Article 33Information system

1. By 30 December 2024, the Commission shall establish and subsequently shall maintain an information system which shall contain the due diligence statements made available pursuant to Article 4(2).

2. Without prejudice to the fulfilment of obligations established in Chapters 2 and 3, the information system shall provide at least the following functionalities:

(a)

registration of operators and traders and their authorised representatives in the Union; for operators placing relevant products under the customs procedure ‘release for free circulation’ or ‘export’, the Economic Operators Registration and Identification (EORI) number established pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013, shall be included in their registration profile;

(b)

registration of due diligence statements including the communication to the operator or trader concerned of a reference number for each due diligence statement submitted through the information system;

(c)

making available the reference number of existing due diligence statements pursuant to Article 4(8) and (9);

(d)

where possible, the conversion of data from relevant systems to identify the geolocation;

(e)

registration of the outcome of checks on due diligence statements;

(f)

interconnection with customs through the European Union Single Window Environment for Customs, in accordance with Article 28, including to allow the notifications and requests referred to in Article 26(6) to (9);

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