Article 5 — National coordination centre

1. Each Member State shall designate, operate and maintain a national coordination centre which shall coordinate, and exchange information among, all authorities with a responsibility for external border surveillance at national level, as well as with the other national coordination centres and the Agency. Each Member State shall notify the establishment of its national coordination centre to the Commission, which shall forthwith inform the other Member States and the Agency thereof.
2. Without prejudice to Article 17 and within the framework of EUROSUR, the national coordination centre shall be the single point of contact for the exchange of information and for the cooperation with other national coordination centres and with the Agency.
3. The national coordination centre shall:
   1. ensure the timely exchange of information and timely cooperation between all national authorities with a responsibility for external border surveillance, as well as with other national coordination centres and the Agency;
   2. ensure the timely exchange of information with search and rescue, law enforcement, asylum and immigration authorities at national level;
   3. contribute to an effective and efficient management of resources and personnel;
   4. establish and maintain the national situational picture in accordance with Article 9;
   5. support the planning and implementation of national border surveillance activities;
   6. coordinate the national border surveillance system, in accordance with national law;
   7. contribute to regularly measuring the effects of national border surveillance activities for the purposes of this Regulation;
   8. coordinate operational measures with other Member States, without prejudice to the competences of the Agency and of Member States.
4. The national coordination centre shall operate twenty-four hours a day and seven days a week.