4.2What information shall be collected by the competent authority and how should it be handled?

4.2 What information shall be collected by the competent authority and how should it be handled? Detailed information on the type of information to be collected by the competent authority is provided in Section 3.7. Regulation 376/2014 establishes two different systems, the mandatory one and the voluntary one, in order to clarify reporting obligations for reporters and for organisations. It is understood that this differentiation has no impact at the level of the competent authority.

All information collected from organisations, whether it was reported in application of Article 4 or of Article 5, is subject to similar handling by the competent authority. And all information directly reported by individuals to the competent authority, whether it was reported in application of Article 4 or of Article 5, is subject to the same analysis and follow-up obligations. More detailed information on the way information collected should be handled is included in the questions below.