Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2879 of 15 December 2023 establishing the Work Programme relating to the development and deployment for the electronic systems provided for in the Union Customs Code

The work programme relating to the development and deployment of the electronic systems provided for in Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 laying down the Union Customs Code (‘the work programme’), as set out in the Annex, is hereby adopted.

1 Member States and the Commission shall cooperate in the implementation of the work programme.

2 Member States shall develop and deploy the relevant electronic systems within the dates of the relevant deployment windows laid down in the work programme.

3 The projects specified in the work programme and the preparation and implementation of the related electronic systems shall be managed in a manner consistent with the work programme and the multi-annual strategic plan for customs.

4 The Commission shall undertake to seek common understanding and agreement with Member States on the project scope, design, requirements and architecture of the electronic systems when initiating the projects set out in the work programme. Where relevant, the Commission shall also consult economic operators and take their views into account.

The work programme shall be updated regularly to ensure its alignment with, and adjustment to, developments in the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013, and to take account of progress in preparing and developing the electronic systems. This applies particularly to the availability of commonly agreed specifications and the operational launch of the electronic systems.

1 Member States and the Commission shall share information on planning and on progress in implementing each of the systems.

2 Member States shall submit to the Commission national project and migration plans and the table on their progress in developing and deploying the electronic systems referred to in Article 278a(4) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 by 31 January and by 30 June each year. The plans and the table shall include the relevant information necessary for the annual report to be submitted by the Commission under Article 278a(1) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013.

3 Member States shall inform the Commission immediately of any important updates in their national project and migration plans.

4 Member States shall make the technical specifications related to the external communication of the national electronic system available to economic operators in a timely manner.

1 Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2151 is repealed.

2 References to Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2151 shall be construed as references to this Decision.

This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.