Initial verification and assessment of submissions was done by the secretariat, in part with the use of a new data validation software tool (REPDAB) developed by MSC-W. REPDAB was run on each submission and, where formatting errors, gaps or inconsistencies were found, Parties were given the opportunity to resubmit data.
Lorsque, grâce à l'application systématique de ce logiciel, des erreurs de formatage, des lacunes ou des incohérences ont été relevées, les Parties concernées ont eu la possibilité de soumettre de nouvelles données.