Article 6 — Points of single contact

1. Member States shall ensure that it is possible for providers to complete the following procedures and formalities through points of single contact:
   1. all procedures and formalities needed for access to his service activities, in particular, all declarations, notifications or applications necessary for authorisation from the competent authorities, including applications for inclusion in a register, a roll or a database, or for registration with a professional body or association;
   2. any applications for authorisation needed to exercise his service activities.
2. The establishment of points of single contact shall be without prejudice to the allocation of functions and powers among the authorities within national systems.