S.L. 439.12 Art. 7Inspections carried out by the competent authority.

(1) The competent authority shall carry out non-

discriminatory inspections to verify compliance with the requirements of these regulations. Such inspections shall be carried out on an adequate proportion of animals in Malta, in accordance with the relevant provisions in Community law, and may be carried out at the same time as checks for other purposes in accordance with the appropriate procedures for determining the stocking density as established in regulation 4.

(2) The competent authority shall submit to the Commission by the 30th June of each year an annual report for the previous year on the inspections provided for in sub-regulation (1). The report shall be accompanied by a list of the most relevant actions taken by the competent authority to address the main welfare problems detected.