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Article 20 Designation of competent authorities

1. Competent authorities responsible for carrying out the tasks provided for in this Regulation and for ensuring that the provisions of this Regulation are applied shall be designated from amongst the following:

(a) the competent authority referred to in Article 24(1) of Directive 2004/109/EC;

(b) the competent authority referred to in point (h) of Article 24(4) of Directive 2004/109/EC;

(c) the competent authority referred to in Article 32 of Directive 2006/43/EC.

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States may decide that the responsibility for ensuring that all or part of the provisions of Title III of this Regulation are applied is to be entrusted to, as appropriate, the competent authorities referred to in:

(a) Article 48 of Directive 2004/39/EC;

(b) Article 24(1) of Directive 2004/109/EC;

(c) point (h) of Article 24(4) of Directive 2004/109/EC;

(d) Article 20 of Directive 2007/64/EC;

(e) Article 30 of Directive 2009/138/EC;

(f) Article 4(1) of Directive 2013/36/EU;

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