# Decision of the Council and the Commission of 13 December 1993 on the conclusion of the Agreement on the European Economic Area between the European Communities, their Member States and the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden and the Swiss Confederation (94/1/ECSC, EC), Division 10: On-the-spot inspections


(1) For application of the provisions regarding spot-checks, inspections or disputes requiring the participation of experts referred to in this Chapter, the EFTA Surveillance Authority shall be responsible with regard to the EFTA States.
(2) The following principles shall apply:
(a) Inspections shall be carried out in accordance with programmes equivalent to those of the Community.
(b) The EFTA Surveillance Authority shall have a structure, equivalent to that in the Community, for inspections in the EFTA States.
(c) The same criteria shall apply for inspections.
(d) The inspector shall be independent for the purposes of inspections.
(e) The inspectors shall have comparable levels of training and experience.
(f) Information concerning inspections shall be exchanged between the EC Commission and the EFTA Surveillance Authority.
(g) The follow-up of the inspections shall be coordinated between the EC Commission and the EFTA Surveillance Authority.
(3) Necessary rules for implementation of the provisions regarding spot-checks, inspections or disputes requiring the participation of experts will be determined in close cooperation between the EC Commission and the EFTA Surveillance Authority.
(4) The rules on spot-checks, inspections or disputes requiring the participation of experts referred to in this Chapter, are only valid in respect of the acts or the parts thereof applied by the EFTA States.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/1994/1/schedule/ANNEXES/division/division/I./division/10. (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1994-1/schedule-ANNEXES/division/division-I./division-10.
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