
Article 1 
The Commission authorises, in accordance with Article 4(5) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/574, economic operators as defined in Point 2 of Article 2 of that Regulation to use the services of another ID issuer that has been appointed in accordance with Article 3 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/574.
The authorisation referred to in the first subparagraph shall be valid only during the temporary absence of the competent ID issuer and in any event no later than until 31 December 2019.
This Decision shall not affect competence rules set out in the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/574 with respect to issuing and registration of economic operator and facility codes for operators of first retail outlets.
Article 2 
Economic operator, facility and machine identifier codes generated by the ID issuers in the temporary absence of the competent ID issuer shall be transferred to the competent ID issuer once it is appointed, upon its request and without undue delay. Those identifier codes shall be transferred along with other relevant information referred to in Articles 14(2), 16(2) and 18(2) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/574.
The transfer shall be done electronically.
Economic operators shall be informed of the transfer by the competent ID issuer.
Article 3 
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply until 31 December 2019 included.
Done at Brussels, 2 May 2019.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER