Common protocols and supported data formats
Article 1
1. When transferring PNR data to the Member States' passenger information units pursuant to Directive (EU) 2016/681, air carriers shall use one of the data formats and transmission protocols listed in points 1 and 2 of the Annex to this Decision. 2. In the event that air carriers transfer advance passenger information (API) data referred to in Article 8(2) of Directive (EU) 2016/681 distinctly from the PNR data transferred for the same flight, they shall use the data format referred to in point 3 of the Annex to this Decision. 3. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2 above, air carriers that do not operate extra-EU and intra-EU flights according to a specific and public schedule and that do not possess the necessary infrastructure to support the data formats and transmission protocols listed in the Annex shall transfer PNR data by electronic means that provide sufficient safeguards in respect of the technical security measures, to be agreed bilaterally between the air carrier and the relevant Member State.