F1CHAPTER IIFUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN RELATION TO IMI

Article 6IMI 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.