8.12.2010 Official Journal of the European Union L 3231 (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1088/2010 of 23 November 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 976/2009 as regards download services and transformation services THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE) ('), and in particular Article 16 thereof, Whereas: 1 Commission Regulation (EC) No 976/2009 of 19 October 2009 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the Network Services () sets out common technical = specifications and minimum performance criteria for two types of network services — view and discovery services. Network services also include download services and transformation services. Download services are services which give users access to the information contained in the spatial data sets related to the spatial data themes defined in Directive 2007/2/EC. Spatial data sets made available through download services should be in conformity with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 (*). Transformation services are services which may be used to put spatial data sets in conformity with that Regulation. In order to ensure the interoperability of the infra- structures for spatial information established by the Member States, it is appropriate to lay down common technical specifications and minimum performance criteria for download services and transformation services. () OJ L 108, 25.4.2007, p. 1. () O] L 274, 20.10.2009, p. 9. (®) See page 11 of this Official Journal. ) Regulation (EC) No 976/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly. The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee estab- lished by Article 22 of Directive 2007/2/EC, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 976/2009 is amended as follows: 1. in the second subparagraph of Article 2, the following point (12) is added: ‘12. “Direct Access Download” means a Download Service which provides access to the Spatial Objects in Spatial Data Sets based upon a query.; . in Article 3, the following points (c) and (d) are added: {c) as concerns the Download Services, the applicable specific requirements and characteristics set out in Annexes 1 and IV; (d) as concerns the Transformation Services, the applicable specific requirements and characteristics set out in Annexes I and V; . in Article 4, the following paragraphs 3 to 6 are added: ‘3. Not later than 28 June 2012, Member States shall provide the Download Services with initial operating capa- bility. 4. Not later than 28 December 2012, Member States shall provide the Download Services in conformity with this Regulation.