Tasks
The Agency for Support for BEREC (BEREC Office) is an established body of the European Union (EU). In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1971 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 establishing the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) and the Agency for Support for BEREC (BEREC Office) – the BEREC Regulation – the BEREC Office has the following tasks:
- provide professional and administrative support services to Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC), in particular in fulfilling its regulatory tasks;
- collect information from National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) and to exchange and transmit information in relation to the regulatory tasks assigned to BEREC;
- produce, on the basis of the information received from NRAs in relation to the regulatory tasks assigned to BEREC, regular draft reports on specific aspects of developments in the European electronic communications market, such as roaming and benchmarking reports, to be submitted to BEREC;
- disseminate regulatory best practices among NRAs;
- assist BEREC in establishing and maintaining registries and databases, in establishing and managing an information and communications system and in conducting public consultations;
- assist BEREC in establishing and managing an information and communications system, in accordance with Article 41;
- assist BEREC in conducting public consultations, in accordance with Article 4(5);
- assist in the preparation of the work and provide other administrative and content-related support to ensure the smooth functioning of the Board of Regulators (BoR);
- assist in setting up working groups, upon the request of the BoR, contribute to the regulatory work and provide administrative support to ensure the smooth functioning of those groups;
- carry out other tasks assigned to it by the BEREC Regulation or by other legal acts of the Union.