# Chapter VII — Competent authorities (Art. 46–56) - [Article 46 — Competent authorities](https://www.mica.wtf/dora/digital-operational-resilience-act/chapter-vii-competent-authorities/article-46-competent-authorities.md) - [Article 47 — Cooperation with structures and authorities established by Directive (EU) 2022/2555](https://www.mica.wtf/dora/digital-operational-resilience-act/chapter-vii-competent-authorities/article-47-cooperation-with-structures-and-authorities-established-by-directive-eu-2022-2555.md) - [Article 48 — Cooperation between authorities](https://www.mica.wtf/dora/digital-operational-resilience-act/chapter-vii-competent-authorities/article-48-cooperation-between-authorities.md) - [Article 49 — Financial cross-sector exercises, communication and cooperation](https://www.mica.wtf/dora/digital-operational-resilience-act/chapter-vii-competent-authorities/article-49-financial-cross-sector-exercises-communication-and-cooperation.md) - [Article 50 — Administrative penalties and remedial measures](https://www.mica.wtf/dora/digital-operational-resilience-act/chapter-vii-competent-authorities/article-50-administrative-penalties-and-remedial-measures.md) - [Article 51 — Exercise of the power to impose administrative penalties and remedial measures](https://www.mica.wtf/dora/digital-operational-resilience-act/chapter-vii-competent-authorities/article-51-exercise-of-the-power-to-impose-administrative-penalties-and-remedial-measures.md) - [Article 52 — Criminal penalties](https://www.mica.wtf/dora/digital-operational-resilience-act/chapter-vii-competent-authorities/article-52-criminal-penalties.md) - [Article 53 — Notification duties](https://www.mica.wtf/dora/digital-operational-resilience-act/chapter-vii-competent-authorities/article-53-notification-duties.md) - [Article 54 — Publication of administrative penalties](https://www.mica.wtf/dora/digital-operational-resilience-act/chapter-vii-competent-authorities/article-54-publication-of-administrative-penalties.md) - [Article 55 — Professional secrecy](https://www.mica.wtf/dora/digital-operational-resilience-act/chapter-vii-competent-authorities/article-55-professional-secrecy.md) - [Article 56 — Data Protection](https://www.mica.wtf/dora/digital-operational-resilience-act/chapter-vii-competent-authorities/article-56-data-protection.md) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://www.mica.wtf/dora/digital-operational-resilience-act/chapter-vii-competent-authorities.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.