9-- NATIONAL USE BLOCK

Definition and Scope of Fields

This block is reserved for national use by agencies where UNEVIARC is the basis of the domestic format. It is recommended that fields in this block be excluded from international exchange.

Agencies using this block may if they wish come to an agreement over common use of fields, but this is optional.

Notes on Field Contents

These fields may contain any information that is of local, as opposed to international, importance.

Related Fields, Indicators, and Subfields

All -9- and -9 fields throughout the format are reserved for national and local use; their definitions

and indicator and subfield values remain undefined by the Permanent UNEVIARC Committee. This is also true of indicator value 9 and subfield $9.