TITLE IIOFFICIAL CONTROLS AND OTHER OFFICIAL ACTIVITIES IN MEMBER STATES

CHAPTER VIFinancing of official controls and of other official activities

Article 83Collection and application of fees or charges

1

An operator shall only be charged with a fee or charge for an official control and for another official activity performed on the basis of a complaint if that control leads to the confirmation of non-compliance.

2

Fees or charges collected in accordance with Articles 79 and 80 shall not be directly or indirectly refunded, unless unduly collected.

3

Member States may decide that fees or charges shall be collected by authorities other than the competent authorities or by delegated bodies.