A Member State should have the possibility to establish a cross-border coordination point as a part of an existing authority, public law body or permanent entity, irrespective of whether that authority, body or entity has legal personality, in particular by entrusting it with the tasks of a cross-border coordination point, or as a separate authority, public law body or permanent entity. Such authorities, bodies and entities could, for example, be cross-border cooperation committees or commissions, established in the framework of bilateral cooperation or friendship treaties; inter-governmental commissions for cross-border cooperation or their secretariats; councils, secretariats or general-secretariats, established in the framework of multinational agreements for cooperation; national coordination offices, national centres or contact points, or similar structures established in the framework of other sectoral European policies; and Interreg programme authorities and EGTCs.
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