S.L. 437.72 Art. 18Co-operation with the European Commission in case of infringements.

(1) At the request of the Member State of destination or on its own initiative, taking into account the nature of the infringements established, the European Commission may -

(a) send representatives, in co-operation with the Veterinary Services and the Member State concerned, to the establishment in question,

(b) request the Member State of dispatch to intensify its checks on the products of the establishment concerned.

(2) The Member State of destination may, for its part, intensify checks at destination on products coming from the same establishment.

(3) In case of products where Malta is the Member State of dispatch, where at the request of the Member State of destination or on its own initiative, taking into account the nature of the infringements established, the European Commission sends representatives to the establishment of origin, the Veterinary Services shall afford them all the assistance necessary for carrying out their duty. Pending the representatives’ findings, the Veterinary Services must, if so requested by the European Commission, intensify checks on products coming from the establishment in question.