Subsection 1: Common provisions

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…