S.L. 549.60 Art. 26Investigations by the competent authority and recovery of costs.

The competent authority may carry out, or arrange to have carried out, such investigations as it considers necessary, as part of its examination or monitoring of a notification of a deliberate release, placing on the market or other matter related to these regulations, to enable it properly to assess the notification and may require the notifier to defray or contribute towards the cost of any such investigations.