Officers are empowered to carry out checks on the conformity of fresh fruit and vegetables with the marketing standards provided for in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011, as amended, laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards the fruit and vegetable and processed fruit and vegetable sectors.
To this end, authorised officials shall have the powers of investigation provided for in Section 1 and subsections 1 to 6 of Section 2 of Chapter II.
They shall also be empowered to take the measures following these checks defined in Article 17 of the same Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors.