# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1138 of 11 July 2016 amending the formats based on the UN/Cefact standard for the exchange of information on fisheries (notified under document C(2016) 4226), Article 3: Exchange of sales related data

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. As from 1 November 2017, the format to be used for the exchange of sales-related data as referred to in Article 146h of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 and the respective implementation documents are amended as set out in the FLUX-P1000/P1000-05: Sales domain specifications published on the Master Data Register page of the European Commission Fisheries website.
During a transition period ending no later than 1 May 2018 , each exchange of sales notes and of take-over data between two Member States shall continue to be made using the format in place before 1 November 2017 unless both the sending and the receiving Member State are capable of exchanging sales notes and take-over data using the new UN/Cefact standard format.
2. As from 1 November 2018 , Member States systems shall be capable of sending and replying to requests for sales notes and take-over data as referred to in Article 146h(3) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 in UN/Cefact P1000-5 format for operations that take place as from that date.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/1138/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1138/article-3
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