1. To obtain the records held by a taxable person or intermediary pursuant to Articles 369, 369k and 369x of Directive 2006/112/EC, the Member State of consumption shall first make a request to the Member State of identification by electronic means.

2. Where the Member State of identification receives a request referred to in paragraph 1, it shall transmit that request by electronic means and without delay to the taxable person or his intermediary.

3. Member States shall provide that, upon request, a taxable person or his intermediary submits the requested records by electronic means to the Member State of identification. Member States shall accept that the records may be submitted using a standard form.

4. The Member State of identification shall transmit the records obtained by electronic means and without delay to the requesting Member State of consumption.