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Cooperation and exchange of information between Member States

1. The Authority shall facilitate the cooperation and acceleration of exchange of information between Member States and support their effective compliance with cooperation obligations, including on information exchange, as defined in Union law within the scope of this Regulation. To that end, the Authority shall in particular:

(a) upon request of one or more Member States, support national authorities in identifying the relevant contact points of national authorities in other Member States;

(b) upon request of one or more Member States, facilitate the follow-up to requests and information exchanges between national authorities by providing logistical and technical support, including translation and interpretation services, and through exchanges on the status of cases;

(c) promote, share and contribute to disseminating best practices between Member States;

(d) upon request of one or more Member States, where relevant, facilitate and support cross-border enforcement procedures relating to penalties and fines, within the scope of this Regulation according to Article 1;

(e) report to the Commission twice a year about unresolved requests between Member States and consider whether to refer those to mediation in accordance with Article 13(2).

2. Upon request of one or more Member States and in fulfilling its tasks, the Authority shall provide information to support the Member State concerned in the effective application of the Union acts that fall within the Authority’s competence.

3. The Authority shall promote the use of electronic tools and procedures for message exchange between national authorities, including the IMI system.

4. The Authority shall encourage the use of innovative approaches to effective and efficient cross-border cooperation, and shall promote the potential use of electronic exchange mechanisms and databases between the Member States to facilitate the access to data in real time and detection of fraud, and may suggest possible improvements in the use of those mechanisms and databases. The Authority shall provide reports to the Commission with a view to the further development of electronic exchange mechanisms and databases.