3. What is the competent authority of and EU Member State and how do I contact them?

Contacting the competent authority about the legal representative is necessary in certain circumstances. One such ‘circumstance’ arises when challenging a removal order. Another case would be, for example, if the HSP becomes aware of terrorist content involving an imminent threat to life or a terrorist act without a removal order. In this case, the HSP is required to delete it immediately and inform the competent authority of the EU Member State affected by it (TCO Regulation, Art. 14.5).

Most competent authorities of EU Member States have already set up contact points. An up-to-date list including contact details can be found on the website of the European Commission here.

To find out who is the competent authority and contact point of the respective EU Member State, just click on the country. (This visualization is based on EU information as of June 2023.)

Competent Authority: Federal prosecution service (Federaal parket/parquet federal) (Article 12 (1)(a)(b)), and in matters of urgency I2-IRU Section Directorate for Combating Serious and Organised Crime (DJSOC) (Article 12 (1)(a))
Contact Point:
Federal prosecution service (Federaal parket/parquet federal): Wolstraat 66, bus 1 / Rue aux Laines, 66 boite 1, 1000 Brussels, [email protected]
I2-IRU Section Directorate for Combating Serious and Organised Crime (DJSOC):
“DJSOC/I2-IRU” (from Monday to Friday, 07h00-17h00), Alain Luypaert – Commissioner (+32 2 642 63 25), [email protected]
“DJO Permanence” (hotline 24/7), +32 2 642 78 09, [email protected]
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Competent Authority: Ministry of Interior - General Directorate Combating Organised Crime (Article 12 (1) (a)(b)(c)(d))
Contact Point: [email protected] and [email protected], tel: +35929829392 and +35929829385, 133A Tsarigradsko Shose blvd., Sofia - 1784, Bulgaria
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Competent Authority: Lithuanian Police (Article 12 (1) (a)(b))
Communications Regulatory Authority of the Republic of Lithuania (Article 12 (1) (c))
Lithuanian Police and Communications Regulatory Authority of the Republic of Lithuania (Article 12 (1) (d)) Contact Point: Lietuvos kriminalinės policijos biuro Tarptautinių ryšių valdyba (International Liaison Office of the Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau) Tel. +370 5 2719900, Fax +370 5 2719924, e-mail: [email protected], postal address : Liepyno g. 7, LT-08108, Vilnius, Lithuania
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Competent Authority: Police grand-ducale - Ministère de la Sécurité intérieure (Article 12 (1) (a)(b))
Haut-Commissariat à la Protection nationale - Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d'information (Article 12 (1) (c))
Contact Point: Police grand-ducale - Ministère de la Sécurité intérieure: [email protected]
Haut-Commissariat à la Protection nationale - Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d'information: [email protected]
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Competent Authority:
Autoritatea Națională pentru Administrare și Reglementare în Comunicații (ANCOM) (Article 12 (1) (a) (b) (c) (d))
Serviciul Român de Informații (Article 12 (c), supports ANCOM in overseeing the implementation of specific measures pursuant to Article 5 of the Regulation)
Ministerul Afacerilor Interne - Inspectoratul General al Poliției Române (upon the request of ANCOM, participates in verifying the compliance by the hosting providers with the obligations under the Article 3 (3), Article 4 (2) and Article 6 of the Regulation)
Contact Point:
Autoritatea Națională pentru Administrare și Reglementare în Comunicații (ANCOM), [email protected]
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Competent authority: Ministarstvo unutarnjih poslova (Article 12 (1)(a)(b))
Hrvatska regulatorna agencija za mrežne djelatnosti (Article 12 (1)(c))
Općinski prekršajni sud u Zagrebu (Article 12 (1)(d))
Contact point: Counter Terrorism Service, General Police Directorate, Ministry of the Interior, Republic of Croatia, Functional mailbox: [email protected] (ustrojstvena jedinica nadležna za prevenciju i suzbijanje terorizma u okviru Ministarstvo unutarnjih poslova)
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Competent Authority: Nemzeti Média- és Hírközlési Hatóság (Article 12 (1) (a)(b)(c)(d))
Contact Point: Nemzeti Média- és Hírközlési Hatóság, [email protected]
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Competent Authority: Estonian Internal Security Service (Article 12 (1)(a)(b))
Estonian Technical Surveillance Authority (Article 12 (1) (c)(d))
Contact Point: Estonian Internal Security Service: [email protected], +3726121455
Estonian Technical Surveillance Authority: [email protected], +372 667 2000
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Competent Authority: The Centre for Intelligence against Terrorism and Organised Crime (CITCO), Secretariat of State for Security of the Ministry of the Interior. (Article 12 (1) (a) (b) (c))
Secretary of State for Security, competent to impose penalties for minor and serious infringements, and Minister of the Interior, competent to impose sanctions for very serious offences, (Article 12 (1) (d)).
Contact Point: The Centre for Intelligence against Terrorism and Organised Crime (CITCO), Secretariat of State for Security of the Ministry of the Interior, [email protected] with copy to: [email protected]
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Competent authority: L'Office central de lutte contre la criminalité liée aux technologies de l'information et de la communication (OCLCTIC) (Article 12(1)(a))
L'Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique (ARCOM) (Article 12(1)(b)(c)): [email protected]
Le juge judiciaire (penal sanctions), and l'Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique (ARCOM) (administrative sanctions) (Article 12(1)(d))
Contact Point: L'Office central de lutte contre la criminalité liée aux technologies de l'information et de la communication (OCLCTIC): [email protected]
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Competent Authority:
National Bureau of Investigation (Article 12 (1) (a)(b))
Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom (Article 12 (1) (c))
Sanctions Board at the National Police Board of Finland (Article 12 (1) (d))
Contact point:
National Bureau of Investigation: [email protected]
Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom: PO Box 320 FI-00059 TRAFICOM, [email protected], switchboard: +358 29 534 5000
Sanctions Board at the National Police Board of Finland: [email protected]
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Competent Authority: National Counterterrorism, Extremism and Cybercrime Agency, Criminal Police and Investigation Service, Police of the Czech Republic (Article 12 (1) (a))
Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic (Article 12 (1) (b))
Czech Telecommunication Office (Article 12 (1) (c)(d))
Contact Point: National Counterterrorism, Extremism and Cybercrime Agency [email protected]
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Competent Authority: Cyprus Police (Article 12 (1) (a) and (b))
Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry (Article 12 (1) (c) and (d))
Contact point: National Operational Office of INTERPOL/SPOC (Single Point of Contact) of the PoliceHeadquarters, [email protected] - Tel: 22-60 78 44 – 22-60 78 45
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Competent Authority: Police Force of the Slovak Republic (Article 12 (1) (a)(b))
Council for Media Services (Article 12 (1) (c)(d))
Contact Point: Police Force of the Slovak Republic: Presidium of the Police Force, Pribinova 2, 81272 Bratislava, Slovakia, e-mail: [email protected] and [email protected]
Council for Media Services: Palisády 729/36, 81106 Bratislava, Slovakia, + 421 2 20 90 65 00, mail: [email protected], web: https://rpms.sk/
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Competent Authority: The Centre for Intelligence against Terrorism and Organised Crime (CITCO), Secretariat of State for Security of the Ministry of the Interior. (Article 12 (1) (a) (b) (c))
Secretary of State for Security, competent to impose penalties for minor and serious infringements, and Minister of the Interior, competent to impose sanctions for very serious offences, (Article 12 (1) (d)).
Contact Point: The Centre for Intelligence against Terrorism and Organised Crime (CITCO), Secretariat of State for Security of the Ministry of the Interior, [email protected] with copy to: [email protected]
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Competent Authority: Polismyndigheten (Article 12 (1) (a) (b) (c) (d))
Contact Point: SPOC, Nationella operativa avdelningen/Internationella enheten, Polismyndigheten, 106 75 STOCKHOLM or [email protected]
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Competent Authority:
The Danish National Police and the Courts of Denmark (Article 12 (1) (a))
The Danish National Police (Article 12 (1) (b)(c))
The Prosecution Service and the Courts of Denmark (Article 12 (1) (d))
Contact Point: The Office of International Communication at the Danish National police, [email protected]
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Competent Authority: Bundeskriminalamt (Federal Criminal Police Office) (Article 12 (1) (a)(b)), Bundesnetzagentur (Federal Network Agency) (Article 12 (1) (c)(d))
Contact Point: Bundeskriminalamt, AG TCO-VO (Abteilung ST), E-Mail: [email protected] Bundesnetzagentur (Federal Network Agency), E-Mail: [email protected]
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Competent Authority: Kommunikationsbehörde Austria (KommAustria) (Article 12 (1) (a)(b)(c)(d))
Contact Point: RTR-GmbH, Fachbereich Medien Rundfunk und Telekom Regulierungs-GmbH
(RTR-GmbH), Fachbereich Medien
E-Mail: [email protected]
Telefon: +43 (0) 1 580580
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Competent Authority: State Security Service (Article 12 (1) (a)(b)(c)(d))
Contact Point: State Security Service, [email protected]
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Competent authority: An Garda Síochána (Article 12(1)(a))
Contact Point: An Garda Síochána, Special Detective Unit, Walter Scott House, Military Road, Dublin 8, D08 PTX6 [email protected]
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