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

Article 6(1), Articles 16, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 33 and 34, Article 278(1) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013

Target date of technical specifications

= Q2 2016

(phase 1)

1.3.2017

(phase 1 — step 1)

2.10.2017

(phase 1 — step 2)

1.3.2017

(phase 1 — step 1)

2.10.2017

(phase 1 — step 2)

The second phase implements the electronic form of the BTI application and decision and provides economic operators with a harmonised trader interface to submit the BTI application and receive the BTI decision electronically.

Target date of technical specifications

= Q2 2018

(phase 2)

1.10.2019

(phase 2)

1.10.2019

(phase 2)

1. UCC Customs Decisions

The project aims to harmonise the processes for applications for a customs decision, decision-making and decision management through standardisation and electronic management of application and decision/authorisation data across the Union. The project relates to national and multi-Member State decisions 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.

Article 6(1), Articles 16, 22, 23, 26, 27 and 28, Article 278(1) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013

Target date of technical specifications

= Q4 2015

2.10.20172.10.2017

1. Direct trader access to the European Information Systems (Uniform User Management & Digital Signature)

The goal of this project is to provide working solutions 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.

Article 6(1), Article 16, Article 278(1) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013

Target date of technical specifications

= Q4 2015

2.10.20172.10.2017This technical authentication and user management solution is subsequently being 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), UCC Information Sheets (INF) for Special Procedures and the UCC Import Control System 2 (ICS2).See the different projects for the dates of deployment.See the different projects for the dates of deployment.

1. UCC Authorised Economic Operators (AEO) upgrade

This project aims to improve the business processes related to AEO applications and authorisations, taking into account changes to the legal provisions of the UCC.

In the first phase, the project aims to implement major improvements to the AEO system as part of the harmonisation of the customs decision-making procedure.

In the second phase, the project implements the electronic form of the AEO application and decision, and provides economic operators with a harmonised interface to submit the AEO application and receive the AEO decision electronically. The upgraded system is deployed in two releases: part 1 for the submission of the AEO application and the decision-making process, and part 2 for the other subsequent processes.

Article 6(1), Articles 16, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 38 and 39, Article 278(1) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013

Target date of technical specifications

= Q1 2016

5.3.2018

(phase 1)

5.3.2018

(phase 1)

Target date of technical specifications

= Q4 2018

1.10.2019

(phase 2 — part 1 initial processes)

16.12.2019

(phase 2 — part 2 other processes)

1.10.2019

(phase 2 — part 1)

16.12.2019

(phase 2 — part 2)

1. UCC Economic Operator Registration and Identification System upgrade (EORI 2)

This project aims to provide a minor upgrade of the existing trans-European EORI system that enables the registration and identification of Union and third-country economic operators and persons other than economic operators that are active in customs matters in the Union.

Article 6(1), Article 9, Article 278(1) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013

Target date of technical specifications

= Q2 2016

5.3.20185.3.2018

1. UCC Surveillance 3

This project aims to provide an upgrade of the Surveillance 2+ system to ensure its alignment with UCC requirements such as the standard exchange of information via electronic data processing techniques and 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 Member States and the Commission .

Full implementation of this project is dependent on the projects listed in points 10 and 14. The date of deployment of this system is set out by Member States as part of their national plans.

Article 6(1), Articles 16 and 56(5), Article 278(1) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013

Target date of technical specifications

= Q3 2016

1.10.20181.10.2018

1. UCC Proof of Union Status (PoUS)

The project aims to create a new trans-European system to store, manage and retrieve the Proofs of Union Status T2L/F and the customs goods manifest (issued by a non-authorised issuer).

As the implementation of the customs goods manifest is to be linked to the European Maritime Single Window, this part of the project will be covered in phase 2.

Article 6(1), Articles 16 and 153, Article 278(3)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013

Target date of technical specifications

= Q1 2022

1.3.2024

(phase 1)

1.3.2024

(phase 1)

15.08.2025

(phase 2)

15.08.2025

(phase 2)

1. UCC New Computerised Transit System (NCTS) upgrade

The aim of this project is to align the existing trans-European NCTS system with the new UCC.

Component 1 - NCTS-Phase 5: the aim of this phase is to align the NCTS system with the new UCC requirements except in safety and security data elements in transit customs declarations of goods brought into the customs territory of the Union.

It covers the registration of en route events, the alignment of information exchanges with UCC data requirements and the upgrade and development of interfaces with other systems.

The project may be implemented in two steps.

Step 1: Core functionalities for NCTS-Phase 5 which will ensure operational continuity of the system, such as the standard transit declaration (core flow), simplified procedure at departure/destination (authorised consignor/consignee), amendment/invalidation, diversion (at office of transit and destination), inquiry/recovery processes and the sending of business statistics data. This step may also cover the non-core functionalities as defined in step 2.

Step 2: this step covers the remaining functionalities such as development of harmonised interface with AES, declaration lodged prior to presentation of the goods, declaration with reduced dataset, Incident en route and formalities at Office of Exit for Transit.

Component 2 - NCTS-Phase 6: the aim of this phase is to implement the specific new requirements for safety and security data elements in transit customs declarations of goods brought into the customs territory of the Union resulting from project 17 (UCC ICS2). It covers the development of the interface with ICS2, to facilitate the lodging of a transit declaration containing particulars of the entry summary declaration by applying Article 130(1) UCC.

Article 6(1), Articles 16 and 226-236, Article 278(3)(e) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013

Target date of technical specifications

= Q4 2019

1.3.2021

(component 1)

Step 1: 1.12.2023

Step 2: 2.12.2024

End of transition: 21.01.2025

(component 1)

Target date of technical specifications

= Q2 2022

3.03.2025

(component 2)

1.09.2025

(component 2)

1. UCC Automated Export System (AES)

This project aims to implement the UCC requirements for export and exit.

Component 1 - Trans-European AES. The aim of the project is to further develop the existing trans-European Export Control System in order to implement a full AES that will cover the business requirements for processes and data brought about by the UCC. Component 1 may be implemented in three steps.

Step 1: Core functionalities for AES that 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. This step also includes the functions of exit formalities that are necessary to release the goods for exit. This step may also cover the functionalities defined under steps 2 and 3.

Step 2: This step covers the development of harmonised interface with the Excise Movement & Control System (EMCS). This step may also cover the functionalities defined under step 3.

Step 3: This step covers other functionalities such as simplified and supplementary declarations, development of harmonised interface with NCTS, centralised clearance, declaration lodged prior to presentation of the goods.

Component 2 - National Export Systems upgrade. In a process outside the scope of the AES but closely linked, separate national systems are to be upgraded for specific national elements related to export and/or exit formalities. Where these elements do not affect the common domain for AES, they can be covered under this component.

Article 6(1), Articles 16, 179 and 263-276, Article 278(3)(f) and (d) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013

Target date of technical specifications

= Q4 2019

(component 1)

1.3.2021

(component 1)

Step 1:1.12.2023

Step 2: 13.2.2024

Step 3: 2.12.2024

End of transition: 11.02.2025

(component 1)

Target date of technical specifications

= to be defined by MS

(component 2)

1.3.2021

(component 2)

2.12.2024

(component 2)

1. UCC Information Sheets (INF) for Special Procedures

The aim of this project is to develop a new trans-European system to support and streamline the INF data management processes and the electronic handling of INF data in the Special Procedures domain.

Article 6(1), Articles 16, 215, 255-262, Article 278(1) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013

Target date of technical specifications

= Q2 2018

1.6.20201.6.2020

1. UCC Special Procedures

This project aims to accelerate, facilitate and harmonise Special Procedures across the Union by providing common business process models. The national systems will implement all UCC changes required for customs warehousing, end-use, temporary admission, inward and outward processing.

This project will be implemented in two parts.

Component 1 - National SP EXP. Provides the required national electronic solutions for export-related special procedures activities.

Component 2 - National SP IMP. Provides the required national electronic solutions for import-related special procedures activities.

Implementation of these projects will take place through the projects listed in points 10 and 14.

Article 6(1), Articles 16, 215, 237-242 and 250-262, Article 278(2)(b) and (3)(f) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013

Target date of technical specifications

= to be defined by MS (for component 1 and 2)

1.3.2021

(component 1)

2.12.2024

(component 1)

To be defined by MS as part of the national plan

(component 2)

To be defined by MS as part of the national plan with a deployment window until 31.12.2022

(component 2)

1. UCC Notification of Arrival, Presentation Notification and Temporary Storage

The goal of this project is to define the processes for Notification of Arrival of the means of transport, Presentation of the goods (Presentation Notification) and Declaration for Temporary Storage as described in the UCC and to support harmonisation in this respect across Member States as regards the data exchange between trade and customs.

The project covers the automation of processes at national level.

Article 6(1), Articles 16 and 133-152, Article 278(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013

Target date of technical specifications

= to be defined by MS and for Notification of Arrival in line with ICS2 planning

To be defined by MS as part of the national planTo be defined by MS as part of the national plan with a deployment window until 31.12.2022

1. UCC National Import Systems upgrade

The project aims to implement all process and data requirements deriving from the UCC which relate to the import domain (and which are not covered by one of the other projects defined in the work programme). It relates mainly to the changes in the Release for free circulation procedure (standard procedure + simplifications), but also covers the impact arising from other system migrations. 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.

Article 6(1), Article 16(1) and Articles 53, 56, 77-80, 83-87, 101-105, 108-109, 158-187, 194-195, Article 278(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013

Target date of technical specifications

= to be defined by MS

To be defined by MS as part of the national planTo be defined by MS as part of the national plan with a deployment window until 31.12.2022

1. UCC Centralised Clearance for Import (CCI)

This project aims to allow goods to be placed under a customs procedure using centralised clearance, allowing economic operators to centralise their business from a customs viewpoint. The processing of the customs 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 centralised clearance with standard customs declarations and may cover centralised clearance with simplified customs declarations and the respective general or periodic supplementary declarations (regularising one simplified customs declaration). In addition, it will cover the placing of goods under the following customs procedures: release for free circulation, customs warehousing, inward processing and end-use. For the type of goods this phase will cover all types of goods with the exception of excise goods, EU goods in the context of trade with special fiscal territories and goods subject to common agricultural policy measures.

Phase 2: The aim of this phase is to implement all the functionalities under the full CCI scope: simplified and supplementary declarations (if not implemented under Phase 1), the customs declarations through an entry in the declarant’s records and the recapitulative supplementary declarations (regularising more than one simplified customs declaration or more than one entry in the declarant’s records), the placing of goods under the temporary admission procedure, excise goods, EU goods in the context of trade with special fiscal territories and goods subject to common agricultural policy measures.

Article 6(1), Articles 16 and 179, Article 278(3)(d) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013

Target date of technical specifications

= Q3 2020

1.3.2022

(Phase 1)

1.7.2024

(Phase 1)

Target date of technical specifications

= Q2 2022

2.10.2023

(Phase 2)

2.6.2025

(Phase 2)

1. UCC Guarantee Management (GUM)

This project aims to ensure the effective and efficient management of the different types of guarantees.

Component 1 - GUM: The central component of the trans-European system will cover the management of the comprehensive guarantees that may be used in more than one Member State. It will be implemented in the UCC Customs Decisions System and interface with a national component (see Component 2) for the monitoring of the reference amount. This reference amount may relate to each customs declaration, supplementary declaration or other appropriate information about the particulars needed for the monitoring of the reference amounts of the comprehensive guarantees for temporary storage and all customs procedures as provided for in the Union Customs Code, with the exception of Transit which is handled as part of the NCTS project.

Component 2 - National Guarantee Management: This component will be implemented through a national electronic system where comprehensive guarantees valid in more than one Member State will be registered and managed and its reference amount monitored. It will also be used for other guarantees.

The component will connect with the national customs declaration systems whenever guarantees are invoked in the customs declaration and, in case of comprehensive guarantees, it should retrieve the relevant business data from the respective authorisation to provide a comprehensive guarantee.

Article 6(1), Articles 16 and 89-100, Article 278(3)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013

Target date of technical specifications

= Q3 2022

(component 1)

11.3.2024

(component 1)

11.3.2024

(component 1)

Target date of technical specifications

= to be defined by MS

(component 2)

To be defined by MS as part of the national plan, with deployment from 11.3.2024 at the earliest.

(component 2)

To be defined by MS as part of the national plan with a deployment window until 2.6.2025

(component 2)

1. UCC Import Control System 2 (ICS2)

The aim of this programme is to strengthen pre-arrival safety and security of goods entering the Union by implementing the new UCC requirements regarding the lodging and treatment of entry summary declarations (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 completely new architecture and phased replacement of the existing trans-European ICS system.

The programme is being implemented in three releases.

Release 1: This release covers the obligation on the relevant economic operators (postal operators and express carriers in air transport) to provide the minimum data, i.e., ENS pre-loading dataset.

Release 2: This release covers the implementation of complete new ENS obligations, related business and risk management processes for all the goods in air traffic.

Release 3: 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 (this includes goods in postal consignments transported in these means of transport). The roll-out of Release 3 will occur in the following way: first maritime and inland waterways carriers will be phasing in (step 1), then the house level filers in the maritime and inland waterways traffic (step 2), and then the road and rail carriers (step 3).

Article 6(1), Articles 16, 46, 47, and 127-132, Article 278(3)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013

Target date of technical specifications for all three Releases

= Q2 2018

15.3.2021

(Release 1)

1.10.2021

(Release 1)

1.3.2023

(Release 2)

2.10.2023

(Release 2)

3.6.2024 (Release 3)

Step 1: 3.6.2024

Step 2: 4.12.2024

Step 3: 1.4.2025

See step 1-3

Step 1: 4.12.2024 (at the latest)

Step 2: 1.4.2025 (at the latest)

Step 3: 1.9.2025 (at the latest)