shall mean the departments or bodies accredited by the Member States as paying agencies which fulfil the conditions laid down in Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
(a)seal the products by contract, storage lot or a smaller quantity at the time of the check provided for in paragraph 2; or
(b)make an unannounced check to ensure that the contractual quantity is present in the storage place.
The check referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph shall correspond to at least 10 % of the total quantity under the contract and shall be representative. Such checks shall include an examination of the stock records as referred to in Article 7(3) and supporting documents, such as weigh tickets and delivery dockets, and a verification of the presence of the products in store, type of products and their identification relating to at least 5 % of the quantity subject to the unannounced check.