Article 17 — Standard formats

1. Without prejudice to Union provisions on the development or making available of data formats, the Commission and the Agencies shall, where relevant, establish standard formats and software packages for the data referred to in Article 3(2) and (3) falling within their mandate and make them available free of charge through the common data platform. 2. The standard formats shall, to the extent possible: (a) avoid the use of proprietary standards; (b) re-use existing data formats or parts thereof; (c) use OECD or other internationally agreed formats; (d) ensure consistency with other relevant data formats; (e) ensure interoperability with existing data submission procedures. 3. The standard formats shall be interoperable with the common data platform and be user-friendly. 4. The Authorities or national agencies shall exchange data contained in the common data platform in the relevant standard format. 5. The Commission and the Agencies shall use the International Uniform Chemical Information Database format (IUCLID) for making the relevant parts of dossiers under the following Union legal acts available to the ECHA for incorporation in the common data platform: (a) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council; (b) Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council; (c) Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council; (d) Regulation (EC) No 1332/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council; (e) Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council; (f) Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council; (g) Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009; (h) Commission Regulation (EU) No 234/2011; (i) Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council; (j) Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009; (k) Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council. 6. The Commission and the Agencies shall cooperate when establishing standard formats to ensure they are consistent with other relevant formats and are interoperable with the common data platform and existing data submission procedures. 7. The Commission and the Agencies shall take the necessary and appropriate measures to monitor and identify at an early stage any potential divergence between data formats that could cause interoperability problems. If a divergence between data formats is identified, the Agencies concerned shall cooperate to resolve it or, where the divergence is justified, explain the underlying reasons. Where the Agencies concerned are not able to resolve the divergence, they shall draw up a joint report and present it to the Commission. The report shall clearly outline the reasons for the divergence, clarify any underlying technical issue and make a proposal to resolve the divergence. 8. The Commission shall adopt an implementing act to resolve the divergence referred to in paragraph 7.