Division 1 Frequency and representativeness

Each storage point shall be inspected at least once every year in accordance with the rules set out in point B, to ascertain in particular:

• the procedure for collecting information on public storage;

• whether the accounting data held on the spot by the storer tallies with the information sent to the paying agency;

• the physical presence in the store of the quantities mentioned in the storer’s accounting records and which served as a basis for the latest monthly statement provided by the storer, assessed visually or, in case of doubt or dispute, by weighing or measuring;

• the sound, fair and marketable quality of the products stored.

Physical presence shall be established by a sufficiently representative physical inspection, covering at least the percentages set out in point B and making it possible to conclude that the entire quantities listed in the stock accounts are actually present.

Checks on quality shall comprise visual, olfactory and/or organoleptic checks and, if there are any doubts, in-depth analyses.