Definitions
Article 2
1. The definitions set out in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 shall apply. 2. For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply: (1) ‘central system’ means a digital system for shipments of waste referred to in Article 27(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 and operated by the Commission; (2) ‘local system’ means a system that is operated by a competent authority in accordance with Article 27(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 and that connects with the central system through an API; (3) ‘systems’ means the central system and the local systems; (4) ‘software’ means any software other than the central system or local system, which is used for the purpose of submitting and exchanging information and documents referred to in Article 27(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 and that connects with the central system via an API; (5) ‘inspection system’ means a system that is operated by an inspection authority in a Member State or by the Commission, for the purposes of retrieving information and documents referred to in Article 27(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 and that connects with the central system through an API; (6) ‘Graphical User Interface’ or ‘GUI’ means the visual interface used to access the central system directly through a website that is operated by the Commission as a part of the central system; (7) ‘Application Programming Interface’ or ‘API’ means the technical interface used for machine-to-machine connection, that allows access to the central system; (8) ‘eFTI platform’ means eFTI platform as defined in Article 3, point (10), of Regulation (EU) 2020/1056 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 10 ) ; (9) ‘movement document number’ means the number assigned in the systems to a specific submission of information in accordance with the movement document set out in Annex IB to the Regulation (EU) 2024/1157; (10) ‘Annex VII document number’ means the number assigned in the systems to a specific submission of information in accordance with the form set out in Annex VII of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157; (11) ‘user’ means any natural person using the central system, local system or other software; (12) ‘Economic Operator Registration and Identification number (EORI number)’ means ‘Economic Operator Registration and Identification number (EORI number)’ as defined in Article 1, point (18), of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 ( 11 ) ; (13) ‘operator’ means any natural or legal person, who carries out, plans to carry out or is involved in carrying out a shipment of waste, and acts as a notifier, a person who arranges a shipment, a carrier, a consignee, a waste producer or a waste management facility, irrespective of whether this person acts in a professional capacity or not, excluding competent authorities and authorities involved in inspections; (14) ‘site’ means a location of an operator having a different address or name from the address or name indicated by such operator during their first registration in the systems or software, that is allowed under the respective national law to use the same main identification number as the operator concerned; (15) ‘authorities’ means the competent authorities defined in Article 3, point (9), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 and authorities involved in inspections; (16) ‘working day’ means any day from Monday to Friday excluding 1 January, 1 May, 15 August, 1 November, 25 December, 26 December.