checking compliance with the conditions for authorising primary processors and fulfilment of their obligations by persons treated as processors,

During the verification of the second company, the Commission has received an anonymous life threatening letter addressed personally to the officials carrying out the verifications.

Persons placed at the disposal of the Commission by the Member States as national experts on secondment may be present at such checks and inspections.

All persons who are to have access to TRES SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRET information shall first be screened for access to such information.

The relevant natural or legal persons concerned should have access to procedures for the review of the competent authority's decisions, acts or failure to act.

"Background check": A check of a person's identity and previous experience, including any criminal history, as part of the assessment of an individual's suitability for unescorted access to security restricted areas.

They shall have undergone training to ensure adequate competence and skills for performing verification of compliance with the requirements of the ISM Code, particularly with regard to:

After having considered the comments submitted by the persons or undertakings concerned, the Commission should conclude its examination by adopting a recommendation as soon as doubts have been removed.

The national plan shall show that the means by which compliance with the plan will be demonstrated are sufficiently robust to enable a third party to verify compliance.

checking information in support of quantities covered by aid applications from authorised primary processors and persons treated as processors.

Authorisation shall be granted only to persons who have undergone security screening by the competent national authorities of the Member States, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 3.

That opinion shall state whether or not, on the basis of the results of the screening, there is any objection to the person concerned being authorised to have access to ECI of a given grading.

The officials or other staff responsible for the verifications referred to in paragraphs 2 and 4 shall be different from those performing the tasks referred to in paragraph 1 and shall not be their subordinates.

All persons who are to have access to EU SECRET or EU CONFIDENTIAL information shall first be screened to the appropriate grading.

Such inspections may be carried out at the premises of the declarant, of any other person directly or indirectly involved in the said operations in a business capacity or of any other person in possession of the said document and data for business purposes.

The responsibility for determining "need-to-know" shall rest with the department in which the person concerned is to be employed. Requesting the clearance of personnel shall be the responsibility of each department.

"environmental verifier" shall mean any person or organisation independent of the organisation being verified, who has obtained accreditation, in accordance with the conditions and procedures referred to in Article 4;

The introduction into the Community of specimens of the species listed in Annex D shall be subject to completion of the necessary checks and the prior presentation of an import notification at the border customs office at the point of introduction.

The person or department issuing the declaration shall make all necessary enquiries to obtain reasonable assurance that the certified statement of expenditure is correct and that the underlying transactions are legal and regular.

Each Member State shall designate a national supervisory authority or authorities responsible for personal-data protection to carry out independent supervision of such data included in the CIS.

Decisions on claims for repayment shall be reached, and notified in writing to the persons concerned, without undue delay, and repayment of amounts overpaid shall be made as soon as possible after the verification of claims.

Security screening shall be carried out with the assistance of the person concerned and at the request of the Commission by the competent national authorities of the Member State of which the person subject to authorisation is a national.

In the case of officials and servants of Member States and persons and undertakings as defined in Article 196 of the Treaty, including employees of such undertakings, screening shall be carried out at the request of the Member State concerned.

On one or several boats representing the production of the manufacturer one or more of the following tests, equivalent calculation or control shall be carried out by the manufacturer or on his behalf:

The body and its staff must carry out the assessments and verifications with the highest degree of professional integrity and technical competence and must be free from all pressures and inducements, particularly financial, which might influence their judgement or the results of their work, especially from persons or groups of persons with an interest in the results of verification.

Such prior checks shall be carried out by the supervisory authority following receipt of a notification from the controller or by the data protection official, who, in cases of doubt, must consult the supervisory authority.

all staff who have access to restricted areas shall comply with background checks and instructions issued by the airport authority;

all staff who have access to security restricted areas shall comply with background checks and security instructions issued by the airport authority;

The introduction into the Community of specimens of the species listed in Annex C shall be subject to completion of the necessary checks and the prior presentation, at the border customs office at the point of introduction, of an import notification and:

1 checking the identity of all persons seeking to board the ship and confirming their reasons for doing so by checking, for example, joining instructions, passenger tickets, boarding passes, work orders, etc;.

On condition that no offence has been discovered during the checking of the declaration or the examination of the goods, the declarant or the person interested should not be required to pay the import duties and taxes or should be entitled to repayment thereof:

Checks on the persons authorized to engage in the activity of wholesaler in medicinal products and the inspection of their premises, shall be carried out under the responsibility of the Member State which granted the authorization.

the quality records provided for in the manufacturing part of the quality assurance system, such as inspection reports and test data, calibration data, reports on the qualifications of the personnel concerned, etc.

production supervision and/or qualitative and quantitative analysis of active substances, and the necessary testing and checking under the direct authority of the person referred to in Article 48 to ensure the quality of the medicinal products.

In order to assess fully whether the company or the ro-ro ferry complies with the requirements of the ISM Code, in addition to the basic competence stated above, personnel who are to perform initial verifications or renewal verifications for a document of compliance and a safety management certificate, must possess the competence to:

Regular and frequent checks shall extend up to the end product and must be made by one or more bodies governed by public law and designated by the Member State, or by an approved body supervised by the latter.

The body must have at its disposal the necessary personnel and possess the necessary facilities to enable it to perform properly the technical and administrative tasks connected with the inspection and surveillance operations, it must also have access to the equipment required to perform special verifications.

Each Member State shall ensure that every transmission of personal data is recorded in the national section of the Schengen Information System by the data file management authority for the purposes of checking whether the search is admissible or not.

Personnel who are to participate in the verification of compliance with the requirements of the ISM Code shall fulfil the minimum criteria for inspectors as laid down in Annex VII paragraph 2 of Council Directive 95/21/EC (1).

Personnel who are to participate in the verification of compliance with the requirements of the ISM Code shall fulfil the minimum criteria for inspectors as laid down in Annex VII, paragraph 2, to Council Directive 95/21/EC(1).

the quality records as provided for in the manufacturing part of the quality system, such as inspection reports and test data, calibration data, qualification reports of the personnel concerned, etc.

The body, its director and its staff responsible for carrying out verification operations may be neither the designer, builder, supplier or installer of the equipment nor the authorised representative of any of those parties.

Each supervisory authority shall, in particular, hear claims for checks on the lawfulness of data processing lodged by any person when the national provisions adopted pursuant to Article 13 of this Directive apply.

The body, its director and the staff responsible for carrying out the verification tests shall not be the designer, manufacturer, supplier or installer of machinery which they inspect, nor the authorised representative of any of these parties.

The manufacturer must have access to a quality control laboratory having adequate staff and equipment to guarantee and check that the premixtures concerned comply with the specifications defined by the manufacturer and which will guarantee and check, in particular, the nature, content, homogeneity and stability of the additives in the premixture, and as low a level of cross-contamination as possible.

Such an area requires a visibly defined perimeter allowing personnel and vehicles to be checked. Only EU RESTRICTED and non-classified information shall be handled and stored in such areas.

The user inspectorate must have at its disposal the necessary personnel and possess the necessary facilities to enable it to perform properly the technical and administrative tasks connected with the inspection and surveillance operations; it must also have access to the equipment required to perform special verifications.

the quality records provided for in the part of the quality assurance system concerning acceptance of supplies and installation, such as inspection reports and test data, calibration data, reports on the qualifications of the personnel concerned, etc.

With regard to the specific, personal nature of the life threatening letter received by the Commission officials, the Commission considered that the necessary conditions to carry out the verifications were not met and that these circumstances significantly impeded the investigation.

A check of a person's identity and previous experience, including any criminal history, as part of the assessment of an individual's suitability for unescorted access to security restricted areas.