1.Until the dates of the upgrading of the BTI system referred to in the Annex to Implementing Decision 2014/255/EU, customs authorities may allow for means other than electronic data-processing techniques to be used for applications and decisions relating to BTI or for any subsequent event which may affect the original application or decision.
2.In the cases referred to in paragraph 1, the following shall apply:
(a)until the date of the upgrading of the first phase of the electronic system:
applications for a BTI decision shall be made using the format of the form set out in Annex 2; and
BTI decisions shall be taken using the format of the form set out in Annex 3;
(b)from the date of the upgrading of the first phase of the electronic system until the date of the upgrading of the second phase of the electronic system:
applications for a BTI decision shall be made using the format of the form set out in Annex 4; and
BTI decisions shall be taken using the format of the form set out in Annex 5.