Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System and repealing Commission Decision 2008/49/EC (‘the IMI Regulation’) (Text with EEA relevance)

[F1Article 6U.K.IMI coordinators

1.[F2The Secretary of 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 [F3United Kingdom] 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 [F4United Kingdom];

(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 [F5United Kingdom] to requests for administrative cooperation.

2.[F6The Secretary of 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.

[F73.The Secretary of State 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.]

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.]

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