Objective and structure of the Surveillance system
1. The Surveillance system shall, in accordance with Article 56(5) of the Code and with Union law providing for its use, enable, for the purpose of customs surveillance, communication between the customs authorities of the Member States and the Commission, and the collection, storage, processing and analysis of data extracted from the customs declaration for entry into free circulation or for export of goods.
2. Member States shall, in an automated manner, transmit the requested information from the customs declaration systems to the Surveillance system.
3. The Surveillance system is a central system that consists of the following common components:
(a)
a component for the collection, validation and storage of data;
(b)
a component for performing data mining and generating information for the purpose of customs surveillance.
Use of the Surveillance system
The data in the Surveillance system shall be used for the surveillance of the release for free circulation and export procedures which entails:
(a)
supporting the Commission and the customs authorities of the Member States to ensure the uniform application of customs controls and customs legislation;
(b)
minimising risks, including through data mining and the exchange of risk information;
(c)
implementing specific measures prescribed by other Union provisions that have to be implemented by the customs authorities of the Member States at the border.
Authentication and access to the Surveillance system
1. The authentication and access verification of the customs authorities of the Member States for the purposes of access to the common components of the Surveillance system shall be effected using the network services provided by the Commission.
2. The authentication and access verification of the Commission’s staff for the purposes of access to the common components of the Surveillance system shall be effected using the network services provided by the Commission.
Central Surveillance system
The Member States and the Commission shall use the central Surveillance system to collect, store, process, and analyse the data referred to in Article 101 of this Regulation.
