Article 6 Official checks

The official checks referred to in F1point VI of Part I of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 shall also include the supervision of the classification of bovine animals at the slaughterhouse referred to in F2point II of Part I of Annex VII to that Regulation.

A competent authority may delegate, totally or partially, its check tasks to one or more independent third-party bodies only where there is a proof that the body:

In particular, the competent authority may delegate its check tasks only where such independent third-party bodies are accredited to comply with the most recent notified version of F3ISO/IEC 17065 (Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services).

A competent authority wishing to delegate its check tasks to one or more independent third-party bodies shall notify the F4relevant authority thereof. The notification shall indicate:

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The independent third-party body performing check tasks shall:

A competent authority delegating check tasks to an independent third-party body, shall, on a regular basis, supervise that body.

If, as a result of that supervision, it appears that such body has failed to properly carry out the check tasks delegated to it, the delegating competent authority may withdraw the delegation.

The competent authority shall withdraw the delegation without delay if the independent third-party body fails to take timely and appropriate remedial action.

At each stage of production and marketing, operators shall at all times grant access to their premises and to all records which prove the fulfilment of the requirements laid down in F6Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 to F7... the competent authority and the relevant independent third-party bodies.