S.L. 427.93 Art. 5Function of the control authorities and, or control bodies. 4 [

(1) Without prejudice to regulation 4 and to the functions of the control authorities and, or control bodies as established by the Council Regulation, Regulation (EC) 889/2008, and

Regulation (EC) 1235/2008, if authorised by the competent authority S.L.427.93 OF ORGANIC PRODUCTS the control authorities and, or control bodies shall be responsible for the:

(a) verification of the operators' declaration in accordance with Article 63 of Regulation (EC) 889/2008 and other general and specific documents as outlined in the Council Regulation, Regulation (EC) 889/2008, and Regulation (EC) 1235/2008;

(b) taking and analysing of samples for the detection of products not authorised for organic production, and for checking production techniques not in conformity with the organic production rules;

(c) drawing up of control reports, which reports are to be made available to the competent authority;

(d) keeping of an updated list of names and addresses of operators under their control, which list should be made available to interested parties;

(e) certifying all operators that comply with all national and EU legislation pertinent to the organic production and labelling of organic products and to provide documentary evidence to the operators in case they meet the organic requirements, as referred to in Article 29 of the Council Regulation;

(f) in cases of non-compliance, prohibiting certified operators from placing on the market products indicating the organic status, and any other necessary action as listed in the catalogue of measures referred to in Article 92d of Regulation

(EC) 889/2008;

(g) maintaining effective and timely communication with the competent authority and providing the latter any relevant information as may be requested from time to time, both for reasons of supervision and for reporting purposes.

(2) Every control authority and, or control body shall inform the competent authority of cases of infringements and, or irregularities which compromise the organic status of a product by not later than two working days from the discovery of such infringement and, or irregularity.