The Member States shall designate the bodies, which may be the same as those referred to in Article 14, which shall cooperate with each other for the purposes of the proper application of this Directive and shall use their best endeavours, within the framework of their responsibilities, to exchange all the information necessary to that end. Member States shall inform the Commission of the bodies thus designated. The Commission shall communicate that information to the other Member States.
Member States shall ensure that the bodies designated have the powers required for the accomplishment of their task.