This document is designed to provide additional guidance to data providers preparing transmissions of chemical monitoring data on the implementation of the Standard Sample Description Version 2.0 2013 (SSD2) and the Guidance on Data Exchange version 2.0 2014 (GDE2) and to solve certain identified issues. This guidance should be used in conjunction with SSD2 and GDE2 which provide details of workflow, data validation and the EFSA Data Collection Framework principles. In addition, controlled terminology and business rules are published as further support to data providers in preparing quality, interoperable data transmissions to enable risk assessment.EU; PDF; data.collection@efsa.europa.e