Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2790 of 14 December 2023 laying down functional and technical specifications for the reporting interface module of the Maritime National Single Windows

For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply: (1) ‘reporting interface module’ means a middleware component of the MNSW referred to in Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1239; (2) ‘sender’ means a declarant or data service provider operating the IT system that sends electronic messages to MNSW or receives them via the reporting interface module; (3) ‘formality’ means the formality as defined in article 1 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/204 ; (4) ‘AS4’ means a message protocol based on web services to securely exchange messages between two parties; (5) ‘message’ means a digital representation of formalities or response messages used for the exchange between the sender and the MNSW; (6) ‘AS4 access point’ means a server operating software that is compatible with the AS4 messaging protocol and the requirements of the reporting interface module, enabling information to be sent and received on behalf of a sender from and to the reporting interface module; (7) ‘MNSW core’ means a MNSW technical component with which the reporting interface module is integrated; (8) ‘syntax validation’ means the process of checking whether an electronic message is free of programming, structural or stylistic errors; (9) ‘semantic validation’ means a process in which data conformity with specific data rules within a formality is checked; (10) ‘message implementation guide’ means a functional specification laying down standards and messages to be exchanged between senders and MNSWs through the reporting interface module; (11) ‘registration’ means a process where a natural or legal person identifies themselves and creates an account with the authority referred to in Article 12(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1239; (12) ‘identification’ means electronic identification as defined in point (1) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014; (13) ‘electronic identification means’ means an electronic identification as defined in point (2) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014; (14) ‘authentication’ means an authentication as defined in point (5) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014; (15) ‘certificate’ means a qualified certificate for electronic seal defined in Article 3(30) of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 issued by a qualified trust service provider as defined in Article 3(20) of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014; (16) ‘EORI number’ means an identification number as defined in point (18) of Article 1 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 ; (17) ‘EMSWe user registry and access management system’ means a system operated by the Commission that encompasses a central registry and a central authentication service, and ensures the mutual recognition of electronic identification means and authentication for secure cross-border data exchange between senders and MNSWs through the reporting interface module; (18) ‘central registry’ means a registry operated by the Commission that holds senders’ registration data provided by the Member States with the purpose of facilitating the authentication of senders; (19) ‘national registry’ means a registry operated by a Member State that holds senders’ registration data and can be used to facilitate the authentication of senders if compliant with the requirements of the central authentication service; (20) ‘central authentication service’ means a service operated by the Commission that authenticates senders that use the reporting interface module; (21) ‘national authentication service’ means a service operated by a Member State that may be used to authenticate senders that use the reporting interface module.

The reporting interface module shall comply with the functional and technical specifications set out in Part I of the Annex. To help integrate the reporting interface module into the MNSWs, the Commission, in close collaboration with the national coordinators for EMSWe, shall: define guidelines for testing and configuring the reporting interface module for integration into the respective MNSWs; define and maintain, with the assistance of the European Maritime Safety Agency, the message implementation guide.

The central registry and the central authentication service shall be set up in accordance with the technical specifications, standards and procedures set out in Part II of the Annex.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 15 August 2025.