Article 72 Specific obligations for the competent authorities in the Member States

The competent authority of the Member State of the place of destination of consignments of honeybees or bumble bees shall:

1. (a)

   supervise the transfer from the transport cage to the new cages referred to in Article 71(1);

2. (b)

   ensure the submission by the operator of the materials referred to in Article 71(2);

3. (c)

   ensure that the official laboratory referred to in Article 71(2) have arrangements in place to destroy the cages, attendants and the material after the laboratory examination provided for in that provision.