Article 2
1. For the purposes of this Regulation: - 'customs legislation` means the body of Community provisions and the associated implementing provisions governing the import, export, transit and presence of goods traded between Member States and third countries, and between Member States in the case of goods that do not have Community status within the meaning of Article 9 (2) of the Treaty or goods subject to additional controls or investigations for the purposes of establishing their Community status, - 'agricultural legislation` means the body of provisions adopted under the common agricultural policy and the special rules adopted with regard to goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products, - 'applicant authority` means the competent authority of a Member State which makes a request for assistance, - 'requested authority` means the competent authority of a Member State to which a request for assistance is made, - 'administrative enquiry` means all controls, checks and other action taken by the staff of the administrative authorities specified in Article 1 (1) in the performance of their duties with a view to ensuring proper application of customs and agricultural legislation and, where necessary, checking the irregular nature of operations which appear to breach that legislation, except action taken at the request of or under a direct mandate from a judicial authority; the expression 'administrative enquiry` also covers the Community missions referred to in Article 20, - 'personal data` means all information relating to an identified or identifiable individual; an identifiable person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identification number or to one or more factors specific to his physical, psychological, mental, economic, cultural or social identity. 2. Each Member State shall communicate to the other Member States and the Commission a list of the competent authorities it has appointed for the purposes of applying this Regulation. For the purposes of this Regulation 'competent authorities` means the authorities appointed in accordance with the preceding subparagraph.