Article 18 National coordinators

Each Member State shall designate a competent national authority with a clear legal mandate to act as a national coordinator for the EMSWe. The national coordinator shall:

1. (a)

   act as the national contact point for users and the Commission for all matters relating to the implementation of this Regulation;

2. (b)

   coordinate the application of this Regulation by the competent national authorities within a Member State and their cooperation;

3. (c)

   coordinate the activities aiming at ensuring the distribution of data and the connection with the relevant systems of competent authorities as referred in point (c) of Article 5(3).