Information on stock reports on external claims and liabilities Annexes Z 5, Z 5a and Z 5b to the Foreign Trade and Payments Regulation

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Stock reports pursuant to Annexes Z 5, Z 5a and Z 5b to the Foreign Trade and Payments Regulation can be submitted via file transfer using the XML format.

Users who have already registered are permitted to submit reports electronically using the record format defined by the Bundesbank only till december 31, 2017.

Please note the file descriptions.