Design of functionalities, technical specifications, and piloting activities
1. The Commission, customs authorities and partner competent authorities shall collaborate in the technical design of the functionalities of EU CSW-CERTEX.
2. At the latest 1 year before the dates set out in the Annex to Regulation (EU) 2022/2399, the Commission shall make available to the Member States the technical specifications for the interconnection of national single window environments for customs with EU CSW-CERTEX and the specific Union non-customs systems in accordance with Article 5(4) and (5) of that Regulation.
3. At the request of the Member States, the Commission may carry out piloting activities that contribute to the functioning and the design of the functionalities of EU CSW-CERTEX in view of its enhancement and readiness to interconnect with new Union non-customs systems and to exchange data required to fulfil new Union non-customs formalities.
Prior notification before launching the interconnection
1. Member States shall notify the Commission at least 1 month in advance of their intention to:
(a)
interconnect their national single window environments for customs with EU CSW-CERTEX;
(b)
update the interconnection of their national single window environment for customs with EU CSW-CERTEX.
2. In the cases referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall assist the Member States, including by ensuring that the necessary technical and operational activities are performed on EU CSW-CERTEX or the relevant Union non-customs systems.
3. Upon successful interconnection, the Commission shall authorise a Member State to use EU CSW-CERTEX to exchange information with its national single window environment for customs.
4. Member States shall ensure that the notification referred to in paragraph 1 takes into account the time required for the national single window environments for customs to successfully interconnect with EU CSW-CERTEX.
5. By way of derogation from paragraph 3, in duly justified cases, the Commission may authorise a Member State to use EU CSW-CERTEX to exchange information with its national single window environment for customs if the interconnection is functional, but not completed.
