Article 4Designated national authorities of the Member States

Each Member State shall designate the authority or authorities (the ‘designated national authority’ or the ‘designated national authorities’) to carry out the administrative functions required by this Regulation, unless it has already done so before the entry into force of this Regulation.

It shall inform the Commission of such designation by 17 November 2012, unless that information has been already provided before entry into force of this Regulation, and shall also inform the Commission of any change of designated national authority.