National supervisory authority

The national supervisory authority of the Member State which transmitted the data and the national supervisory authority of the Member State in which the data subject is present shall assist and, where requested, advise him/her in exercising his/her right to correct or erase data.

it maintains constant dialogue with external auditors and appropriate national supervisory bodies;

When permitted by the legal system and the state` s level of ownership, maintaining continuous dialogue with external auditors and specific state control organs

However, these specific controls are designed to monitor the use of public funds and budget resources, rather than the operations of the SOE as a whole.

With a view to ensuring a uniform surveillance in the field of State aid throughout the territory covered by this Agreement, the EC Commission and the EFTA Surveillance Authority shall cooperate in accordance with the provisions set out in Protocol 27.

The competent surveillance authority shall carry out these investigations in cooperation with the competent national authorities in the respective territory and in cooperation with the other surveillance authority, which shall give it its assistance in accordance with its internal rules.

Stressing the subsidiary nature of the supervisory mechanism established by the Convention and notably the fundamental role which national authorities, i.e. governments, courts and parliaments, must play in guaranteeing and protecting human rights at the national level;

Being represented at the general shareholders meetings and voting the state shares. Establishing well structured and transparent board nomination processes in fully or majority owned SOEs, and actively participating in the nomination of all SOEs' boards. Setting up reporting systems allowing regular monitoring and assessment of SOE performance. When permitted by the legal system and the state's level of ownership, maintaining continuous dialogue with external auditors and specific state control organs.

In Protocol 26 on the powers and functions of the EFTA Surveillance authority in the field of state aid:

One major reason for the introduction of rules coordinating procedures for the award of contracts in these sectors is the variety of ways in which national authorities can influence the behaviour of these entities, including participation in their capital and representation in the entities' administrative, managerial or supervisory bodies.

At the competent authority's request, the marketing authorisation holder shall provide his technical expertise to facilitate the implementation of the analytical method for detecting residues of the veterinary medicinal products in the national reference laboratory designated under Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products(12).

EMPHASISE the importance and the need for an exchange of experience and information among the Member States, by promoting the development of the existing programmes, networks and institutions such as the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia involving authorities at national and local level as well as professionals in order to develop best practice in this area and the Community action plan on promoting the safer use of Internet;

If national law so provides, the national supervisory authority provided for in Article 114(1) shall decide whether information shall be communicated and by what procedures.

on the powers and functions of the EFTA Surveillance Authority in the field of State aid

National control authorities competent to receive the communications mentioned in point 3:

adopt national legislation, including the establishment of an independent supervisory authority,

amending Protocol 26 to the EEA Agreement, on the powers and functions of the EFTA Surveillance Authority in the field of State aid

(a) the national public authorities competent for the supervision of credit institutions, hereinafter "the competent supervisory authorities";

The delegation in the Joint Supervisory Authority, set up under Article 115 of the 1990 Convention, representing the national supervisory authority of the United Kingdom shall not be entitled to take part in voting procedures within the Joint Supervisory Authority on matters relating to the application of provisions of the Schengen acquis, or building upon the Schengen acquis, in which the United Kingdom does not participate.

"The Committee shall be composed of high-level representatives from the national public authorities competent in the field of securities, including UCITS."

With regard to the Community, the monitoring authority referred to in Article 8 of this Agreement may be the Commission of the European Communities or an independent national authority of a Member State without either having sole authority to act under this Agreement.

adopt and implement national legislation and establish an independent public supervisory authority responsible for monitoring the correct application of data protection provisions.

Such undertakings should not be covered by this Regulation since they are subject to special arrangements and, to some extent, the national supervisory authorities have extremely wide-ranging powers of intervention.

is financed for the most part by the State, or regional or local authorities, or other bodies governed by public law, or is subject to management supervision by those bodies, or has an administrative, managerial or supervisory board more than half of whose members are appointed by the State, regional or local authorities, or other bodies governed by public law;

The EFTA Surveillance Authority shall also have such powers to give effect to the competition rules applicable to State aid relating to products falling under the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community as referred to in Protocol 14.

The EFTA Surveillance Authority shall, in an agreement between the EFTA States, be entrusted with equivalent powers and similar functions to those of the EC Commission, at the time of the signature of the Agreement, for the application of the competition rules applicable to State aid of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, enabling the EFTA Surveillance Authority to give effect to the principles expressed in Articles 1(2)(e), 49 and 61 to 63 of the Agreement.

(5) The Committee should also contribute to the consistent and timely implementation of Community legislation in the Member States by securing more effective cooperation between national supervisory authorities, carrying out peer reviews and promoting best practices.

Whereas the other main reason for the absence of Community-wide competition in these areas results from various ways in which national authorities can influence the behaviour of these entities, including participations in their capital and representation in the entities administrative, managerial or supervisory bodies;

'In the cases governed by Article 20 of the EC Statute, the decisions of national courts or tribunals shall be notified to the States, other than the Member States, which are parties to the EEA Agreement, and also to the EFTA Surveillance Authority, in the original version, accompanied by a translation into one of the languages mentioned in Article 29 (1), to be chosen by the addressee of the notification.'

- financed, for the most part, by the State, or regional or local authorities, or other bodies governed by public law, or subject to management supervision by those bodies, or having an administrative, managerial or supervisory board; more than half of whose members are appointed by the State, regional or local authorities or by other bodies governed by public law.

- complete the legislative framework for internal and external financial control; strengthen the central organisation within the Ministry of Finance for harmonising internal audit/control units in spending centres, and introduce "functional independence" for national internal controllers/auditors at both central and decentralised levels and ex-ante financial control,

EMPHASISE the importance and the need for an exchange of experience and information among the Member States, by promoting the development of the existing programmes, networks and institutions such as the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia involving authorities at national and local level as well as professionals in order to develop best practice in this area and the Community action plan on promoting the safer use of Internet;

complete legislative framework and strengthen internal and external financial control bodies including regional control units, in particular through use of a comprehensive information technology system and, clear separation of ex-ante control and approval and internal financial control; establish 'functional independence' for national internal controllers/auditors at central and local level including 'ex-ante' financial control,

(c) which are owned to an extent of at least 50% by nationals of EC Member States or of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, or by a company with its head office in one of these States, of which the manager or managers, Chairman of the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board, and the majority of the members of such boards are nationals of EC Member States or of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and of which, in addition, in the case of partnerships or limited companies, at least half the capital belongs to those States or to public bodies or nationals of the said States;

Each Member State shall ensure that its national supervisory authority has access to advice from persons with sufficient knowledge of fingerprint data.

In each Member State, the national supervisory authority shall assist the data subject in accordance with Article 28(4) of Directive 95/46/EC in exercising his/her rights.

Requests for such assistance may be made to the national supervisory authority of the Member State in which the data subject is present, which shall transmit the requests to the authority of the Member State which transmitted the data.

Both national supervisory authorities shall cooperate to this end.

Each Member State shall provide that the national supervisory authority or authorities designated pursuant to Article 28(1) of Directive 95/46/EC shall monitor independently, in accordance with its respective national law, the lawfulness of the processing, in accordance with this Regulation, of personal data by the Member State in question, including their transmission to the Central Unit.

The Committee shall be composed of high-level representatives from the national public authorities competent in the field of securities.

The authorities referred to in paragraph 1 must be public authorities or bodies officially recognized by national law or by public authorities as part of the supervisory system in operation in the Member State concerned.

In the performance of its duties, the joint supervisory authority shall, if necessary, be actively supported by the national supervisory authorities.

the national public authorities competent for the supervision of credit institutions, hereinafter "the competent supervisory authorities";

Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 164/2001 of 11 December 2001 amending Protocol 26 to the EEA Agreement, on the powers and functions of the EFTA Surveillance Authority in the field of State aid

"or, in the case of an EFTA State, Chapter 14 of the Procedural and substantive rules in the field of State aid as adopted by the EFTA Surveillance Authority on 15 May 1996 (*) (**)";

whereas national supervisory authorities must also ensure subsequently, by means of appropriate checks, that approved or registered establishments and intermediaries are indeed complying with the conditions imposed upon them;

The joint supervisory authority shall be responsible for the examination of implementation problems in connection with the operation of Eurodac, for the examination of possible difficulties during checks by the national supervisory authorities and for drawing up recommendations for common solutions to existing problems.

The inspection body must take out a third party insurance policy unless civil liability is assumed by the State in accordance with national law, or the Member State itself is directly responsible for the tests.

6.The inspection body must take out liability insurance unless its liability is assumed by the State in accordance with national law, or the Member State itself is directly responsible for the tests.