Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is amended as follows:

1. (1)

   Article 313b is amended as follows:

   1. (a)

      The following paragraph 2a is inserted after paragraph 2:

      ‘2a.

      The Commission and the customs authorities of the Member States shall, using an electronic regular shipping services information and communication system, store and have access to the following information:

      (a)

      the data of the applications;

      (b)

      the regular shipping service authorisations and, where applicable, their amendment or revocation;

      (c)

      the names of the ports of call and the names of the vessels assigned to the service;

      (d)

      all other relevant information.’,

   2. (b)

      paragraph 3 is amended as follows:

      1. (i)

         the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:

         ‘The application for an authorisation for a regular shipping services shall specify the Member States actually concerned by the service and may specify Member States which could potentially be concerned for which the applicant declares that he has plans for future services. The customs authorities of the Member State to whom the application has been made (the authorising customs authority) shall notify the customs authorities of the other Member States actually or potentially concerned by the shipping service (the corresponding customs authorities) through the electronic regular shipping services information and communication system referred to in paragraph 2a.’

      2. (ii)

         In the second sub-paragraph, ‘45’ is replaced by ‘15’,

      3. (iii)

         In the second sub-paragraph, the words ‘the electronic information and communication system referred to in Article 14x’ are replaced by ‘the electronic regular shipping services information and communication system referred to in paragraph 2a.’,

      4. (iv)

         In the third sub-paragraph, the words ‘the electronic information and communication system referred to in Article 14x’ are replaced by ‘the electronic regular shipping services information and communication system referred to in paragraph 2a.’;

2. (2)

   In the second sub-paragraph of Article 313c(2), the words ‘the electronic information and communication system referred to in Article 14x’ are replaced by ‘the electronic regular shipping services information and communication system referred to in Article 313b(2a).’;

3. (3)

   In the first sub-paragraph of Article 313d(2), the words ‘the electronic information and communication system referred to in Article 14x’ are replaced by ‘the electronic regular shipping services information and communication system referred to in Article 313b(2a).’;

4. (4)

   In Article 313f(2), the words ‘the electronic information and communication system referred to in Article 14x’ are replaced by ‘the electronic regular shipping services information and communication system referred to in Article 313b(2a).’;

5. (5)

   Annex 42A is deleted.