After the adoption of Decision 98/404/EC the competent authorities of Turkey communicated to the Commission measures directed at improving veterinary supervision and export certification based on recommendations made by the Commission following that inspection visit.

ANIMALS WHICH HAVE OBTAINED AN IMPORT AUTHORIZATION AND THE DESTINATION OF WHICH IS NOT THE MEMBER STATE WHICH CARRIED OUT THE IMPORT INSPECTION LAID DOWN IN PARAGRAPH 1 , MUST BE FORWARDED TO THE COUNTRY OF DESTINATION UNDER CUSTOMS SUPERVISION WITHOUT BEING UNLOADED.

be stored for a maximum and minimum period and under conditions to be determined according to the procedure laid down in paragraph 2, under the supervision of the competent authority, in the customs area of the port or airport pending forwarding to another border inspection post by sea or air;

whereas the purpose of such checks, to be carried out by establishments under the supervision and responsibility of the official department and with periodic inspection by the official department, is to ensure compliance with the requirements of Directive 85/397/EEC and in particular those laid down in Article 3 (A) (3) thereof;

be sent under customs supervision, in accordance with the T1 procedure laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 to the point of exit from the Community, together with the document required under 2(a) and the certificate referred to in Article 5(1) certifying the border inspection post where the consignment will leave the Community,

which, in view of their legislation and the organization of their veterinary services and inspection services, the powers of such services and the supervision to which (1) Council Directive 71/118/EEC of 15 February 1971 on health problems affecting trade in fresh poultrymeat (OJ No L 55, 8.3.1971, p. 23). Last amended by Directive 90/654/EEC (OJ No L 353, 17.12.1990, p. 48).

Financing decisions and any financing agreements and contracts resulting therefrom shall provide, inter alia, for supervision and financial control by the Commission (including the European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF)), including on-the-spot checks and inspection in conformity with Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96(8), and audits by the Court of Auditors, where appropriate, to be carried out on the spot.

Financing decisions and any financing agreements and contracts resulting therefrom shall provide, inter alia, for supervision and financial control by the Commission (including the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)), including on-the-spot checks and inspections in conformity with Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96(6) and audits by the Court of Auditors, where appropriate, to be carried out on the spot.

The results of the ante-mortem and post-mortem health inspections shall be recorded by the official veterinarian and, where diseases transmissible to man as referred to in Article 6 are diagnosed, communicated to the competent veterinary authorities responsible for supervision of the herd from which the animals originated, as well as to the person responsible for the herd in question.

firms which deal with intervention products or processed intervention products by, for instance, buyin, selling, stocking, transporting, transhipping, repackaging, working or processing shall submit to any measures of inspection or supervision considered to be necessary and keep such records as to enable the authorities to carry out any checks that they consider necessary,

Where any of the relevant acts provide for Community procedures on the granting, suspension and withdrawal of a marketing authorisation as well as supervision, including pharmacovigilance, and inspections and sanctions, these and similar tasks shall be carried out by the competent authorities in the EFTA States, on the basis of the same obligations as those of the competent authorities of Community Member States.

(c)The results of the ante-mortem and post-mortem health inspections shall be recorded by the official veterinarian and, if the presence of the diseases referred to in point 3 or the presence of residues are found, these shall be communicated to the authorities of the official service responsible for supervision of the stock from which the animals originated, as well as to the person responsible for the stock in question.

Any financing agreement or contract concluded under this Regulation shall stipulate that it is subject to the supervision and financial control of the Commission which may carry out spot-checks and inspections, and to audits by the Court of Auditors, in accordance with the usual arrangements laid down by the Commission under the provisions in force, particularly those in the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities(7), hereinafter "the Financial Regulation".

If, during the supervision and monitoring provided for in Article 6 (4), the official inspection referred to in Article 17, or the trials referred to in Article 20, it is found that propagating material or fruit plants do not meet the requirements of this Directive, the responsible official body of the Member State shall take appropriate action to ensure that they do comply with the provisions of this Directive or, if that is not possible, to ban the marketing of that propagating material or those fruit plants in the Community.

The Community contribution may also cover flanking activities necessary to make the operations under this Regulation more efficient and, in particular, supervision, monitoring and inspection, distribution and field training.