This Regulation lays down procedures for conducting Commission inspections to monitor the application of Regulation (EC) No 725/2004 at the level of each Member State and of individual port facilities and relevant companies.

This Regulation also lays down procedures for the monitoring by the Commission of the implementation of Directive 2005/65/EC jointly with the inspections at the level of Member States and port facilities in respect of ports as defined in Article 2(11) of this Regulation.

The inspections shall be conducted in a transparent, effective, harmonised and consistent manner.