Article 3

Before making any payments, Italy shall carry out exhaustive administrative and physical checks to ensure compliance with this Regulation.

In particular, the Italian authorities shall:

1. (a)

   verify the eligibility of the beneficiary submitting the request for support;

2. (b)

   verify the eligibility of the eggs and animals for which a request for support has been submitted;

3. (c)

   verify the quantities of eggs and animals eligible for support;

4. (d)

   verify for each eligible operator the actual production surface concerned by the biosecurity fall in production and the duration thereof.