Article 13b Request for information

At the Agency’s request any person shall provide to it the information necessary for the purpose of fulfilling the Agency’s obligations laid down in Article 13(5) to (8). In its request the Agency shall:

For the purpose of information requests as referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the Agency shall also have the power to adopt decisions. In such a decision the Agency shall, in addition to the elements listed in paragraph 1 of this Article, indicate the person’s obligation to respond to the request, the periodic penalty payments provided for in Article 13g where the person concerned does not comply with the request, and the right to have the decision reviewed by the Court of Justice.

The persons in receipt of a request for information pursuant to paragraph 1 or 2, or their representatives, shall supply the information requested. Those persons shall be fully responsible for ensuring that the supplied information is complete, correct and not misleading.

Where the officials of, and persons authorised or appointed by, the Agency find that a person does not comply with a request for information, the national regulatory authority of the Member State concerned shall, at the Agency’s request, provide the Agency with the necessary assistance in ensuring the fulfilment of the obligation laid down in paragraph 3, including through the imposition of fines in accordance with the applicable national law.

Where the officials of, and persons authorised or appointed by, the Agency find that a person refuses to supply the information requested, the Agency may draw conclusions on the basis of available information.

The Agency shall, without delay, send a copy of the request referred to in paragraph 1 or the decision referred to in paragraph 2 to the national regulatory authorities of the Member States concerned.