Judgment_paragraph 22 · French Republic v Commission of the European Communities (C-366/88)

22It is apparent from Article 9(2) of Regulation No 729/70 that the inspections on the spot are designed to verify the correctness of the checks carried out by the Member States, as indicated in the eighth recital in the preamble to that regulation.Under the system of supervision provided for by that article, if the taking and analysis of samples prove necessary, those operations must be carried out by the Member State, either on its own initiative by virtue of the responsibility attributed to it by Article 8(1), or at the request of the Commission pursuant to the third subparagraph of Article 9(2).

French Republic v Commission of the European Communities (C-366/88)

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