Article 4 Notifications and languages

1.   Member States shall ensure that each service provider established or offering services in their territory notifies in writing the central authority, as designated pursuant to Article 6, of the Member State where its designated establishment is established or where its legal representative resides, of the contact details for that establishment or legal representative, and of any changes thereto.

2.   The notification referred to in paragraph 1 shall specify the official language or languages of the Union, as referred to in Council Regulation No 1 (15), in which the legal representative or designated establishment can be addressed. Those languages shall include one or more of the official languages as laid down in the national law of the Member State where the designated establishment is established or where the legal representative resides.

3.   Where a service provider designates several designated establishments or appoints several legal representatives in accordance with Article 3(1), Member States shall ensure that such service providers specify, in the notification referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the precise territorial scope of the designation or appointment of those designated establishments or legal representatives. The notification shall specify the official language or languages of the Union or Member States in which each of the designated establishments or legal representatives can be addressed.

4.   Member States shall ensure that the information notified to them in accordance with this Article is made publicly available on a dedicated web page of the European Judicial Network in criminal matters. Member States shall ensure that that information is regularly updated. That information may be further disseminated to facilitate access by competent authorities.