# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2266 of 6 December 2017 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1138 as regards certain deadlines for the use of UN/Cefact standards in the exchange of information on fisheries (notified under document C(2017) 8089), Article 1: Amendments to Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1138

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

Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1138 is amended as follows:
(1) In Article 2, the following paragraphs 3 and 4 are added:
‘3. During a transition period ending no later than 1 May 2018, each exchange of fishing activity 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 fishing activity data using the new UN/Cefact standard format.
4. Exchanges of fishing activity data within the framework of a sustainable fisheries partnership agreement shall continue to be made using the format in place before 1 November 2017 until the date agreed with the concerned third country.’;
(2) Article 3 is amended as follows:
(a) in paragraph 1, the following subparagraph is added:
‘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.’;
(b) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
‘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/2017/2266/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-2266/article-1
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