The competent authorities are the authorities in whose name this Regulation is to be applied, whether directly or by delegation.

Each Member State shall inform the Commission by 1 December 2010 of its competent authority for the purposes of this Regulation and shall subsequently inform the Commission without delay about any change thereof.

The Commission shall make available to the Member States a list of all competent authorities and publish this information in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Croatia shall inform the Commission by 1 July 2013 of its competent authority for the purposes of this Regulation and of the subsequent changes as mentioned in the second paragraph.