Article 6

A Member State in whose territory checks are carried out in accordance with this Decision shall provide the experts of the Commission and the experts appointed by the Commission with the assistance they require in order to perform their tasks. In particular, access on the same basis as officials of the competent authority shall be given to all concerned persons, information and documentation as well as access to places, establishments, installations and means of transport in order for the checks to be carried out.

During the checks, the experts shall comply with the administrative rules which officials of the competent authorities of the Member State referred to in paragraph 1 must follow, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 5(1).