CHAPTER IIIU.K.FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 12U.K.Cooperation

The competent authorities referred to in Article 6(1) shall:

(a)

cooperate with each other F1... in order to ensure that users comply with this Regulation;

(b)

consult, if appropriate, with stakeholders on the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol and this Regulation;

(c)

cooperate with the competent national authorities referred to in Article 13(2) of the Nagoya Protocol in order to ensure that users comply with this Regulation;

(d)

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(e)

exchange information on the organisation of their system of checks for monitoring user compliance with this Regulation.