Commentaries: Art. 18

The following providers of derived communication services shall provide the information via the query interface of the PTSS processing system:
1. TSPs, with the exception of those with reduced surveillance duties 51);
2. PDCSs with more extensive duties to provide information (Art. 22);
3. PDCSs with more extensive surveillance duties (Art. 52).
TSPs, with the exception of those with reduced surveillance duties, shall provide the information in accordance with Articles 35–37, 40, 41 and 48b and in accordance with Article 27 in conjunction with the Articles 35 and 40 automatically. They shall provide other standardised information manually or automatically if they so request and by arrangement with the PTSS.
TSPs with reduced surveillance duties are not required to provide information in accordance with Article 48b . They shall provide the standardised information as follows:
1. in writing, outside the processing system by means of a secure means of transmission authorised by the FDJP;
2. manually, via the query interface of the processing system; or
3. automatically, if they so request and by arrangement with the PTSS.
PDCSs with more extensive duties in accordance with Article 22 or 52 shall provide the information in accordance with Articles 35–37, 40 and 41 and in accordance with Article 27 in conjunction with Articles 35 and 40 automatically. They are not required to provide information in accordance with Articles 48a– 48c . They shall provide the other standardised information manually or, if they so request and by arrangement with the PTSS, automatically.