S.L. 460.42 Art. 5PowersoftheHead of the Office.

Without prejudice to the provisions of the EMFA which may allow higher administrative penalties or grant further powers, for the purposes of fulfilling his duties, the Head of the Office shall have the power to:

(a) require any legal or natural person or entity to provide relevant information or produce relevant documents related to any matter provided in the EMFA Regulation or in any other law or regulations which the Office may from time to time be authorised to administer or enforce;

(b) request further information from public authorities or entities, including detailed information on the application of criteria and procedures in respect of any matter regulated or provided for in the EMFA Regulation or in any other law or regulations which the Office may from time to time be authorised to administer or enforce;

(c) subject to the right of a fair hearing, issue administrative penalties not exceeding two thousand and five hundred euro (€2,500) against any person who without good cause fails to comply with a request of the Office to provide any information which is required by it in terms of this order, in the case that the Head of the Office considers that the breach is not of a very serious nature and does not merit criminal prosecution;

(d) conduct investigations, including on-site inspections of relevant records, to ensure compliance with this order or with any other law or regulations which the Office may from time to time be authorised to administer or enforce; IMPLEMENTATION)

(e) liaise with other competent authorities or regulatory bodies or seek the assistance of such authorities or bodies he may deem necessary for the purpose of the performance of the functions of the Office.