S.L. 451.3 Art. 6National Assistance Centre.

(1) There shall be a National Assistance Centre whose remit shall be to provide citizens, as well as assistance centres of the other Member States, with assistance concerning the recognition of professional qualifications provided for in these regulations and Directive 2005/36/EC, including information on the national legislation governing the professions and the pursuit of those professions, social legislation, and, where appropriate, the rules of ethics.

(2) The National Assistance Centre shall assist citizens in exercising the rights conferred on them by these regulations, in cooperation, where appropriate, with the assistance centres of other Member States and the designated authorities and the point of single contact in Malta.

(3) Designated authorities shall fully cooperate with the National Assistance Centre and where appropriate national assistance centres of other Member States, and provide all relevant information about individual cases to such assistance centres upon their request and subject to data protection rules in accordance with Directives 95/46/EC and 2002/58/EC.

(4) At the European Commission’s request, the National Assistance Centre shall inform the European Commission of the result of enquiries which it is dealing with within two months after receiving such a request.