competent authority
as defined in Council Directive 2011/16/EU of 15 February 2011 on administrative cooperation…, Article 3, point (1) (Definitions)
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‘competent authority’ of a Member State means the authority which has been designated as such by that Member State. When acting pursuant to this Directive, the central liaison office, a liaison department or a competent official shall also be deemed to be competent authorities by delegation according to Article 4;
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- Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on shipments of waste and amending Regulations… 52021PC0709, Article 3, point (8)
(a)in the case of a Member State, the body designated by the Member State concerned in accordance with Article 71; (b)in the case of a third country that is a Party to the Basel Convention of 22 March 1989 on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal (‘the Basel… - Regulation (EU) 2026/1392 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2026 on the production and marketing… 32026R1392, Article 3, point (31)
(a) a central or regional authority of a Member State responsible for the organisation of official controls, the registration of basic material, the certification of FRM, the registration of professional operators and other official activities concerning the production and marketing of FRM; (b) any… - Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 2024 on the prevention of the use of… 32024R1624, Article 2(1), point (44)
(a) a Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU); (b) a supervisory authority; (c) a public authority that has the function of investigating or prosecuting money laundering, its predicate offences or terrorist financing, or that has the function of tracing, seizing or freezing and confiscating criminal… - Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on shipments of waste… 32024R1157, Article 3, point (9)
(a) in the case of a Member State, the body designated by the Member State concerned pursuant to Article 75; (b) in the case of a third country that is a Party to the Basel Convention of 22 March 1989 on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal (‘the Basel… - Directive (EU) 2024/1385 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on combating violence against… 32024L1385, Article 2, point (h)
any public authority designated under national law as competent to carry out a duty as provided for in this Directive - MiCA 32023R1114, Article 3(1), point (35)
one or more authorities: (a) designated by each Member State in accordance with Article 93 concerning offerors, persons seeking admission to trading of crypto-assets other than asset-referenced tokens and e-money tokens, issuers of asset-referenced tokens, or crypto-asset service providers; (b)… - Regulation (EU) 2023/956 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 establishing a carbon border… 32023R0956, Article 3, point (13)
the authority designated by each Member State in accordance with Article 11; - Regulation (EU) 2020/1503 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 October 2020 on European crowdfunding… 32020R1503, Article 2(1), point (r)
the authority, or authorities, designated by a Member State in accordance with Article 29. - Regulation (EU) 2020/1056 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2020 on electronic freight transport… 32020R1056, Article 3, point (3)
a public authority, agency or other body which is competent to perform tasks pursuant to the legal acts referred to in Article 2(1) and for which access to regulatory information is necessary, such as checking, enforcing, validating or monitoring compliance on the territory of a Member State - Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on the prudential… 32019R2033, Article 4(1), point (7)
a competent authority as defined in point (5) of Article 3(1) of Directive (EU) 2019/2034 - Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal… 32019R0006, Article 4, point (23)
an authority designated by a Member State in accordance with Article 137; - Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons… 32019L1937, Article 5, point (14)
any national authority designated to receive reports in accordance with Chapter III and give feedback to the reporting person, and/or designated to carry out the duties provided for in this Directive, in particular as regards follow-up. - Regulation (EU) 2018/1807 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on a framework for the free… 32018R1807, Article 3, point (6)
an authority of a Member State or any other entity authorised by national law to perform a public function or to exercise official authority, that has the power to obtain access to data processed by a natural or legal person for the performance of its official duties, as provided for by Union or… - Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural… 32018R1725, Article 3, point (11)
any public authority in a Member State competent for the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, including the safeguarding against and the prevention of threats to public security; - Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 October 2018 establishing a single digital… 32018R1724, Article 3, point (4)
any Member State authority or body established at national, regional or local level with specific responsibilities relating to the information, procedures, assistance and problem-solving services covered by this Regulation - Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on cooperation between… 32017R2394, Article 3, point (6)
any public authority established either at national, regional or local level and designated by a Member State as responsible for enforcing the Union laws that protect consumers’ interests - Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the prospectus to be… 32017R1129, Article 2, point (o)
the authority designated by each Member State in accordance with Article 31, unless otherwise specified in this Regulation - Regulation (EU) 2017/352 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2017 establishing a framework for… 32017R0352, Article 2, point (3)
any public or private body which, on behalf of a local, regional or national level, is entitled to carry out, under national law or instruments, activities related to the organisation and administration of port activities, in conjunction with or instead of the managing body of the port - Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases… 32016R0429, Article 4, point (55)
the central veterinary authority of a Member State responsible for the organisation of official controls and any other official activities in accordance with this Regulation or any other authority to which that responsibility has been delegated; - Directive (EU) 2016/2341 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 on the activities and… 32016L2341, Article 6, point (8)
a national authority designated to carry out the duties provided for in this Directive