27.2.2014 Official Journal of the European Union L 57/7 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 184/2014 of 25 February 2014 laying down pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, the terms and conditions applicable to the electronic data exchange system between the Member States and the Commission and adopting pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on specific provisions for the support from the European Regional Development Fund to the European territorial cooperation goal, the nomenclature of the categories of intervention for support from the European Regional Development Fund under the European territorial cooperation goal THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Devel- opment and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 ('), and in particular Article 74(4) thereof, Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on specific provisions for the support from the European Regional Development Fund to the European territorial cooperation goal (3), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 8(2) thereof, Whereas: (1) The provisions in this Regulation are closely linked, since they all deal with aspects required for the preparation of operational programmes under the Investment for growth and jobs goal and under the European territorial cooperation goal. To ensure coherence between those provisions, which should enter into force at the same time, and to facilitate a comprehensive view and compact access to them by all Union residents, it is desirable to include provisions on categories of inter- vention for the European territorial cooperation goal into this implementing act as the procedure with regard to the consultation of the Coordination Committee for the European Structural and Investment Funds established by Article 150(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 is the same as for the other provisions () OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 320. () OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 259. covered by this implementing act, whereas categories of intervention for the Investment for growth and jobs goal are subject to a different procedure. Pursuant to Article 74(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 all official exchanges of information between the Member State and the Commission shall be carried out using an electronic data exchange system. It is therefore necessary to establish the terms and conditions with which that electronic data exchange system should comply. The modalities of exchange of information between the Member State and the Commission should be considered distinct from those established for the exchanges of information between beneficiaries and relevant auth- orities pursuant to Article 122(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and which are subject to a different implementing act. In order to guarantee enhanced quality of information on the implementation of oper- ational programmes, improved usefulness of the system and simplification, it is necessary to specify basic requirements for the form and scope of the information to be exchanged. It is necessary to specify principles, as well as applicable rules for operation of the system with regard to the identification of the party responsible for uploading the documents and making any updates thereto. In order to guarantee the reduction of the administrative burden for the Member States and the Commission while ensuring the efficient and effective electronic exchange of information, it is necessary to establish technical char- acteristics for the system. Member States and the Commission should also have a possibility to encode and transfer data in two different ways to be specified. It is also necessary to provide for rules in the event of force majeure hindering the use of the electronic data exchange system, to ensure that both Member States and the Commission can continue to exchange information by alternative means.