In all cases, the date shall be fixed bearing in mind, inter alia, the time required for all relevant data to be available for proper administrative and financial management of the aid and for the checks provided for in Article 8 to be carried out.

To that end, without prejudice to checks carried out by the Member States in accordance with national laws, regulations and administrative provisions, Commission officials or servants may, in accordance with arrangements agreed with the Member State in the framework of cooperation described in Article G(1) of Annex II, carry out on-the-spot checks, including sample checks, on the projects financed by the Fund and on management and control systems with a minimum of one working day's notice.

In all cases, the date shall be set bearing in mind, inter alia, the period required for all relevant data to be available for the proper administrative and financial management of the aid and for the checks provided for in Article 8 to be carried out.

In all cases, the date shall be set bearing in mind, inter alia, the period required for all relevant data to be available for the proper administrative and financial management of the aid and for the checks provided for in Article 8 to be carried out.`;

Apart from doctors ' fees, this appropriation is intended to cover the cost of check-ups (special examination analyses, etc.), consumables (dressings, medicines, etc.), special equipment and fittings and the administrative costs of the Invalidity Committee.

1.Administrative and on-the-spot checks provided for in this Regulation shall be made in such a way as to ensure effective verification of compliance with the terms under which aids are granted and of the requirements and standards relevant for cross-compliance.

To that end, without prejudice to the powers of the Court of Auditors or the checks carried out by the Member States in accordance with national laws, regulations and administrative provisions, Commission officials or servants may, in accordance with arrangements agreed with the Member States in the framework of the cooperation described in paragraph (1)(f), carry out on-the-spot checks, including sample checks, on the operations financed by the Fund and on management and control systems with a minimum of one working day's notice.

checks to detect substances the use of which is prohibited or of unauthorized substances or products on the farms where the animals are being reared, kept or fattened (including holdings administratively connected with such farms) or on the animals' farms of origin or departure.

In line with the requirements of administrative cooperation between Member States, the customs authorities at the customs office of destination shall carry out post-clearance checks to determine the accuracy of the information entered in the copy of the original transport document.

If any physical or administrative checks are not exhaustive, but performed on a sample of claims, the claims selected shall be identified, the sampling method described, the results of all inspections and the measures taken in respect of discrepancies and irregularities reported upon.

Before proceeding with the actual implementation of the Community assistance, the Commission shall check the reliability of Albania's financial circuits, administrative procedures, internal and external control mechanisms which are relevant for this Community macro-financial assistance.

to check that the conditions governing the taking-up of the business of Ucits or of undertakings contributing towards their business activity are met and to facilitate the monitoring of the conduct of that business, administrative and accounting procedures and internal-control mechanisms,

Without prejudice to checks carried out by Member States in accordance with national laws, regulations and administrative provisions and without prejudice to Article 188a of the Treaty or to any inspection arranged on the basis of Article 209 (c) of the Treaty, the Commission may, through its officials or agents, carry out on-the-spot checks, including sample checks, in respect of projects financed by the Fund, and may examine the control arrangements and measures established by the national authorities, which shall inform the Commission of measures taken to that end.

In paragraph 1, the following third subparagraph is added:"In addition, on the basis of administrative and on-the-spot checks, Member States may decide to pay producers an advance of a maximum 60 % on the amount of the additional payments referred to in Article 14 Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999."

Pursuant to Directive 70/373/EEC, official controls of feedingstuffs, for the purpose of checking compliance with the requirements of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions governing their quality and composition, are to be carried out using Community sampling and analysis methods.

Whereas Directive 70/373/EEC requires official controls on feedingstuffs for the purpose of checking compliance with requirements arising under quality and composition provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action, to be carried out using Community sampling and analysis methods;

Depending on the requirements, standards acts or areas of cross-compliance in question, Member States may decide to carry out administrative checks, in particular those already provided for under the control systems applicable to the respective requirement, standard, act or area of cross-compliance.

On-the-spot checks and inspections shall be carried out by the Commission on economic operators to whom Community administrative measures and penalties pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 may be applied, where there are reasons to think that irregularities have been committed.

Commission inspectors shall have access, under the same conditions as national administrative inspectors and in compliance with national legislation, to all the information and documentation on the operations concerned which are required for the proper conduct of the on-the-spot checks and inspections.

Where on-the-spot checks or inspections are performed outside Community territory, reports shall be prepared by Commission inspectors in conditions which would enable them to constitute admissible evidence in administrative or judicial proceedings of the Member State in which their use proves necessary.

Whereas Directive 70/373/EEC requires that official controls on feedingstuffs for the purpose of checking compliance with requirements arising under quality and composition provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action shall be carried out using Community sampling and analysis methods;

The arrangement of 15 April 1997 concerning Article 36(3) and Article 63(3) of the Regulation (reimbursement or waiving of reimbursement of the cost of benefits in kind) and Article 105(2) of the implementing Regulation (waiving of refunds of the costs of administrative checks and medical examinations)`.

'administrative enquiry` means all controls, checks and other action taken by the staff of the administrative authorities specified in Article 1 (1) in the performance of their duties with a view to ensuring proper application of customs and agricultural legislation and, where necessary, checking the irregular nature of operations which appear to breach that legislation, except action taken at the request of or under a direct mandate from a judicial authority;

Directive 70/373/EEC stipulates that official controls of feedingstuffs for the purpose of checking compliance with the requirements arising under the laws, regulations and administrative provisions governing their quality and composition must be carried out using Community methods of sampling and analysis.

to check that the conditions governing the taking up of the business of insurance are met and to facilitate monitoring of the conduct of such business, especially with regard to the monitoring of technical provisions, solvency margins, administrative and accounting procedures and internal control mechanisms,

"The exchange of letters of 20 March 1997 and 3 April 1997 concerning Articles 36(3) and 63(3) of the Regulation (reimbursement or waiving of reimbursement of the costs of benefits in kind), and Article 105 of the implementing Regulation (waiving of the costs of administrative checks and medical examinations)."

to check that the conditions governing the taking-up of the business of assurance are met and to facilitate monitoring of the conduct of such business, especially with regard to the monitoring of technical provisions, solvency margins, administrative and accounting procedures and internal control mechanisms, or

Whereas Directive 70/373/EEC stipulates that official controls of feedingstuffs for the purpose of checking compliance with the requirements arising under the laws, regulations and administrative provisions governing their quality and composition must be carried out using Community sampling and analysis methods;

Whereas certain rules regarding the checks provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 3878/87 should be specified more clearly by defining the minimum items of information to be checked and, on account of the cost and administrative difficulties, the simplified system for declarations relating to small areas;

administrative and accounting checks to verify, on the basis of the invoices issued and received and on the basis of the accounting data, that the quantity of finished product obtained from the raw materials received and the quantities of finished products purchased tally with the quantities of finished products sold;

Authorisation shall also not be withdrawn where the quantities missing or not entered in the database are less than 1 % of the total weight of products selected for the check and are due to omissions or simple administrative errors, provided that corrective measures are taken to ensure that similar errors do not recur.

The Commission shall take the necessary steps, in particular by means of technical, administrative and accounting checks at the premises of the beneficiaries, to verify that the information and supporting documents supplied are accurate, and that all the obligations laid down in the grant agreement have been fulfilled.

Whereas that Directive requires that official control of feedingstuffs for the purpose of checking compliance with requirements under the provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action concerning the quality and composition of feedingstuffs be carried out using Community methods of sampling and analysis;

To this end, and to have a harmonised level of monitoring in all Member States, it is necessary to set out in detail the criteria and technical procedures for carrying out administrative and on-the-spot checks in respect both of the eligibility criteria established for the aid schemes and the cross compliance obligations.

Whereas that Directive requires that official control of feedingstuffs be carried out using Community methods of sampling and analysis for the purpose of checking compliance with requirements arising under the provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action concerning the quality and composition of feedingstuffs;

These documents must be accompanied by administrative and commercial documentation enabling the decision-making customs authority to check that the goods exported from the customs territory of the Community are the same as those which had been declared for a customs procedure involving the obligation to pay import duties, namely:

Agreement of 18 November 1998 on the reimbursement of costs pursuant to Articles 36 and 63 of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (benefits in kind under insurance for sickness, maternity, accidents at work and occupational diseases) and Article 105 of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 (costs of administrative checks and medical examinations)."

WHEREAS THAT DIRECTIVE REQUIRES THAT OFFICIAL CONTROLS OF FEEDINGSTUFFS BE CARRIED OUT USING COMMUNITY METHODS OF SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CHECKING COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS ARISING UNDER THE PROVISIONS LAID DOWN BY LAW, REGULATION OR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION CONCERNING THE QUALITY AND COMPOSITION OF FEEDINGSTUFFS;

'The exchange of letters of 1 and 20 June 1995 concerning Articles 36 (3) and 63 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (reimbursement or waiving of reimbursement of the cost of benefits in kind) and Article 105 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 (waiving of reimbursement of the cost of administrative checks and medical examinations).`;

expenditure on technical and administrative assistance for the mutual benefit of the Commission and the beneficiaries of the measure, and falling outside the realm of ongoing public service tasks, connected with identifying, preparing, managing, monitoring, auditing and checking the programmes and projects referred to in Titles I and II,

'The exchange of letters of 18 August and 15 September 1994 regarding Articles 36 (3) and 63 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (reimbursement or waiving of reimbursement of the cost of benefits in kind) and Article 105 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 (waiving of reimbursement of the cost of administrative checks and medical examinations).`;

"Agreement of 17 April 1998 on the partial waiving of reimbursement of costs pursuant to Articles 36 and 63 of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (benefits in kind under insurance for sickness, maternity, accidents at work and occupational diseases) and Article 105 of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 (costs of administrative checks and medical examinations)."

as a transitional measure, after the entry into force of the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive, provide that propagation material which has been used for establishing stock nurseries or cutting nurseries is equivalent to propagation material certified or checked in accordance with the provisions of this Directive if, before being so used, it afforded the same assurances as propagation material certified or checked in accordance with the provisions of this Directive.

Member States may, as a transitional measure, after the entry into force of the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive, provide that propagation material which has been used for establishing stock nurseries or cutting nurseries is equivalent to propagation material certified or checked in accordance with the provisions of this Directive, if before being so used it afforded the same assurances as propagation material certified or checked in accordance with the provisions of this Directive."

to check that the conditions governing the taking up of the business of investment firms are met and to facilitate the monitoring, on a non-consolidated or consolidated basis, of the conduct of that business, especially with regard to the capital adequacy requirements imposed in Directive 93/6/EEC, administrative and accounting procedures and internal-control mechanisms,

This Regulation lays down the additional general provisions within the meaning of Article 10 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 which are applicable to on-the-spot administrative checks and inspections carried out by the Commission in order to protect the financial interests of the Communities against irregularities as defined in Article 1 (2) of the said Regulation.

to check that the conditions governing the taking-up of the business of investment firms are met and to facilitate the monitoring, on a non-consolidated or consolidated basis, of the conduct of that business, especially with regard to the capital adequacy requirements imposed by Directive 93/6/EEC, administrative and accounting procedures and internal-control mechanisms;

whereas, in the light of experience, it should be possible for Member States to set the deadline for submission on their own responsibility without seeking the authorization of the Commission, taking into account in particular the time required for all relevant data to be available for the proper administrative and financial management of the aid and for checks to be carried out;

Article 38(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 requires the responsible authorities in the Member States to keep available for the Commission all the supporting documents regarding expenditure and checks in respect of any assistance for a period of three years following the payment by the Commission of the final balance unless otherwise decided in the bilateral administrative agreements.

To reinforce administrative checks on hemp, additional information should be requested and given in the "area" aid applications as referred to in Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3887/92 of 23 December 1992 laying down detailed rules for applying the integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes(6) as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2801/1999(7).