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Identifier	DESIG_ABBR
Short name	DESIG_ABBR
Dataset	CDDA
Table	Designations
Reference URL	http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/datasets/latest/CDDA/tables/designations/elements/DESIG_ABBR
Name	National designation type code
Definition	This field accumulates codes given in appendix D of the NATURA 2000 Standard Data Form or Emerald Standard Data Form. This code is to be considered to be the EUNIS code for national designation types.
Methodology for obtaining data	For countries which have not yet checked the data through the EIONET data flow process, it is still possible to find abbreviations that were already present in the common database on nationally designated areas. If such abbreviations are still present in your country database, they should be either removed if the designation type does not correspond to an existing type in the law or they should be transformed to the coding principles explained above. For designations that are not yet present, a new code is to be given following the coding principles in the appendix of the NATURA 2000 and Emerald Standard Data Form. After your validation, a definitive code will be given in co-ordination with ETC/BD. This code is to be considered to be the EUNIS code for national designation types.
Datatype	string
Minimum size	0
Maximum size	5
Public or Internal	Public attribute
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