Union Customs Code Art. 278a: every consolidated version and what changed

in force 2019-05-15 INSERTED+1,243 −0§

Amended by Regulation (EU) 2019/474 32019R0474 · Regulation (EU) 2019/632 32019R0632

applies from: unknown (an inserted provision states its own application date only in prose)

A new Article 278a is added, requiring the Commission to submit an annual report to the European Parliament and the Council, starting by 31 December 2019, on progress in developing the electronic systems referred to in Article 278 until those systems become fully operational.

The article further specifies that the report must assess progress against certain milestones, describe mitigating actions if progress is unsatisfactory, and that Member States must provide the Commission twice yearly with updated progress tables, which the Commission must publish on its website.

Cited: Art. 278a, v2

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Article 278a
Reporting obligations
1. By 31 December 2019 and every year thereafter until the date on which the electronic systems referred to in Article 278 become fully operational, the Commission shall submit an annual report to the European Parliament and to the Council on progress in developing those electronic systems.
2. The annual report shall assess the progress of the Commission and the Member States in developing each of the electronic systems, taking particular account of the following milestones:
(a) the date of publication of the technical specifications for the external communication of the electronic system;
(b) the period of conformance testing with economic operators; and
(c) the expected and actual dates of deployment of the electronic systems.
3. If the assessment shows that the progress is not satisfactory, the report shall also describe the mitigating actions to be taken to ensure the deployment of the electronic systems before the end of the applicable transitional period.
4. The Member States shall provide the Commission, twice per year, with an updated table on their own progress in developing and deploying the electronic systems. The Commission shall publish such updated information on its website.