Where necessary for the proper application of this Regulation, the competent authorities of the Member States shall exchange information on certificates and extracts therefrom and on irregularities and infringements concerning them.

Member States shall inform the Commission as soon as they have knowledge of irregularities and infringements in regard to this Regulation.

Member States shall communicate to the Commission the names and addresses of the bodies which issue certificates and extracts therefrom. The Commission shall publish this information in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Member States shall also forward to the Commission impressions of the official stamps and, where appropriate, of the embossing presses used by authorities empowered to act. The Commission shall immediately inform the other Member States thereof.