Whenever an application for a F1UK licence for the Community or an application for renewal of a F1UK licence for the Community in accordance with Article 4(2) is lodged, the competent F2authority shall verify whether the haulier satisfies or continues to satisfy the conditions laid down in Article 4(1).

The F3Minister must regularly verify, by carrying out checks each year covering at least 20 % of the valid driver attestations issued F4..., whether the conditions, referred to in Article 5(1), under which a driver attestation has been issued are still satisfied.