Commission Regulation (EC) No 967/2006Show full title

Article 12 U.K. Checks on processors

1. Each marketing year, the competent authorities of the Member States shall carry out checks on at least 50 % of approved processors, selected on the basis of a risk analysis.

2. The checks shall comprise analysis of the processing chain, examination of the commercial documents, and physical checks on stocks to ensure that the raw materials delivered correspond to the end products, co-products and by-products obtained.

The checks shall verify the accuracy of the measuring instruments and laboratory analyses used to determine deliveries of raw materials and their entry into production, the products obtained and stock movements.

Where the competent authorities of the Member States provide that particular elements of the check may be carried out on the basis of a sample, that sample shall guarantee a reliable and representative level of control.

3. Every on-the-spot check shall be the subject of an inspection report signed by the inspector giving the details of the checks carried out. Reports shall indicate in particular:

(a) the date of the check, and the persons present;

(b) the period checked and the quantities involved;

(c) the checking techniques used including, where applicable, reference to sampling methods;

(d) the results of the check and the recommendations made;

(e) an assessment of the seriousness, extent, permanence and duration of any faults and discrepancies found and all other elements to be taken into consideration for the purposes of applying penalties.

Each inspection report shall be archived and kept for at least three years following the year in which the check is carried out, in a way that ensures that it is readily useable by the Commission departments responsible for checks and inspections.