S.L. 437.58 чл. 11Official control measures.

(1) Without prejudice to the checks carried out in connection with implementation of the surveillance plans referred to in rule 5 or to the checks provided for in specific Directives, Malta may have official random checks conducted:

(a) during the manufacture of the substances included in Group A in Schedule I and during their handling, storage, transport, distribution and sale or acquisition;

(b) at any point in the animal feedingstuffs production and distribution chain;

(c) throughout the production chain of animals and raw materials of animal origin covered by these rules.

(2) The checks provided for in sub-rule (1) must be conducted with a view in particular to detecting the possession or presence of prohibited substances or products which it is intended to administer to animals for the purposes of fattening or illegal treatment.

(3) Where fraud is suspected, and in the case of a positive result from any of the checks referred to in sub-rule (1), rules 16 to 19 and the measures provided for in Chapter V shall apply. The checks provided for at the slaughterhouse or on the first sale of aquaculture animals and fishery products can be reduced to take account of the fact that the farm of origin or departure belongs to an epidemiological surveillance network or a quality monitoring system as referred to in rule 9(2)(a).