Article 20

1. Veterinary experts from the Commission may, in conjunction with the competent national authorities and to the extent that uniform application of the requirements of this Directive renders necessary, verify that the border inspection posts approved in accordance with Article 9 satisfy the criteria listed in Annex II. 2. Veterinary experts from the Commission may, in conjunction with the competent authorities, make on-the-spot checks. 3. A Member State in whose territory an inspection is made shall provide the veterinary experts from the Commission with any assistance they may require in the performance of their tasks. 4. The Commission shall inform the Member States of the outcome of the checks. 5. Where the Commission deems that the outcome of checks so justifies, it shall review the situation within the Standing Veterinary Committee. It may adopt the necessary decisions in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23. 6. The Commission shall monitor developments; in the light of such developments and in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23, it may amend or repeal the decisions referred to in paragraph 5. 7. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted, where necessary, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 24.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-06 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.