Commission Regulation (EC) No 555/2008 of 27 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 on the common organisation of the market in wine as regards support programmes, trade with third countries, production potential and on controls in the wine sector (c. 555)

TITLE V U.K. CONTROLS IN THE WINE SECTOR

CHAPTER I U.K. Principles of control

Article 79 U.K. Selection of the control sample

1. Control samples for on-the-spot checks under this Regulation shall be selected by the competent authority on the basis of a risk analysis and — where controls specifically concern community financing — of representativeness of the aid applications submitted. The effectiveness of risk analysis shall be assessed and updated on an annual basis:

(a) by establishing the relevance of each risk factor;

(b) by comparing the results of the risk based and randomly selected sample referred to in the second subparagraph;

(c) by taking into account the specific situation in the Member State.

To provide the element of representativeness, the Member States shall select randomly between 20 and 25 % of the minimum number of beneficiaries/producers to be subjected to on-the-spot checks.

2. The competent authority shall keep records of the reasons why specific beneficiaries/producers were selected for on-the-spot checks. The inspector performing the on-the-spot check shall be informed of those reasons before beginning the check.