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Title: COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) …/… establishing the work programme relating to the development and deployment of the electronic systems provided for in the Union Customs Code

EUROPEAN
                            COMMISSION
                                                    Brussels, 13.12.2019
                                                    C(2019) 8803 final
                COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) …/…
                                       of 13.12.2019
   establishing the work programme relating to the development and deployment of the
                electronic systems provided for in the Union Customs Code
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 ---pagebreak---                     COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) …/…
                                                 of 13.12.2019
     establishing the work programme relating to the development and deployment of the
                    electronic systems provided for in the Union Customs Code
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the
   Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code1, and in particular to Article
   281 thereof,
   Whereas:
   (1)    Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 laying down the Union Customs Code
          provides that all exchanges of information between customs authorities and between
          economic operators and customs authorities and storage of such information are to be
          made using electronic data processing techniques. Article 280 of the Regulation
          provides that the Commission is to draw up a work programme relating to the
          development and deployment of the electronic systems (‘the work programme’).
   (2)    The Commission adopted the first work programme by means of Commission
          Implementing Decision 2014/255/EU2 and updated it for the first time in 2016 by
          means of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/5783. The 2016 work
          programme needs to be updated to take account of new resource- and priority-based
          planning for the electronic systems. It is also necessary to take account of the
          amendment to Article 278 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 made by Regulation (EU)
          2019/632 of the European Parliament and of the Council4 to prolong the transitional
          use of means other than the electronic data-processing techniques provided for in
          Regulation (EU) No 952/2013. To ensure stable and reliable planning for deployment
          of electronic systems provided for in Regulation (EU) No 952/2013, future updates
          of the work programme should take place only if there are new developments. The
          provision requiring an update of the work programme every year should therefore be
          deleted.
   (3)    It is also necessary to further specify certain elements of the reporting obligation,
          which was imposed on the Member States and on the Commission by the new Article
          278a of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 in order to monitor the progress in developing
          the electronic systems. In accordance with paragraph 4 of this Article, Member States
          are to provide the Commission, twice per year, with an updated table on their own
   1
          OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1.
   2
          Commission Implementing Decision 2014/255/EU of 29 April 2014 establishing the Work Programme
          for the Union Customs Code (OJ L 134, 7.5.2014, p. 46).
   3
          Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/578 of 11 April 2016 establishing the Work
          Programme relating to the development and deployment of the electronic systems provided for in the
          Union Customs Code (OJ L 99, 15.4.2016, pp. 6–20).
   4
          Regulation (EU) 2019/632 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 amending
          Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 to prolong the transitional use of means other than the electronic data-
          processing techniques provided for in the Union Customs Code (OJ L 11, 25.4.2019, p. 54).
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 ---pagebreak---             progress in developing and deploying the electronic systems. The table should contain
            the dates for completion of certain milestones and, in the event of delays or risks of
            delays, the mitigating actions as referred to in Article 278a(3). It is also necessary to
            specify the dates by which the Member States should send the information. This will
            allow the Commission to draft and submit its report on progress in developing the
            electronic systems to the European Parliament and to the Council at the end of each
            year. The Member States should also inform the Commission immediately of
            substantial changes in their IT planning. However, given the reporting obligation
            provided in Article 278a(4), it is no longer necessary to require the Member States to
            send information 6 months before the deployment of a new electronic system.
   (4)      The work programme should list the electronic systems provided for in Regulation
            (EU) No 952/2013, the relevant Articles providing for those systems and the dates on
            which they are expected to become operational. The work programme should
            distinguish between the electronic systems that the Member States are to develop
            themselves (‘national systems’) and those that they are to develop in cooperation with
            the Commission (‘trans-European systems’). All these electronic systems are needed
            for Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 to be fully effective. The list should be based on the
            existing planning document covering all IT-related customs projects (the multi-annual
            strategic plan for customs, ‘MASP-C’5), which is being drawn up in accordance with
            Decision No 70/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council6, and in
            particular Article 4 and Article 8(2) thereof. The electronic systems referred to in the
            work programme should be managed, prepared and developed as established in the
            MASP-C.
   (5)      As the transitional period for the full application of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013
            should be finished at the latest by the dates referred to in Article 278 provided for in
            this Regulation, the work programme defines in more detail the actual dates of
            deployment of each of the electronic systems and as such sets the end period of the
            application of the specific transitional measures as provided by Commission Delegated
            Regulation (EU) 2016/3417.
   (6)      Where the work programme allows the Member States to choose to deploy a trans-
            European or national electronic system within a given period (i.e. deployment
            window), the Annex should make it clear that the ‘start date of deployment’ is the
            earliest date on which Member States may start operating the new electronic system
            and the ‘end date of deployment’ is the last date by which all Member States and all
            economic operators are to start using the new or upgraded electronic system. The end
            date of deployment should also be the end of the period of the transitional measures
            related to that electronic system. Those dates should therefore be set on the basis of the
            deadlines provided in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Article 278 of Regulation (EU) No
            952/2013. These deployment windows are necessary to implement the systems at
            Union level, taking into account the needs of each system. Different rules concerning
            deployment windows should apply to the customs project on pre-arrival security and
            safety (ICS2). In this case, all Member States should be ready to deploy each release
   5
            https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/general-information-customs/electronic-customs_en#heading_2
   6
            Decision No 70/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on a
   paperless environment for customs and trade (OJ L 23, 26.1.2008, pp. 21–26).
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            Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/341 of 17 December 2015 supplementing Regulation
            (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards transitional rules for
            certain provisions of the Union Customs Code where the relevant electronic systems are not yet
            operational and amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446, (OJ L 69, 15.3.2016, p. 1).
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 ---pagebreak---            of the project at the start date for the release, while economic operators should be
           given, with the agreement of the Member States, a possibility to connect within the
           deployment window.
   (7)     The deployment windows for the migration of national electronic systems should be
           adapted to the national project and migration plans of Member States and should take
           into account their specific national IT environments and circumstances. The end dates
           of deployment of national electronic systems should also bring to an end the periods of
           the transitional measures related to those electronic systems. Those dates should
           therefore be set on the basis of the deadlines provided in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of
           Article 278 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013.
   (8)     The Member States and the Commission should also ensure that the economic
           operators have received in a timely manner the technical information needed for them
           to update their own electronic systems and to connect to the new or upgraded
           electronic systems provided for in Regulation (EU) No 952/2013. Communication on
           the changes needed is to be provided between 12 and 24 months before deployment of
           a particular system, if necessary due to the scope and nature of that system. For minor
           changes, that period may be shorter.
   (9)     The dates of deployment of certain projects need to be modified to ensure
           synchronicity between the work programme and the MASP-C, and to take into
           account the new deadlines provided in Article 278 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013.
   (10)    The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the
           Customs Code Committee,
   HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
                                                Article 1
                                        The work programme
   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.
                                                Article 2
                                            Implementation
   1. The Commission and the Member States shall cooperate in the implementation of the work
   programme.
   2. The 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 the
   Member States on the project scope, design, requirements and architecture of the electronic
   systems when initiating the projects of the work programme. Where relevant, the Commission
   shall also consult with and take into account the views of economic operators.
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 ---pagebreak---                                               Article 3
                                              Updates
   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 actual progress in preparing and developing the electronic systems. This applies
   particularly to the availability of commonly agreed specifications and the practical operational
   launch of the electronic systems.
                                              Article 4
                                    Communication and reporting
   1. The Commission and the Member States shall share information on planning and on
   progress in implementing each of the systems.
   2. The 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 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.
                                              Article 5
                                               Repeal
   1. Implementing Decision 2016/578/EU is repealed.
   2. References to the repealed Decision and to Implementing Decision 2014/255/EU shall be
   construed as references to this Decision.
                                              Article 6
                                           Entry into force
   This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in
   the Official Journal of the European Union.
   Done at Brussels, 13.12.2019
                                                For the Commission
                                                The President
                                                Ursula von der LEYEN
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                                                ANNEX
Work programme relating to the development and deployment of the electronic systems
provided for in the Union Customs Code
I. INTRODUCTION
1.The work programme provides an instrument to support the application of those provisions of
  Regulation No 952/2013 that concern the development and deployment of its electronic
  systems.
2.The work programme also specifies the periods during which the transitional measures shall
  apply until the deployment of the new or upgraded electronic systems as referred to in
  Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446, Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/341 and
  Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447.
3.The ‘key milestone’ of the technical specifications shall be understood to mean the date by
  which a stable version of the technical specifications is made available. For the national
  systems or components, this date will be communicated as part of the published national
  project planning.
4.The work programme establishes the following ‘dates of deployment’ for the trans-European
  and national systems:
  (a) the start date of the deployment window for the electronic systems, to be understood to
     mean the earliest date on which the electronic system becomes operational;
  (b) the end date of the deployment window for the electronic systems, to be understood to
      mean
       the last date by which the systems need to be operational in all Member States and used by
      all economic operators; and
       the end date of the validity of the transitional measures.
  For the purposes of point (b), the date shall be the same as the start date if no actual window is
  envisaged for migration or deployment.
5.For purely national systems or specific national components of a wider Union project, the
  Member States may determine the dates of deployment and the start and end dates of a
  deployment window in their national project planning, subject to the overall deadlines set out
  in Article 278 of Regulation No 952/2013.
  The following national systems or specific national components are covered by the first
  paragraph:
  (a) UCC Automated Export System (AES) Component 2 (National Export Systems upgrade)
      (point 10 of Part II);
  (b)UCC Special Procedures (SP IMP/SP EXP) (point 12 of Part II);
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 ---pagebreak---   (c) UCC Arrival Notification, Presentation Notification, Temporary Storage (point 13 of Part
      II);
  (d)UCC National Import Systems upgrade (point 14 of Part II);
  (e) UCC Guarantee Management (GUM) — Component 2 (point 16 of Part II).
6. For trans-European systems with a deployment window but without a single implementation
  date, the Member States may, where deemed appropriate, start the deployment at an
  appropriate date within this window and may allow a period of time within which economic
  operators can migrate. The start and end dates shall be communicated to the Commission. The
  common domain aspects will need to be carefully considered by the Commission and the
  Member States.
  The following trans-European systems are covered by the first paragraph:
  (a)    UCC NCTS upgrade (point 9 of Part II);
  (b)    UCC AES (Component 1) (point 10 of Part II).
  (c)    UCC CCI (point 15 of Part II)
  The trans-European UCC ICS2 (point 17 of Part II) also requires gradual implementation and
  transition. The approach in this case is different, however, since all Member States are
  expected to be ready at the same time for each release at the start of each deployment window.
  Moreover, where deemed appropriate, Member States may allow the economic operators to
  gradually connect to the system until the end of the deployment window provided for each of
  the releases. Member States must publish, in coordination with the Commission, the deadlines
  and instructions for economic operators on their website.
7.In implementing the work programme, the Commission and the Member States will need to
  carefully manage complexity in terms of dependencies, variables and assumptions. The
  principles set out in the MASP-C will be used to manage the planning.
  The projects will be rolled out in different phases, from preparation and development to
  construction, testing, migration and final operation. The role of the Commission and the
  Member States in these different phases will depend on the nature and architecture of the
  system and its components or services, as described in the detailed project fiches of the MASP-
  C. Where appropriate, common technical specifications will be defined by the Commission in
  close cooperation with, and subject to review by, the Member States, with a view to finalising
  them 24 months before the target date of deployment of the electronic system.
  The Member States and the Commission should also ensure that the economic operators have
  received in a timely manner the technical information needed for them to update their own
  electronic systems and to connect to the new or upgraded electronic systems provided for in
  Regulation (EU) No 952/2013. Any changes need to be communicated to the economic
  operators between 12 and 24 months before deployment of a particular system, if necessary
  due to the scope and nature of the change, to allow the economic operators to plan and adjust
  their systems and interfaces. For minor changes, that period may be shorter.
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 ---pagebreak--- The Member States and, where appropriate, the Commission will engage in the development
and deployment of the systems in line with the defined systems’ architecture and
specifications. The activities will be carried out in compliance with the milestones and dates
stated in the work programme. The Commission and the Member States will also collaborate
with economic operators and other stakeholders.
The economic operators will have to take the steps necessary to enable them to make use of the
systems once in place, and no later than the end dates defined in this work programme or,
where applicable, defined by the Member States as part of their national plans.
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 ---pagebreak--- II. LIST OF PROJECTS RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS
A. Full list
      ‘UCC projects and related electronic systems’         Legal base      Key milestone Dates of deployment of the electronic
      List of projects related to the development and                                                     systems
    deployment of electronic systems required for the
                  application of the Code
                                                                                            Start date of       End date of the
                                                                                          the deployment          deployment
                                                                                           window of the         window of the
                                                                                             electronic            electronic
                                                                                             system (1)             system (2)
                                                                                                                        =
                                                                                                                End date of the
                                                                                                                  transitional
                                                                                                                     period
1. UCC Registered Exporter System (REX)                   Article 6(1),    Target date of 1.1.2017             1.1.2017
The project aims to make available up-to-date             Articles 16 and  technical
information on registered exporters established in        64 of Regulation specifications
Generalised Scheme of Preference (GSP) countries          (EU) No          = Q1 2015
exporting goods to the Union. The system is trans-        952/2013
European and also includes data about EU economic
operators, for the purpose of supporting exports to GSP
countries. The required data was inserted into the system
in a gradual manner until 31 December 2017.
2. UCC Binding Tariff Information (BTI)                   Article 6(1),
The project aims to provide an upgrade of the existing Articles 16, 22,
trans-European EBTI-3 system to ensure the following:     23, 26, 27, 28,
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(a) alignment of     the   EBTI-3    system    with    UCC Regulation (EU)
    requirements;                                            No 952/2013
(b)extension of under-surveillance-required declaration
    data;
(c) monitoring of the compulsory BTI usage;
(d)monitoring and management of BTI extended usage.
The project is implemented in two phases.
                                                                              Target date of 1.3.2017           1.3.2017
The first phase (step 1) provides functionality to                            technical      (phase 1 — step 1) (phase 1 — step 1)
gradually receive the UCC-required declaration dataset                        specifications
from 1 March 2017 until the implementation of the                             = Q2 2016      2.10.2017          2.10.2017
projects listed in points 10 (by 1 December 2023 at the                                      (phase 1 — step 2) (phase 1 — step 2)
                                                                              (phase 1)
latest) and 14 (by 31 December 2022 at the latest). Step 2
fulfils the BTI usage control obligation on the basis of the
newly required declaration dataset and the alignment with
the customs decisions process.
The second phase implements the electronic form of the                        Target date of 1.10.2019          1.10.2019
BTI application and decision, and provides economic                           technical      (phase 2)          (phase 2)
operators with a harmonised trader interface to submit the                    specifications
BTI application and receive the BTI decision                                  = Q2 2018
electronically.                                                               (phase 2)
3. UCC Customs Decisions                                     Article 6(1),    Target date of 2.10.2017          2.10.2017
The project aims to harmonise the processes for              Articles 16, 22, technical
applications for a customs decision, decision-making and     23, 26, 27 and   specifications
decision management through standardisation and              28 of Regulation = Q4 2015
electronic      management       of     application      and (EU) No
                                                             952/2013
decision/authorisation data across the Union. The project
relates to national and multi-Member State decisions
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 ---pagebreak--- defined by the Code, and covers system components
developed centrally at Union level and integration with
national components where Member States opt for these.
This trans-European system facilitates consultation during
the decision-making process and the management of the
authorisation process.
4. Direct trader access to the European Information Article 6(1) and         Target date of 2.10.2017 2.10.2017
Systems (Uniform User Management & Digital Article 16 of                     technical
Signature)                                                   Regulation (EU) specifications
The goal of this project is to provide working solutions No 952/2013         = Q4 2015
for direct and harmonised trader access as a service for
user-to-system interfaces, to be integrated into the
electronic customs systems as defined in the specific
UCC projects. The Uniform User Management and
Digital Signature will be integrated into the portals of the
systems concerned, and includes support for identity,
access and user management compliant with the
necessary security policies.
The first deployment took place alongside the UCC
Customs Decisions system.
This technical authentication and user management
solution will subsequently be made available for use in
other UCC projects such as the UCC Binding Tariff
Information (BTI), UCC Authorised Economic Operators
(AEO) upgrade, UCC Proof of Union Status (PoUS) and
the UCC Information Sheets (INF) for Special
Procedures. See the different projects for the dates of
deployment.
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 ---pagebreak--- 5. UCC Authorised Economic Operators (AEO) Article 6(1),
upgrade                                                    Articles 16, 22,
The project aims to improve the business processes 23, 26, 27, 28,
related to AEO applications and authorisations, taking 38 and 39 of
into account changes to the legal provisions of the UCC. Regulation (EU)
                                                           No 952/2013
In the first phase, the project aims to implement major                     Target date of 5.3.2018           5.3.2018
improvements to the AEO system as part of the                               technical      (phase 1)          (phase 1)
harmonisation of the customs decision-making procedure.                     specifications
In the second phase, the project implements the electronic                  = Q1 2016
form of the AEO application and decision, and provide                       Target date of 1.10.2019          1.10.2019
economic operators with a harmonised interface to submit                    technical      (phase 2 – part 1  (phase 2 – part 1)
the AEO application and receive the AEO decision                            specifications initial processes)
electronically. The upgraded system is deployed in two                      = Q4 2018
releases: part 1 for the submission of the AEO application                                 16.12.2019         16.12.2019
and the decision-making process, and part 2 for the other                                  (phase 2 – part 2  (phase 2 – part 2)
subsequent processes.                                                                      other processes)
6. UCC Economic Operator Registration                  and Article 6(1) and Target date of 5.3.2018           5.3.2018
Identification System upgrade (EORI 2)                     Article 9 of     technical
This project aims to provide a minor upgrade of the        Regulation (EU) specifications
existing trans-European EORI system that enables the       No 952/2013      = Q2 2016
registration and identification of Union and third-country laying down the
                                                           Union Customs
economic operators and persons other than economic
                                                           Code
operators that are active in customs matters in the Union.
7. UCC Surveillance 3                                      Article 6(1),    Target date of 1.10.2018          1.10.2018
This project aims to provide an upgrade of the Articles 16 and              technical
Surveillance 2+ system to ensure its alignment with UCC 56(5) of            specifications
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 ---pagebreak--- requirements such as the standard exchange of Regulation (EU) = Q3 2016
information via electronic data processing techniques and No 952/2013
the establishment of the functionalities needed for
processing and analysing the full surveillance dataset
obtained from Member States.
It includes further data mining capabilities and reporting
functionalities, therefore, which will be made available to
the Commission and Member States.
Full implementation of this project is dependent on the
projects listed in points 10 (by 1 December 2023 at the
latest) and 14 (by 31 December 2022 at the latest). The
date of deployment of this system has to be defined by the
Member States as part of their national plans.
                                                            Article 6(1),   Target date of 1.3.2024   1.3.2024
8. UCC Proof of Union Status (PoUS)                         Articles 16 and technical      (phase 1)  (phase 1)
The project aims to create a new trans-European system 153 of               specifications
to store, manage and retrieve the Proofs of Union Status Regulation (EU)    = Q1 2022
                                                            No 952/2013
T2L/F and the customs goods manifest (issued by a non-
authorised issuer).
                                                                                           02.06.2025 02.06.2025
As implementation of the customs goods manifest is to be                                   (phase 2)  (phase 2)
linked to the European Maritime Single Window, this part
of the project will be covered under a separate phase.
                                                                    8
 ---pagebreak--- 9. UCC New Computerised Transit System (NCTS) Article 6(1),
upgrade                                                   Articles 16 and
The aim of this project is to align the existing trans- 226-236 of
European NCTS system with the new UCC.                    Regulation (EU)
                                                          No 952/2013
Component 1 – ‘NCTS Phase 5’: the aim of this phase is
to align the NCTS system with the new UCC                                 Target date of 1.3.2021 1.12.2023
                                                                          technical
requirements except in safety and security data elements
                                                                          specifications
in transit customs declarations of goods brought into the
customs territory of the Union.                                           = Q4 2019
It covers the registration of ‘en route’ events and the
alignment of information exchanges with UCC data
requirements, and the upgrade and development of
interfaces with other systems.
Component 2 – ‘NCTS Phase 6’: the aim of this phase is                    Target date of
to implement the specific new requirements for safety and                                3.6.2024 2.6.2025
                                                                          technical
security data elements in transit customs declarations of                 specifications
goods brought into the customs territory of the Union                     = Q2 2022
resulting from project 17 (UCC ICS2). The scope and
implementation solution will be agreed during the project
initiation phase.
10. UCC Automated Export System (AES)                     Article 6(1),
This project aims to implement the UCC requirements for Articles 16, 179
export and exit.                                          and 263-276 of
                                                          Regulation (EU)
                                                          No 952/2013
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 ---pagebreak---                                                                              Target date of     1.3.2021      1.12.2023
 Component 1 — ‘Trans-European AES’. The aim of the                          technical
 project is to further develop the existing trans-European                                      (component 1) (component 1)
                                                                             specifications
 Export Control System in order to implement a full AES
                                                                             = Q4 2019
 that will cover the business requirements for processes
 and data brought about by the UCC, including the                            (component 1)
 coverage of simplified procedures and centralised
 clearance for export. It is also intended to cover the
 development of harmonised interfaces with the Excise
 Movement System (EMCS) and NCTS. As such, the
 AES will enable the full automation of export
 procedures and exit formalities. The AES covers parts to
 be developed centrally and nationally, including the
 national components in which the export declaration is
 lodged and processed and which enable the subsequent
 exchange of information with the customs office of exit
 via the common components of the AES.
 Component 2 — ‘National Export Systems upgrade’. In a                       Target date of     1.3.2021      1.12.2023
 process outside the scope of the AES but closely linked,                    technical          (component 2) (component 2)
 separate national systems are to be upgraded for specific                   specifications
 national elements related to export and/or exit                             = to be defined by
 formalities. Where these elements do not impact on the                      MS
 common domain for AES, they can be covered under this                       (component 2)
 component.
11. UCC Information Sheets (INF) for Special Article 6(1),                   Target date of     1.6.2020      1.6.2020
Procedures                                                 Articles 16, 215, technical
The aim of this project is to develop a new trans- 255-262 of                specifications
European system to support and streamline the INF data Regulation (EU)       = Q2 2018
management processes and the electronic handling of INF No 952/2013
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 ---pagebreak--- data in the Special Procedures domain.
12. UCC Special Procedures                                 Article 6(1),     Target date of
This project aims to accelerate, facilitate and harmonise  Articles 16, 215, technical
Special Procedures across the Union by providing           237-242 and       specifications
common business process models. The national systems       250-262 of        = to be defined by
will implement all UCC changes required for customs        Regulation (EU)   MS (for
                                                           No 952/2013       component 1
warehousing, end-use, temporary admission, inward and
outward processing.                                                          and 2)
This project will be implemented in two parts.
 Component 1 — ‘National SP EXP’. Provides the
 required national electronic solutions for export-related                                        1.3.2021          1.12.2023
 special procedures activities.                                                                   (component 1)     (component 1)
                                                                                                  To be defined by  To be defined by MS
 Component 2 — ‘National SP IMP’. Provides the                                                    MS as part of the as part of the
 required national electronic solutions for import-related                                        national plan     national plan with a
 special procedures activities.                                                                   (component 2)     deployment window
                                                                                                                    till 31.12.2022
Implementation of these projects will take place through
                                                                                                                    (component 2)
the projects listed in points 10 and 14.
13. UCC Notification of Arrival,             Presentation Article 6(1),      Target date of       To be defined by  To be defined by MS
Notification and Temporary Storage                         Articles 16 and   technical            MS as part of the as part of the
The goal of this project is to define the processes for 133-152 of           specifications       national plan     national plan with a
Notification of Arrival of the means of transport, Regulation (EU)           = to be defined by                     deployment window
Presentation of the goods (Presentation Notification) and No 952/2013        MS and for                             till 31.12.2022
Declaration for Temporary Storage as described in the                        Notification of
UCC and to support harmonisation in this respect across                      Arrival in line with
the Member States as regards the data exchange between                       ICS2 planning.
trade and customs.
The project covers the automation of processes at national
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14. UCC National Import Systems upgrade                     Article 6(1),     Target date of     To be defined by  To be defined by MS
The project aims to implement all process and data          Article 16(1) and technical          MS as part of the as part of the
requirements deriving from the UCC which relate to the      Articles 53, 56,  specifications     national plan     national plan with a
import domain (and which are not covered by one of the      77-80, 83-87,     = to be defined by                   deployment window
other projects defined in the work programme). It relates   101-105, 108-     MS                                   till 31.12.2022
                                                            109, 158-187,
mainly to the changes in the ‘Release for free circulation’
                                                            194-195 of
procedure (standard procedure + simplifications), but also  Regulation (EU)
covers the impact arising from other system migrations.     No 952/2013
This project relates to the national import domain
covering national customs declaration processing systems
as well as other systems such as national accountancy and
payment systems.
15. UCC Centralised Clearance for Import (CCI)              Article 6(1),
This project aims to allow goods to be placed under a       Articles 16 and
customs procedure using centralised clearance, allowing     179 of
economic operators to centralise their business from a      Regulation (EU)
customs viewpoint. The processing of the customs            No 952/2013
declaration and the physical release of the goods should
be coordinated between the related customs offices. It
concerns a trans-European system containing components
developed centrally and nationally.
The project will be implemented in two phases.
Phase 1: this phase will cover the combination of
centralised clearance with standard customs declarations
                                                                              Target date of     1.03.2022         1.12.2023
and with simplified customs declarations and the                              technical
respective supplementary declarations (regularising one                       specifications
simplified customs declaration). In addition it will cover                    = Q3 2020
the placing of goods under the following customs
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 ---pagebreak--- procedures: release for free circulation, customs
warehousing, inward processing and end-use. Finally, for
the type of goods this phase will cover all types of goods
with the exception of excise goods and goods subject to
common agricultural policy measures.
Phase 2: this phase will cover everything that is not                        Target date of 2.10.2023         2.06.2025
covered by phase 1, namely the combination of                                technical
centralised clearance with customs declarations through                      specifications
an entry in the declarant’s records and the respective                       = Q2 2022
supplementary declarations, supplementary declarations
regularising more than one simplified customs
declaration, the placing of goods under the temporary
admission procedure, and excise goods and goods subject
to common agricultural policy measures.
16. UCC Guarantee Management (GUM)                           Article 6(1),
This project aims to ensure the effective and efficient Articles 16 and
management of the different types of guarantees.             89-100 of
                                                             Regulation (EU)
 Component 1 — ‘GUM’: The trans-European system will No 952/2013             Target date of 2.10.2023         2.06.2025
 cover the management of the comprehensive guarantees                        technical      (component 1)     (component 1)
 that may be used in more than one Member State, and the                     specifications
 monitoring of the reference amount for each customs                         = Q3 2022
 declaration, supplementary declaration or appropriate                       (component 1)
 information on the particulars needed for the entry in the
 accounts of existing customs debts for all customs
 procedures as provided for in the Union Customs Code,
 except Transit, which is handled as part of the NCTS
 project.
 Component 2 — ‘National Guarantee Management’: In                           Target date of To be defined by  To be defined by MS
 addition, the electronic systems existing at national level                 technical      MS as part of the as part of the
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 ---pagebreak---  to manage the guarantees valid in one Member State are                    specifications     national plan national plan with a
 to be upgraded.                                                           = to be defined by (component 2) deployment window
                                                                           MS                               till 2.06.2025
                                                                           (component 2)                    (component 2)
17. UCC Import Control System 2 (ICS2)                    Article 6(1),    Target date of
The aim of this programme is to strengthen pre-arrival    Articles 16, 46, technical
safety and security of goods entering the Union by        47, and 127-132  specifications for
implementing the new UCC requirements regarding the       of Regulation    all three Releases
lodging and treatment of entry summary declarations       (EU) No          = Q2 2018
                                                          952/2013
(ENS), namely the provision of ENS data in more than
one submission and/or by different persons and the
exchange of that data and the risk analysis results among
the customs authorities. The ICS2 will lead to a complete
new architecture and phased replacement of the existing
trans-European ICS system.
The programme will be implemented in three releases.
Release 1: as a first phase, this release will cover the
obligation on the relevant economic operators (postal
                                                                                              15.3.2021     1.10.2021
operators and express carriers in air transport) to
provide the minimum data, i.e. ENS pre-loading dataset.                                       (Release 1)   (Release 1)
Release 2: as a second phase, this release will cover the
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 ---pagebreak--- implementation of complete new ENS obligations, related
business and risk management processes for all the goods    1.3.2023    2.10.2023
in air traffic.                                             (Release 2) (Release 2)
Release 3: as a third phase, this release will cover the
implementation of complete new ENS obligations, related
business and risk management processes for all goods in
maritime and inland waterways and road and rail traffic
                                                            1.3.2024    1.10.2024
(this includes goods in postal consignments transported
in these means of transport).                               (Release 3) (Release 3)
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 ---pagebreak--- B. Overview of the list
 UCC Projects              Dates of      2017 2018  2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
    related to           deployment/
    electronic           Deployment
     systems               windows
1. UCC               1.1.2017           X
   Registered
   Exporter
   System (REX)
2. UCC Binding       1.3.2017           X
   Tariff            (phase 1 - step 1)
   Information       2.10.2017          X
   System (BTI)      (phase 1 - step 2)
                     1.10.2019                     X
                     (phase 2)
3. UCC Customs 2.10.2017                X
   Decisions
4. Direct     trader 2.10.2017          X
   access         to
   European
   Information
   Systems
   (Uniform user
   management &
   digital
   signature)
                                                      16
 ---pagebreak--- 5.UCC Authorised 1.3.2018            X
  Economic        (phase 1)
  Operators       1.10.2019            X
  System (AEO) (phase 2 – part 1)
  upgrade         16.12.2019           X
                  (phase 2 – part 2)
6.UCC             1.3.2018           X
  Economic
  Operator
  Registration
  and
  Identification
  System
  upgrade
  (EORI 2)
7. UCC            1.10.2018          X
   Surveillance 3
8. UCC Proof of 1.3.2024                          X
   Union Status (phase 1)
   (PoUS)         2.06.2025
                  (phase 2)                         X
9. UCC        New 1.3.2021-1.12.2023        X X X
   Computerised   (phase 5)
   Transit System 3.6.2024-2.6.2025
   (NCTS)         (phase 6)                       X X
   upgrade
10. UCC           1.3.2021-1.12.2023        X X X
    Automated
                                         17
 ---pagebreak---     Export
    System (AES)
    —
    Component 1:
    Trans-
    European
    AES
10. UCC            1.3.2021-1.12.2023             X X X
    Automated
    Export
    System (AES)
    —
    Component 2:
    National
    Export
    Systems
    upgrade
11. UCC            1.6.2020                     X
    Information
    Sheets (INF)
    for    Special
    Procedures
12. UCC Special national planning      X X X    X X X X
    Procedures — 1.3.2021-1.12.2023 —
                   see also project 10
    Component 1:
    National SP
    EXP
12. UCC Special national planning for  X X X    X X X
    Procedures — SP IMP
                                             18
 ---pagebreak---                      (till 31.12.2022) —
    Component 2: see also project 14
    National SP
    IMP
13. UCC              national planning    X X X    X X X
    Notification     (till 31.12.2022)
    of      arrival,
    presentation
    notification
    and
    temporary
    storage
14. UCC National national planning        X X X    X X X
    Import           (till 31.12.2022)
    Systems
    upgrade
15. UCC              1.3.2022-1.12.2023                X X
    Centralised      (phase 1)
    Clearance for
    Import (CCI) 2.10.2023-2.6.2025                      X X X
                     (phase 2)
16. UCC              2.10.2023 — 2.6.2025                X X X
    Guarantee
    Management
    (GUM) —
    Component 1:
    Trans-
    European
    GUM
16. UCC              national planning    X X X    X X X X X X
                                                19
 ---pagebreak---      Guarantee            (till 2.6.2025)
     Management
     System
     (GUM) —
     Component 2:
     National
     Guarantee
     Management
                          15.3.2021 - 1.10.2021
17. UCC Import (Release 1)                                                                                  X
     Control
     System               1.3.2023 - 2.10.2023
                          (Release 2)                                                                                                  X
     (ICS 2)
                          1.3.2024 - 1.10.2024
                          (Release 3)                                                                                                             X
(1) This date for starting the deployment window of the electronic systems is the earliest date for Member States to start operations.
(2) This date for ending the deployment window of the electronic systems is the last date by which the system should be fully deployed and the last date by which all
economic operators should be migrated; where applicable, the date will be established by the Member States and is the end date of the validity of the transitional period.
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