Detection of discrepancies
Article 1
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1122 is amended as follows: (1) Article 5 is amended as follows: (a) in paragraph 1, the following sentence is added ‘The EUTL shall be part of the Union Registry.’; (b) in paragraphs 2 to 4 the acronym ‘EUTL’ is replaced by ‘standardised electronic database’; (2) Article 6 is amended as follows: (a) in the title, the words ‘and the EUTL’ are deleted; (b) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: ‘2. The central administrator shall ensure that the Union Registry checks and records transactions with allowances and the account management processes set out in Title I, Chapter 3. All transactions involving allowances units shall take place within the Union Registry, and shall be recorded and checked before and after the account management processes are executed. The central administrator may establish a restricted communication link between the Union Registry and the registry of a third country which has signed a treaty concerning its accession to the Union.’ ; (3) in Article 7(4), third sentence, the words ‘and the EUTL’ are deleted; (4) Article 23 is amended as follows: (a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1. Accounts in the Union Registry shall have a trusted account list.’ ; (b) the following paragraphs 3a and 3b are inserted: ‘3a. The central administrator may set a threshold above which transactions can only be performed to accounts that appear in the trusted account list. 3b. Account representatives may set thresholds for transactions for their own accounts. Such limits have to be approved by a second account representative or a national administrator.’ ; (5) in Article 30(1), point (c), the words ‘or the EUTL’ are deleted; (6) in Article 52 and Article 53(2) the acronym ‘EUTL’ is replaced by ‘Union Registry’; (7) in Article 55, the following paragraph 5 is added: ‘5. Upon initiation of a transfer, the authorised representative shall indicate whether the transfer has been executed between account holders that belong to the same group.’ ; (8) in Title III, Common technical provisions, the title of Chapter 1 is replaced by the following: ‘CHAPTER 1 TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE UNION REGISTRY ’; (9) Article 60 is amended as follows: (a) in the title, the words ‘and the EUTL’ are deleted; (b) paragraph 1 is amended as follows: (i) in point (b), the words ‘between the Union Registry and the EUTL’ are deleted; (ii) point (d) is replaced by the following: ‘(d) the Union Registry responds promptly to requests made by account representatives.’; (c) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: ‘2. The central administrator shall ensure that the Union Registry incorporates robust systems and procedures to safeguard all relevant data and facilitate the prompt recovery of data and operations in the event of failure or disaster.’ ; (d) in paragraph 3, the words ‘and EUTL’ are deleted; (10) in Article 62, the words ‘by the EUTL’ are deleted; (11) in Article 65, the words ‘or the EUTL’ and ‘or of the EUTL’ are deleted; (12) in Article 66(2), the words ‘or the EUTL’ are deleted; (13) Article 68 is amended as follows: (a) in paragraph 1, the words ‘by the EUTL of’ are deleted; (b) in paragraph 4, the acronym ‘EUTL’ is replaced by ‘Union Registry’; (14) in Article 70, the acronym ‘EUTL’ is replaced by ‘Union Registry’; (15) Article 71 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 71 Detection of discrepancies In the case of processes completed through the direct communication link referred to in Article 6(2), the central administrator shall ensure that the Union Registry terminates any processes where it identifies discrepancies upon conducting the automated checks referred to in Article 72(2), and informs the administrator of the accounts involved in the terminated transaction thereof. The central administrator shall ensure that the Union Registry immediately informs the relevant account holders that the process has been terminated by returning an automated check response code.’ ; (16) in Article 72(2), the acronym ‘EUTL’ is replaced by ‘Union Registry’. (17) Article 73 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 73 Reconciliation – detection of inconsistencies by the Union Registry 1. The central administrator shall ensure that the Union Registry periodically initiates data reconciliation to ensure that the records of accounts and holdings of allowances match the executed transactions in the Union Registry. The central administrator shall ensure that the Union Registry records all processes. 2. If during the data reconciliation process referred to in paragraph 1 an inconsistency is identified regarding accounts or holdings of allowances as part of the periodic reconciliation process, the central administrator shall ensure that the Union Registry prevents any further processes to be completed with any of the accounts or holdings of allowances which are the subject of the inconsistency. The central administrator shall ensure that the Union Registry immediately informs the central administrator and the administrators of the relevant accounts or holdings of allowances of any inconsistency.’ ; (18) Article 74 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 74 Finalisation of processes 1. All transactions and other processes communicated to the Union Registry in accordance with Article 6(2) shall be final when all automated checks are executed. The central administrator shall ensure that the Union Registry automatically aborts the completion of a transaction or process if that transaction of process could not be completed within 24 hours of its communication. 2. The data reconciliation process referred to in Article 73 shall be final when all inconsistencies for a specific time and date for specific accounts or holdings of allowances have been resolved, and the data reconciliation process has been successfully re-initiated and completed.’ ; (19) in Article 76, the words ‘before a communication link is established and activated between the new version or release of that software and the EUTL’ are deleted; (20) Article 77 is amended as follows: (a) in paragraphs 1 and 5, the words ‘and the EUTL’ are deleted; (b) in paragraphs 5, 6 and 7, the words ‘or the EUTL’ are deleted; (21) in Article 79(1), the words ‘in the EUTL or’ are deleted; (22) Article 80 is amended as follows: (a) in paragraph 1, the words ‘the EUTL and’ are deleted; (b) paragraph 3 is amended as follows: (i) in the first sentence, the words ‘and the EUTL’ are deleted; (ii) point (a) is replaced by the following: ‘(a) the police or another law enforcement or judicial authority, tax authorities of a Member State and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO);’; (c) in paragraph 4, first subparagraph, the following sentence is added: ‘Those entities shall make any requests to the central administrator or to a national administrator by using the template set out in Annex XIV.’; (d) paragraph 6 is replaced by following: ‘6. The entities that have received data under the conditions described above shall share with the central administrator, if they deem necessary, their general conclusions on the legal or technical implications of the transactions with allowances, including general findings to improve the understanding of the legal implications of the processes analysed and to contribute to policy developments without referring to data of individual accounts or transactions.’ ; (e) in paragraph 7, the words ‘and the EUTL’ are deleted; (f) in paragraph 10, the words ‘The EUTL and’ are deleted; (23) in Article 82, the words ‘and of the EUTL’ are deleted; (24) Annexes III, IV, VI, VII, VIII and XIII are amended in accordance with Annex I; (25) the text set out in Annex II is added as Annex XIV.