CHAPTER I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Cooperation by the competent authorities of the Member States
Article 3
1
The competent authorities of the Member States shall cooperate with the Agency and the Commission to enable them to carry out their duties under this Regulation.
2
Information provided by the national competent authorities in response to a request from the Agency or the Commission under this Regulation shall be used by the Agency and the Commission only for the following purposes:
a
as evidence for the purposes of applying this Regulation;
b
for carrying out the tasks entrusted to them for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products under Regulation (EC) No 726/2004.