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1.The Member State shall establish an effective exchange of appropriate information and effective cooperation between their national accreditation body, or where applicable, the national authority entrusted with the certification of verifiers, and the competent authority.
2.Where more than one competent authority is designated pursuant to Article 18 of Directive 2003/87/EC in a Member State, the Member State shall authorise one of those competent authorities to be the focal point for the exchange of information, for coordinating the cooperation referred to in paragraph 1, and for the activities referred to in this Chapter.