Nadzor in spremljanje dobaviteljev, objektov in laboratorijev redno izvaja pristojni organ ali druga oseba po njegovem pooblastilu; ta organ mora imeti ves čas prost dostop do vseh delov obratov z namenom, da se zagotovi izpolnjevanje zahtev te direktive. Po potrebi se v skladu s postopkom, iz člena 21, sprejmejo izvedbeni ukrepi v zvezi z nadzorom in spremljanjem.
The supervision and monitoring of suppliers, establishments and laboratories shall be carried out regularly by or under the responsibility of the responsible official body, which shall at all times have free access to all parts of establishments, in order to ensure compliance with the requirements of this Directive. Implementing measures concerning supervision and monitoring shall be adopted, as necessary, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21.