.1 Where the inspection reveals that the copy of the Document of Compliance or the Safety Management Certificate issued in accordance with the International Safety Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention (ISM Code) are missing on board a vessel to which the ISM Code is applicable at the date of the inspection, the Authority will ensure that the vessel is detained.

Each port State control officer will carry a personal document in the form of an identity card issued by his Authority in accordance with the national legislation, indicating that the port State control officer is authorized to carry out inspections.

(1) Unless otherwise provided in this Convention or in national laws, the European Patent Office and the courts or authorities of Contracting States shall on request give assistance to each other by communicating information or opening files for inspection.

The competent authority of the Contracting Party in which the stocks are held shall, by exercising from time to time its powers of inspection, check on the information contained in statistical returns so furnished and notify forthwith the competent authority of the other Contracting Party of any material discrepancy in respect of that information.

1.3 Each Authority will achieve an annual total of inspections corresponding to 25% of the estimated number of individual foreign merchant ships, hereinafter referred to as 'ships', which entered the ports of its State during a recent representative period of 12 months.

The requested authority shall conduct or, if feasible and in accordance with national law, permit the requesting authority to conduct such inspections, verifications, fact-finding inquiries, or other investigative steps, including the questioning of experts, witnesses, and persons suspected of having committed a trans-border crime, as are necessary to execute a request.

While provision of clearcut legislation and presence of licensing, inspection and pricing authorities is substanctial, in a developed system, regulation and deregulation on the part of medicinal products are like two sides of a reversible chemical reaction leading to an equilibrium.

special safety inspections and measures are procedures and measures in connection with aircraft, persons and materials which are implemented on the basis of prescribed police authorities and in compliance with the law and regulations issued on its basis and safety programmes under this Act;

The Customs Authority of one Contracting Party shall, upon the request of the Customs Authority of the other Contracting Party, conduct any necessary investigation, including the questioning of experts and witnesses or persons suspected of having committed a contravention, and undertake verifications, inspections, and fact-finding inquiries in connection with the matters referred to in this Agreement.

The Customs Authority of either Contracting Party shall, upon the request of the Customs Authority of the other Contracting Party, conduct any necessary investigation, including the questioning of experts and witnesses or persons suspected of having committed a contravention, and undertake verifications, inspections, and fact-finding inquiries related to the matters referred to in the present Agreement.

The Customs Authority of one Contracting Party shall, upon the request of the Customs Authority of the other Contracting Party, conduct any necessary investigation, including the questioning of experts and witnesses or persons suspected of having committed a contravention, and undertake verifications, inspections, and fact-finding inquiries in connection with the matters referred to in the present Agreement.

The Customs Authority of one Contracting Party shall, upon the request of the Customs Authority of the other Contracting Party, conduct any necessary investigation, including the questioning of experts and witnesses or persons suspected of having committed a customs offence, and undertake verifications, inspections, and fact-finding inquiries in connection with the matters referred to in the present Agreement.

The Customs Authority of either Contracting Party shall, upon the request of the Customs Authority of the other Contracting Party, conduct any necessary investigation, including the questioning of experts and witnesses or persons suspected of having committed a contravention, and undertake verifications, inspections, and fact-finding inquiries in connection with the matters referred to in the present Agreement.

The Customs Authority of one Contracting Party shall, upon request of the Customs Authority of the other Contracting Party, conduct any necessary investigation, including the questioning of experts and witnesses or persons suspected of having committed a contravention of customs legislation, and undertake verifications, inspections, and fact-finding inquiries in connection with the matters referred to in the present Agreement.

Representatives of the project approving authorities that stipulated the conditions or granted approval for the project solutions for the construction must sit on the technical inspection commission. If deemed necessary because of the technical or other specifications of the works, other experts may be appointed to the commission.

(d) instruct its maritime inspection vessels or aircraft and other appropriate services or officials to report without delay any observed event at sea or at a sea port or oil handling facility involving a discharge of oil or the presence of oil to the competent national authority or, as the case may be, to the nearest coastal State;

3.1 In fulfilling their commitments the Authorities will carry out inspections, which will consist of a visit on board a ship in order to check the certificates and documents as referred to in section 2 of Annex 1. Furthermore the Authorities will satisfy themselves that the crew and the overall condition of the ship, including the engine room and accommodation and including hygienic conditions, meets generally accepted international rules and standards.

3.7.2 In the case of a detention, the Authority will immediately notify the flag State Administration* ) in writing,which includes the report of inspection specified in Annex 3. Like wise, the recognized organization which has issued the relevant certificates on behalf of the flag State Administration will be notified, where appropriate.

If the aeronautical authorities of one Party, after carrying out a ramp inspection, find that an aircraft or the operation of an aircraft does not comply with the minimum standards established at that time pursuant to the Convention or there is a lack of effective maintenance and administration of safety standards established at that time pursuant to the Convention, the aeronautical authorities of that Party shall notify the aeronautical authorities of the other Party that are responsible for the safety oversight of the airline operating the aircraft of such findings and the steps considered necessary to conform with these minimum standards.

(1) The Organisation shall co-operate at all times with the competent authorities of the Contracting States in order to facilitate the proper administration of justice, to ensure the observance of police regulations and regulations concerning public health, labour inspection or other similar national legislation, and to prevent any abuse of the privileges, immunities and facilities provided for in this Protocol.

In order to carry out the roadside inspection provided for in this Annex, competent authorities of Contracting Parties shall use the checklist included in Annex II a and II b. A copy of this checklist drawn up by the authority which carried it out shall be given to the driver of the bus or coach and presented on request in order to simplify or avoid, where possible, subsequent inspections within a short and unreasonable period.

Each Party accepts that any aircraft operated by or, on behalf of, an airline of one Party, may, while within the territory of the other Party, be the subject of a ramp inspection by the aeronautical authorities of the other Party, to verify the validity of the relevant aircraft documents, and those of its crew members and the apparent condition of the aircraft and its equipment, provided that such examination does not cause an unreasonable delay in operation of the aircraft.

(1) Costs shall be paid for licenses, ratings, authorities, training certificates, recognition of foreign documents, checking capacities, taking examinations, registration of aircraft, /confirmation/s on entry of an aircraft, certificates, certificates, permits, approvals of documents,, inspections in connection with aircraft registration and for other activities at the demand of clients which the Administration or authorised person issues in the framework of their competencies, all in compliance with the provisions this Act and regulations issued on its basis.

The Contracting Parties shall ensure that aircraft registered in one Contracting Party suspected of non-compliance with international aviation safety standards established pursuant to the Convention landing at airports open to international air traffic in the territory of the other Contracting Party shall be subject to ramp inspections by the competent authorities of that other Contracting Party, on board and around the aircraft to check both the validity of the aircraft documents and those of its crew and the apparent condition of the aircraft and its equipment.

country of production and inspection authority;

country of production and official inspection authority;

Inspection authority:

A model test may possibly be required in special cases by the inspection authority.

Inspections by the authorities of the Member States

In good time before the inspection, the Commission shall give notice of the inspection to the competent authority of the Member State in whose territory the inspection is to be conducted.

It is for the certificating authorities to determine the procedure for applying for inspection and for deciding the place and date of inspection.

He must submit an inspection report to the competent authority which issues the certificate.

In order to enable the inspection authorities to plan their inspection operations, producer organisations must notify them in advance of each withdrawal operation.

The normal frequency of inspections authorised by the approval authority shall be one every two years.

Such inspections shall be carried out by officials representing the competent authority who shall be empowered to:

they must, in accordance with Annex A, Chapter IV, have undergone an inspection carried out by the competent authority;

For the purpose of respecting the obligation of professional secrecy, the inspection authorities and bodies are required not to disclose information and data they obtain in their inspection activity.

Such inspections shall be carried out by authorised representatives of the competent authority who shall be empowered to:

"However, upon request duly justified by the necessity to guarantee that the products have been produced in accordance with this Regulation, they shall exchange with other inspection authorities or approved inspection bodies relevant information on the results of their inspection.

Member States shall set up an inspection system operated by one or more designated inspection authorities and/or by approved private bodies to which the operators referred to in Article 8(1) shall be subject.";

To give the authorities time to introduce management and inspection measures, the new provisions should apply from 1 February 2004.

Where special grounds exist for doing so, the authority may also request the following: (a) inspection of the vessel our of the water;

Inspections shall be organised and control measures shall be carried out by the competent authority or authorities on a regular basis.