Deployment and Use of the Information System
Article 2
1. The Commission shall: (a) develop the Information System as an independent module of TRACES platform; (b) ensure the functioning, maintenance, support and any necessary update or development of the Information System. 2. The Information System shall be used by operators and traders, and if applicable, their authorised representatives, for submitting and managing Due Diligence Statements and verifying the validity of reference numbers, and by competent authorities, customs authorities and the Commission for accessing and acting on Due Diligence Statements, including the exchange of information containing personal data between competent authorities, customs authorities and the Commission in relation to implementation and enforcement of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115. Any such exchange of information shall comply with the rules on the protection of personal data laid down in Regulations (EU) 2016/679 and (EU) 2018/1725. 3. The Due Diligence Statements are attributed in the Information System to the competent authorities in the following order: (a) if the Information System user provides information indicating the Member State where the relevant product enters or leaves the Union market, or in the absence of that, where the relevant product is placed or made available on the market, the Due Diligence Statements shall be attributed to the competent authorities of that Member State; (b) in the absence of the information required by subparagraph a), the Due Diligence Statements shall be attributed to the competent authorities of the Member State in which the Information System user is established. In case the Information System user is established outside the Union, then the Due Diligence Statements shall be attributed to the competent authorities of the Member State with which the Information System user is associated according to their identifier provided upon registration in the Information System.