Article 3 Administrative cooperation

submitting, pursuant to those Articles, a request for assistance, for which justification shall be provided, including any accompanying information and written explanation;

transmitting the request to the relevant competent authority in the Member State to which the request is to be sent;

providing a response communicating the data requested by providing one of the following:

1. (i)

   the details necessary to access and download the data;

2. (ii)

   the details of how and when the data transfer will be effected;

3. (iii)

   the data requested;

informing the requesting authority that the conditions for requesting assistance have not been met.

notifying an interim measure to the Commission;

communicating the necessary measures taken by the Commission, where appropriate;

communicating information on the experience gained and exchanging any relevant information with the single points of contacts in Member States.