Kadar osebje klavnice ali nadzornik klavnice ali, v primeru zasebnega podjetja, lastnik ali lastniki klavnice ali lastnik živali ali oseba, ki je odgovorna za živali, nočejo sodelovati s pristojnim organom ali kakorkoli ovirajo njegovo delo v času pregledov in vzorčenja, ki jih terja izvajanje državnih načrtov za nadzor nad ostanki škodljivih snovi in v času preiskav ter pregledov, ki jih predvideva ta direktiva, jim morajo pristojni državni organi izreči ustrezne sodne in/ali administrativne kazni.
Any failure to cooperate with the competent authority and any obstruction by slaughterhouse personnel or the slaughterhouse supervisor or, in the case of a private enterprise, by the slaughterhouse owner or owners, or by the owner of the animals or person having charge of them, during inspection and sampling as required for the implementation of national plans for monitoring residues and during the investigations and checks provided for in this Regulation, shall result in appropriate criminal and/or administrative penalties being imposed by the competent national authorities.