Article 11 Verification

The competent authorities shall ensure that applications for authorisation are submitted to administrative control. Where the control demonstrates that the conditions laid down in Articles 7, 8 and 9 are not fulfilled by the applicant, the application shall be refused, and the applicant shall be informed of the reasons for refusal.

The competent authorities shall establish a programme for inspections of farms benefiting from authorisations.

The programme shall be based on risk analysis having regard to the results of controls of the previous years concerning the conditions laid down in Articles 7, 8 and 9 and the results of controls of compliance with national legislation transposing Directive 91/676/EEC.

The inspections shall consist of field inspections and on the spot control for compliance with the conditions set out in Articles 7, 8 and 9 and shall cover annually at least 7 % of the farms benefitting from an authorisation. Where a farm is found not to comply with those conditions, the holder of the authorisation shall be fined in accordance with national law and shall not be eligible for an authorisation the following year.

The competent authorities shall be granted the necessary powers and means to verify compliance with the conditions of the derogation granted under this Decision.