contact point in vs contact point of

Both "contact point in" and "contact point of" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Contact point in" is used when referring to a specific location or area where contact is made, while "contact point of" is used to indicate the relationship between the contact point and something else.

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contact point in

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a specific location or area where contact is made.

Use "contact point in" when you want to specify the location or area where contact is made.

Examples:

The contact point in the circuit is where the wire connects to the battery.
The contact point in the joint is where the bones meet.
The contact point in the relationship is where communication breaks down.

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Certifying authority (Name, address and contact point in the certifying authority).
The Commission contact point shall send notifications to that contact point in the third country for attention or for follow-up based on the seriousness of the risk.
However, not all competent authorities will be contact points: there will be one contact point in each Member State, but there can be more than one competent authority.
6. Each Party shall provide all notices, requests, responses, proposals, recommendations and other communications under this Agreement to the contact point for the other Party in Annex VI. Each Party shall notify changes in its contact point in a timely manner.
If so, will the Commission identify each such contact point in respect of each Member State?
Details about this programme and open calls for proposals are available at, more information and individual advice at the national contact point in Italy (Nicola Bergonzi, Caterina Buonocore, contact details:)
Liaison officers should immediately upon their arrival report to their assigned contact point in order to clarify their designated tasks and mandate.
Member States without offshore oil and gas operations under their jurisdiction shall appoint a contact point in order to exchange information with relevant adjacent Member States.
Please find hereafter the details for the Cultural contact point in Italy.
Each Member State shall designate one national contact point in order to facilitate the functioning of the procedures set out in Chapters II and III.
For practical reasons, a Member State will be the 'coordinator' and will be the contact point in discussions with the European panel and the Commission.
competent authority means a single contact point in each Member State responsible for facilitating the implementation of this Directive;
The agency should have a contact point in each country and work together not only with national bodies but also with local and regional authorities as well as business and research associations.
The report goes on to ask: 'has the national contact point in your country consulted the trade unions on its terms of reference?'.
For that purpose, each Party shall be ready to establish and notify to the other Party a contact point in its customs administration in order to facilitate cooperation.
The national contact point in a Member State shall cooperate closely with other competent authorities, with national contact points in other Member States, with patients' organisations and with the Commission.
The national contact point in the Member State of affiliation shall provide, to patients so requesting, contact data for national contact points in other Member States.
act as contact point in accordance with Article 3(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1042/2006;
The national contact point in the Member State of affiliation shall ▌ provide and disseminate information to patients
better working methods: designation of a central contact point in each Member State, responsible for liaising between the relevant national authority and the Commission; more efficient management of the infringement process, setting priorities in particular;

Alternatives:

contact point at
contact point on

contact point of

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate the relationship between the contact point and something else.

Use "contact point of" when you want to show the relationship between the contact point and another object or concept.