Article 9

1. Member States shall make available to the Commission all information required for the proper working of the Fund and shall take all suitable measures to facilitate the supervision which the Commission may consider it necessary to undertake within the framework of the management of Community financing, including inspections on the spot. Member States shall communicate to the Commission provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action which they have adopted for the application of legal acts of the Community relating to the common agricultural policy insofar as those acts have financial consequences for the Fund. 2. Without prejudice to the supervision effected by Member States in accordance with national provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action and without prejudice to the provisions of Article 4 or to the provisions of Article 206 of the Treaty, or to any inspection organised on the basis of Article 209 (c) of the Treaty, officials appointed by the Commission to carry out inspections on the spot shall have access to the books and all other documents relating to expenditure financed by the Fund. They may in particular check: (a) whether administrative practices are in accordance with Community rules; whether the requisite supporting documents exist and tally with the transactions financed by the Fund; the conditions under which transactions financed by the Fund are carried out and checked. The Commission shall give due notice before the inspection is carried out to the Member State concerned or to the Member State on whose territory it is to take place. Officials of the Member State concerned may take part in the inspection. At the request of the Commission and with the agreement of the Member State, inspections or (1)OJ No L 299, 13.12.1968, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 189, 2.8.1969, p. 1. inquiries concerning the transactions referred to in this Regulation shall be carried out by the competent authorities of that Member State. Officials of the Commission may also participate. To make verification more effective the Commission may, with the agreement of the Member States concerned, arrange for administrative authorities of those States to participate in certain inspections or inquiries. 3. The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, shall, as far as is necessary, lay down general rules for the application of this Article.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-10 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.