PART IVASSISTANCE AND CO-OPERATION UNDER TITLE IV AND RECOVERY OF EXPENSES

Facilitating assistance and co-operation under Title IVI17

1

For the purposes of assisting a competent authority of another member State as provided for under Article 36.3, or enabling the competent authority designated under these Regulations to do so, an inspector exercising his powers under relevant legislation to enter premises or to inspect records may—

a

bring with him authorised officers of a competent authority of another member State;

b

show to them such records as he inspects; and

c

make for them or require copies to be made for them of such records as he has powers to make or require under the relevant legislation.

2

For the purposes of facilitating a visit by an inspection team sent by the Commission as provided for in Article 40.3(a), an inspector may bring with him representatives of the Commission when exercising his powers under relevant legislation to enter premises or to inspect records.