National contact points
Article 3a
1. Each Member State shall designate one or more national contact points for: (a) the automated exchange of vehicle registration data (VRD) in accordance with Article 4; (b) incoming and outgoing requests and responses for mutual assistance to identify the person concerned in accordance with Article 5c; (c) incoming and outgoing requests and responses for mutual assistance to serve the traffic offence notice or follow-up documents to the person concerned in accordance with Article 5e; and (d) incoming and outgoing requests and responses for mutual assistance to enforce final administrative decisions on road traffic fines imposed for road-safety-related traffic offences in accordance with Article 5f. The powers of the national contact points shall be governed by the applicable law of the Member State concerned. 2. Member States shall ensure that their respective national contact points cooperate with each other in order to ensure that all necessary information is shared in due time, and that the time limits laid down in Article 5a(2) and Article 5c(7) and (8) are complied with.