S.L. 499.56 Art. 104CExchange of information.

(1) Information made available bilaterally in accordance with Article 22(3) of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 shall also be exchanged between the Authority and the competent enforcement authorities of other Member States and notified to the Commission in accordance with regulation 104B:

(a) at least once every six (6) months after 2nd February 2022;

(b) upon the reasoned request by a Member State in individual cases.

(2) The Authority shall provide the information requested by another Member State pursuant to sub-regulation (1)(b) within twenty-five (25) working days from the receipt of the request, unless a shorter timeframe is agreed between the Member States. In urgent cases or in cases requiring only a simple consultation of registers, such as registers of a risk rating system, the requested information shall be provided within three (3) working days:

Provided that where the Authority considers that the request is insufficiently reasoned, it shall inform the requesting Member State accordingly, within ten (10) working days from the receipt of the request, and instruct that Member State to further substantiate the request. Where the requesting Member State is unable to further substantiate the request, the Authority may reject the request:

Provided further that, where it is difficult or impossible to comply with a request for information or to carry out controls, inspections or investigations, the Authority shall inform the requesting Member State accordingly within ten (10) working days from the receipt of the request and provide reasons to duly justify that difficulty or impossibility. Every effort shall be made with a view of finding a solution.

(3) The exchange of information provided for in this regulation shall be implemented through the Internal Market Information System ("IMI"), established by Regulation (EU) No 1024/ 2012, unless such information is being exchanged by Member States through direct consultation of national electronic registers referred to in Article 16(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009.