Article 4 Object and structure of the CDS
United Kingdom
1.
The CDS shall enable communication between the Commission, Member States, economic operators and other persons for the purposes of submitting and processing applications and decisions referred to in Article 5(1), as well as the management of decisions related to the authorisations, namely, amendments, revocations, annulments and suspensions.
2.
The CDS shall consist of the following common components:
(a)
an EU trader portal;
(b)
a central customs decisions management system (‘central CDMS’);
(c)
customer reference services.
3.
Member States may create the following national components:
(a)
a national trader portal;
(b)
a national customs decisions management system (‘national CDMS’).