In order to provide an effective procedural framework to handle cross-border files, this Regulation should set out the essential procedural steps irrespective of whether the obstacle is administrative or legislative in nature. The existence of different legal systems in neighbouring Member States can result in a cross-border obstacle qualifying as an administrative provision or practice in one Member State but as a legislative provision in the other. Each Member State should therefore choose to apply the appropriate procedure under its own legal system. Neighbouring Member States should coordinate their respective procedures as far as possible. Where a final position is taken on a file, that position should be communicated to the initiator, together with the reasons therefor.
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