_REDIST: (Observation, Conditional)
253 253  )))|(((
254 254  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HOnlytheobservationswithanEMBARGO_TIMEattributeareembargoed.Aftertheembargotimeelapses2Cthedataarefreeforpublication28equivalenttoFstatus29." %)
255 255  Only the observations with an EMBARGO_TIME attribute are embargoed. After the embargo time elapses, the data are free for publication (equivalent to F status).
256 -
257 -(% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HCONF_REDISTmayrepresentmultipleorganisations" %)
258 258  CONF_REDIST may represent multiple organisations
259 259  )))
260 260  |(((
261 261  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HEmbargo:Frontloading" %)
262 -Embargo: Frontloading
263 -)))|(((
253 +**Embargo: Frontloading**
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264 264  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HSettotherequiredconfidentialitystatusaftertheembargotimeelapses." %)
265 265  Set to the required confidentiality status after the embargo time elapses.
266 -)))|(((
257 +)))|(% style="width:369px" %)(((
267 267  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="H3CHeader5CEmbargoDate3E:5Btimestamp5D" %)
268 268  <Header\EmbargoDate>: [timestamp]
269 -
270 -
271 271  )))|(((
272 272  There is no EMBARGO_TIME attribute as the whole message is embargoed with no privileged access.
273 273  )))
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274 274  
275 275  ----
276 276  
277 -
278 278  {{putFootnotes/}}
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