1.The data shall be accessed and processed by the competent authorities of the Member States, by the contracting parties to the Revised Convention for Rhine Navigation and by third countries entrusted with the tasks related to the application of Directives (EU) 2016/1629 and 2005/44/EC in order to support the implementation of administrative measures for maintaining safety and ease of navigation and to ensure application of Directive (EU) 2016/1629.
2.Each Member State, contracting party to the Revised Convention for Rhine Navigation and third country referred to in paragraph 1 shall notify the Commission the names and addresses of the competent authorities referred to in paragraph 1.
3.Member States shall ensure consistency between the data kept in registers referred to in Article 17 of Directive (EU) 2016/1629 and data provided in the EHDB.
4.Full access to the EHDB shall be granted in accordance with Annex 3 to this Regulation.