CHAPTER II

FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN RELATION TO IMI

IMI coordinators
Article 6
1
Each Member State shall appoint one national IMI coordinator whose responsibilities shall include:
a
registering or validating registration of IMI coordinators and competent authorities;
b
acting as the main contact point for IMI actors of the Member States for issues relating to IMI, including providing information on aspects relating to the protection of personal data in accordance with this Regulation;
c
acting as interlocutor of the Commission for issues relating to IMI including providing information on aspects relating to the protection of personal data in accordance with this Regulation;
d
providing knowledge, training and support, including basic technical assistance, to IMI actors of the Member States;
e
ensuring the efficient functioning of IMI as far as it is within their control, including the provision of timely and adequate responses by IMI actors of the Member States to requests for administrative cooperation.
2
Each Member State may, in addition, appoint one or more IMI coordinators in order to carry out any of the tasks listed in paragraph 1, in accordance with its internal administrative structure.
3
Member States shall inform the Commission of the IMI coordinators appointed in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 and of the tasks for which they are responsible. The Commission shall share that information with the other Member States.
4
All IMI coordinators may act as competent authorities. In such cases an IMI coordinator shall have the same access rights as a competent authority. Each IMI coordinator shall be a controller with respect to its own data processing activities as an IMI actor.