S.L. 549.55 Art. 15Inspection. S.L. 549.04

(1) Without prejudice to the provisions of article 14 of the

Act and of the Environment Protection (Preventive and Remedial Measures) Regulations, the competent authority may, in carrying out the tasks assigned to it by these regulations, request all relevant information from the personnel involved and from undertakings concerned.

(2) The competent authority may carry out any investigations necessary under these regulations, and may also conduct random checks and audits on imports, exports, shipments, storage facilities, users and disposal facilities of substances within the scope of the EC Regulation, as well as on all personnel involved.

(3) Subject to regulations 9 to 13, all shipments, imports and exports shall be subject to random checks by the competent authority. All shippers, importers and exporters must inform the competent authority about any upcoming shipment, import or export at least fifteen working days in advance of the actual import, export or shipment is carried out. All details shall be submitted according to the requirements of the format established for this purpose by the competent authority.

(4) Containers, including cylinders, filled with substances falling within the scope of the EC Regulation, shall be labelled by officials of the competent authority prior to their release from Customs and the shipper, exporter or importer shall be responsible as stipulated in regulation 9 for keeping and reporting information related to any sales and, or transfer by whatever means of these substances until the point of sale, when this responsibility will devolve to the new natural or legal persons involved.