authorised e-CODEX access pointmeans an e-CODEX access point which has been authorised by the Commission or a Member State and notified to eu-LISA in accordance with Article 6(4) or Article 8(1) and which applies at least one digital procedural standard;
business process modelmeans a graphical and textual representation of a conceptual model of several related, structured activities or tasks, along with the relevant data models, and the sequence in which the activities or tasks have to be performed in order to achieve a standardised and meaningful interaction between two or more parties;
central testing platformmeans a component of the e-CODEX system, used exclusively for testing, which provides a set of functions which can be used by entities operating authorised e-CODEX access points to verify whether their authorised e-CODEX access points are correctly operating and whether the digital procedural standards in the connected systems associated with those authorised e-CODEX access points are correctly being used;
connected systemmeans an IT system which is connected to an e-CODEX access point for the purpose of exchanging data with other such IT systems;
digital procedural standardmeans the technical specifications for business process models and data schemas which set out the electronic structure of the data exchanged through the e-CODEX system based on the EU e-Justice Core Vocabulary.
e-CODEX access pointmeans the software packages installed on hardware infrastructure which are able to transmit information to and receive information from other e-CODEX access points in a secure and reliable manner;
e-CODEX correspondentmeans a natural person, designated by a Member State or the Commission, who can request and receive technical support as referred to in Article 7(1), point (f), from eu-LISA concerning all the components of the e-CODEX system in accordance with Article 7(3);
e-CODEX system(e-Justice Communication via Online Data Exchange system) means a decentralised and interoperable system for cross-border communication for the purpose of facilitating the electronic exchange of data, which includes any content transmissible in electronic form, in a swift, secure and reliable manner in the area of judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters;
entity operating an authorised e-CODEX access pointmeans a national public authority or legal person authorised under national law or a Union institution, body, office or agency which operates an authorised e-CODEX access point;