Article 5Data exchange
1.The parties referred to in Article 2(2) shall ensure that the aeronautical data and aeronautical information referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 2(1) are transferred between themselves by direct electronic connection.
2.Air navigation service providers shall ensure that the aeronautical data and aeronautical information referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 2(1) are transferred between themselves in accordance with the data exchange format requirements laid down in Annex II.
3.Member States may exclude digital NOTAM from the data exchange format referred to in paragraph 2.
4.Aeronautical information service providers shall ensure that all aeronautical data and aeronautical information within the AIPs, AIP amendments and AIP supplements provided by a Member State are made available to the next intended user, as a minimum:
(a)in accordance with the publication requirements identified in the ICAO standards referred to in points 4 and 8 of Annex III;
(b)in a way that allows the content and format of the documents to be directly readable on a computer screen; and
(c)in accordance with the data exchange format requirements laid down in Annex II.