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COMPETENT AUTHORITIES (1) Name and address of the competent authority or authorities — the official name and address of the competent authority or authorities identified.

(2) Legal status of the competent authority or authorities — a brief description of the legal status of the competent authority or authorities.

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

(4) Membership — when the competent authority or authorities act(s) as a coordinating body for other competent authorities, a list of the latter is required together with a summary of the institutional relationships established, in order to ensure coordination.

(5) Regional coordination — a summary is required of the mechanisms established, in order to ensure coordination between Member States where their waters are covered by this Directive and fall within the same marine region or sub-region.