Name and address of the competent authority or authorities — the official name and address of the competent authority or authorities identified.

Legal status of the competent authority or authorities — a brief description of the legal status of the competent authority, or authorities.

Responsibilities — a brief description of the legal and administrative responsibilities of the competent authority or authorities, and of its role in relation to the marine waters concerned.

Membership — when the competent authority or authorities acts as a coordinating body for other competent authorities, a list of these is required together with a summary of the institutional relationships established in order to ensure coordination.

Regional or subregional coordination — a summary is required of the mechanisms established in order to ensure coordination between the Member States whose marine waters fall within the same marine region or subregion.