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1. On-the-spot checks and inspections shall be carried out on the Commission's authority and responsibility by its officials or other servants, duly empowered, hereinafter called ‘Commission inspectors’. Persons placed at the disposal of the Commission by the Member States as national experts on secondment may assist in such checks and inspections. Commission inspectors shall exercise their powers on production of a written authorization showing their identity and position, together with a document indicating the subject-matter and purpose of the on-the-spot check or inspection. Subject to the Community law applicable, they shall be required to comply, with the rules of procedure laid down by the law of the Member State concerned.

2. Subject to the agreement of the Member State concerned, the Commission may seek the assistance of officials from other Member States as observers and call on outside bodies acting under its responsibility to provide technical assistance. The Commission shall ensure that the aforementioned officials and bodies give every guarantee as regards technical competence, independence and observance of professional secrecy.