Država članica, iz katere je prišla pošiljka/pošiljke, ki nosi škodljivi organizem, ne glede na to, ali je država članica ista, kakor je navedena zgoraj, takoj obvesti Komisijo na njeno zahtevo o vseh podrobnostih, ki se nanašajo na izvor ali izvore pošiljke/pošiljk in o ustreznih upravnih postopkih, vključno s preverjanji, inšpekcijskimi pregledi in kontrolami, predvidenimi v tej direktivi, da bi ugotovili, zakaj ta država članica ni ugotovila, da pošiljka/pošiljke niso v skladu z določbami te direktive.
The Member State from which the consignment(s) carrying the harmful organism came, whether or not the same Member State as that referred to above, shall forthwith inform the Commission, at the latter's request, of all details relating to the origin or origins of the consignment(s) and the administrative handling involved, including the examinations, inspections and controls provided for in this Directive, in order to determine why that Member State failed to detect that the consignment(s) did not comply with the provisions of this Directive.