This Regulation lays down rules for the use of an Internal Market Information System (‘IMI’) for administrative cooperation among the IMI actors, including the processing of personal data.

IMI is hereby formally established.

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F6For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions laid down in the UK GDPR as supplemented by the Data Protection Act 2018 shall apply.

In addition, the following definitions shall also apply:

1. (a)

   F2‘IMI’ means the electronic tool provided by the Commission to facilitate administrative cooperation among the IMI actors;

2. (b)

   F2‘administrative cooperation’ means the collaboration between IMI actors by exchanging and processing information for the purpose of better application of F7the legislation listed in the Annex;

3. (c)

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4. (d)

   ‘administrative cooperation procedure’ means a pre-defined workflow provided for in IMI allowing IMI actors to communicate and interact with each other in a structured manner;

5. (e)

   ‘IMI coordinator’ means a body appointed by a Member State F9or the United Kingdom to perform support tasks necessary for the efficient functioning of IMI in accordance with this Regulation;

6. (f)

   ‘competent authority’ means any body established at either national, regional or local level and registered in IMI with specific responsibilities relating to the application of F10the legislation listed in the Annex;

7. (g)

   F2‘IMI actors’ means the competent authorities, the IMI coordinators, the Commission and the Union bodies, offices and agencies;

8. (h)

   ‘IMI user’ means a natural person working under the authority of an IMI actor and registered in IMI on behalf of that IMI actor;

9. (i)

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10. (j)

    ‘blocking’ means applying technical means by which personal data become inaccessible to IMI users via the normal interface of IMI;

11. (k)

    ‘formal closure’ means applying the technical facility provided by IMI to close an administrative cooperation procedure;

12. (l)

    F12‘the Information Commissioner’ means the Information Commissioner provided for under section 114 of the Data Protection Act 2018;

13. (m)

    ‘the UK GDPR’ has the meaning given in section 3(10) of the Data Protection Act 2018.