Article 4

In addition to experts from the Member State inspected, the Commission's experts may be accompanied during the checks by one or more experts, listed in accordance with paragraph 2, from one or more other Member States.

When checks are organised, the participation of an expert from another Member State may be refused by the Member State where those checks are to be carried out. This opportunity may only be used once.

Each Member State shall propose to the Commission at least two experts with specific expertise in designated areas of competence, and shall communicate to it their names, their fields of expertise, their exact official addresses, fax and telephone numbers.

The Commission shall maintain a list of those experts and shall consult the competent authority of the Member State of the expert before issuing an invitation to the expert to accompany the Commission's experts during the checks referred to in paragraph 1.

Where a Member State considers that one of the experts proposed by it should no longer be included in the list, it shall so inform the Commission. If the number of experts would thereby fall below the minimum required, the Member State shall propose one or more replacements to the Commission.