Article 25 On-the-spot checks

On-the-spot checks shall be unannounced. However, provided that the purpose of the control is not jeopardised, advance notice may be given, limited to strictly the minimum period necessary. Such notice shall not exceed 48 hours, except in duly justified cases.

Where appropriate, the on-the-spot checks provided for in this Regulation, as well as any other checks provided for in Community rules, shall be carried out at the same time.

Should on-the-spot checks reveal significant irregularities in a region or in a processing undertaking, the competent authority shall accordingly increase the number, frequency and extent of on-the-spot checks on the undertakings concerned during the current year and in the following year.

The Member States shall establish the criteria for selection of the control sample. If the checks on that sample reveal irregularities, the size and scope of the sample shall be expanded appropriately.