Article 14Inspections within the Union

1. In order to carry out the duties assigned to it by this Regulation, the Commission may conduct the necessary inspections of undertakings and associations of undertakings.

2. Where the Commission undertakes such an inspection, the officials authorised by the Commission to conduct an inspection shall be empowered to:

(a)

enter any premises, land and means of transport of the undertaking or association of undertakings;

(b)

examine books and other business records, irrespective of the medium on which they are stored,access any information which is accessible to the entity subject to the inspection and take, or request copies or extracts from, those books or records;

(c)

ask any representative or member of staff of the undertaking or association of undertakings for explanations of facts or documents relating to the subject-matter and purpose of the inspection and to record the answers;

(d)

seal any business premises and books or records for the period of time of, and to the extent necessary for, the inspection.

3. The undertaking or association of undertakings shall submit to inspections ordered by decision of the Commission. The officials and other accompanying persons authorised by the Commission to conduct an inspection shall exercise their powers upon production of a Commission decision:

(a)

specifying the subject matter and purpose of the inspection;

(b)

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