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1. Each Member State shall maintain an electronic database containing the following registers:

(a) a register of economic operators belonging to one of the following categories:

(i) authorised warehousekeepers within the meaning of point (1) of Article 4 of Directive 2008/118/EC;

(ii) registered consignees within the meaning of point (9) of Article 4 of Directive 2008/118/EC;

(iii) registered consignors within the meaning of point (10) of Article 4 of Directive 2008/118/EC;

(iv) certified consignors within the meaning of point (12) of Article 3 of Council Directive (EU) 2020/262 ();

(v) certified consignees within the meaning of point (13) of Article 3 of Directive (EU) 2020/262;

(b) a register of premises authorised as tax warehouses within the meaning of point (11) of Article 4 of Directive 2008/118/EC.

2. The registers referred to in paragraph 1 shall contain the following information:

(a) the unique excise number issued by the competent authority in respect of an economic operator or premises;

(b) the name and address of the economic operator or premises;

(c) the excise product category (CAT) and/or the excise product code (EPC) of the products covered by the authorisation referred to in Annex II, code list 10, to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1636 ();

(d) the identification of the central excise liaison office or the excise office from which further information may be obtained;

(e) the date as of which the authorisation is valid, is amended and, where applicable, ceases to be valid;

(f) for authorised warehousekeepers, the tax warehouse or the list of tax warehouses to which his authorisation applies and, if applicable under national legislation, an indication that he is authorised to omit the details of the consignee at the time of dispatch in accordance with Article 22 of Directive (EU) 2020/262, that he is authorised to split a movement in accordance with Article 23 of that Directive or that he is authorised to have excise goods moved to a place of direct delivery in accordance with Article 16(4) of that Directive, and an indication that he is acting as a certified consignor or a certified consignee in accordance with Article 35(6) and (7) of that Directive;

(g) for registered consignees, if applicable under national legislation, an indication that he is authorised to have excise goods moved to a place of direct delivery in accordance with Article 16(4) of Directive (EU) 2020/262, and an indication that he is acting as a certified consignee in accordance with Article 35(7) of that Directive;

(h) for registered consignees referred to in Article 19(3) of Directive 2008/118/EC other than those referred to point (i) of this paragraph, the content of the authorisation regarding the quantity of excise goods, the identity of the consignor in the Member State of dispatch and the period of time for which the authorisation is valid;

(i) for registered consignees referred to in Article 19(3) of Directive 2008/118/EC that have an authorisation to receive wine from consignors who benefit from the derogation provided in Article 40 of Directive 2008/118/EC, the content of the authorisation regarding the quantity of excise goods and the period of time for which the authorisation is valid. An indication of the derogation under Article 40 of 2008/118/EC shall be included in the record;

(j) for tax warehouses, the authorised warehousekeeper or list of authorised warehousekeepers for whose use the tax warehouse is authorised;

(k) for registered consignors, an indication that he is authorised to omit the details of the consignee at the time of dispatch in accordance with Article 22 of Directive (EU) 2020/262, and an indication that he is acting as a certified consignor in accordance with Article 35(6) of that Directive;

(l) for certified consignors sending excise goods only occasionally referred to in Article 35(8) of Directive (EU) 2020/262, the quantity of excise goods, the identity of the consignee in the Member State of destination and the period of time for which the temporary certification is valid;

(m) for certified consignees receiving excise goods only occasionally referred to in Article 35(8) of Directive (EU) 2020/262, the quantity of excise goods, the identity of the consignor in the Member State of dispatch and the period of time for which the temporary certification is valid.

3. The central excise liaison office or a liaison department of each Member State shall ensure that the information contained in the national registers is complete, accurate and up to date.

4. The information contained in the respective national registers as referred to in paragraph 2 concerning economic operators engaged in movements of excise goods referred to in Chapter IV and Chapter V, Section 2, of Council Directive (EU) 2020/262 () shall be automatically exchanged via a central register. ◄ The Commission shall operate the register as a part of the computerised system in a manner that ensures at all times a correct up-to-date view of all national registry data provided by all Member States. The central excise liaison offices or liaison departments of Member States shall communicate the content of the national register as well as any modification thereto to the Commission in a timely manner.