Article 25

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Official source: COM(2026) 502 final — Proposal for a Cloud and AI Development Act

Article 25

National competent authorities
     1.   By [P.O. insert date of entry into force plus 1 year], Member States shall designate
          one or more national competent authorities responsible for enforcing this Chapter. To
          that effect, Member States may designate an existing authority or existing authorities
          (‘competent authorities’).
     2.   Member States shall notify the Commission of the names of the competent
          authorities and of their tasks and powers. The Commission shall maintain a public
          register of those authorities.
     3.   Member States shall ensure that their competent authorities perform their tasks under
          this Regulation in an impartial, transparent and timely manner. Member States shall
          ensure that their competent authorities have all necessary resources to carry out their
          tasks, including sufficient technical, financial and human resources to adequately
          supervise all cloud computing service providers within their competence.
     4.   The Member State in which the cloud computing service provider has its main
          establishment, that is, where the cloud computing service provider has its head office
          or registered office from which the principal financial functions and operational
          control are exercised, shall have exclusive competence for enforcing this Chapter.

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