The reports recording an infringement or a breach drawn up by the authorised agents shall state the nature, date and place of the observations or checks carried out.They shall be signed by the agents who carried out the observations or checks. .
The authorised officers carry out basic checks with the aim of identifying goods or detecting any non-conformity with the characteristics they must possess.
Where a basic inspection has not established non-compliance with the regulations, the quantity of the product rendered unusable shall be reimbursed under the conditions set out in article L. 512-24.
Transport contractors are required to produce to authorised agents the movement documents, consignment notes, receipts, bills of lading and declarations in their possession.
Law enforcement officers are required, where necessary, to assist authorised officers in making findings, taking samples or seizing goods.
Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers may be assisted in their inspections by: 1° State civil servants and contractual agents governed by the décret n° 86-83 du 17 janvier 1986 relatif aux dispositions générales applicables aux agents contractuels de l’Etat who are assigned to one of the following directorates: a) the Directorate-General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control; > b) a regional directorate of the Ministry of the…
The authorised officers may take observations and statements from any person likely to provide useful information for their findings, either by summons or on site. They will draw up a report, to which they may attach specimens of packaging, labelling or goods.
When the authorised agents observe infringements or breaches under the conditions set out in article L. 512-16, they shall draw up a report setting out the procedures for consulting and using the website, in particular: 1° The name, position and administrative residence of the authorised official; 2° The assumed identity under which the authorised official conducted the inspection; 3° The date and time of the inspection; 4° The procedures for…
For the purposes of investigating and establishing infringements, samples are taken by authorised agents in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 512-10 to R. 512-23.
The provisions of Article 35 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities to ensure compliance with food law, feed law, animal health and welfare rules, plant health rules and rules on plant protection products shall apply to all sampling within its scope carried out for the purposes of investigating and detecting infringements. In application…
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