Recital (9)

In order to make it easier to handle files concerning cross-border obstacles, Member States that have decided to apply the framework should establish one or more cross-border coordination points, covering one or more border regions of those Member States. Such cross-border coordination points should be responsible for receiving cross-border files and informing initiators. The cross-border coordination points should liaise with the Commission and support its coordination role. Member States should decide in accordance with their own legal, administrative and institutional framework whether the cross-border coordination point should be entrusted with additional tasks, such as the assessment of cross-border files, or whether those tasks should be dealt with by a competent authority.