1. Each Member State shall notify the Commission without delay of the competent authorities responsible for fulfilling the obligations under this Regulation, and any amendments thereto. Member States shall ensure that those authorities have the necessary human, material and financial resources for carrying out their tasks relating to the application of the procedures for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection in a rapid and efficient manner, and in particular for safeguarding procedural and fundamental rights, ensuring a swift procedure for reuniting family members and relatives present in different Member States, replying within the prescribed time limits to requests for information, take charge requests and take back notifications and, where applicable, complying with their obligations under Part IV.
2. The Commission shall publish a consolidated list of the authorities referred to in paragraph 1 in the Official Journal of the European Union. Where there are changes to that list, the Commission shall publish an updated consolidated list once a year.
3. Member States shall ensure that the staff of the authorities referred to in paragraph 1 receive the necessary training with respect to the application of this Regulation.
4. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, establish secure electronic communication channels between the authorities referred to in paragraph 1 and between those authorities and the Asylum Agency for transmitting information, biometric data taken in accordance with , requests, notifications, replies and any other written correspondence and for ensuring that senders automatically receive electronic proof of delivery. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 77(2).
Correlation table
| Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 | This Regulation |
| Article 35 | Article 52 |