Article 18

1. Where products are sampled for the purpose of analysis, Member States shall adopt the provisions necessary: to ensure that those subject to checks are entitled to a second opinion, to ensure that officially sealed reference samples are preserved. 2. Member States shall draw up a list of laboratories responsible for carrying out analyses; they shall ensure that such laboratories are designated on account of their capabilities. 3. Member States shall ensure that sampling and analysis are carried out in accordance with Community rules. However, in the absence of Community rules and methods, Member States shall take all necessary steps to satisfy themselves that inspections are carried out: in accordance with standards recognized by international bodies, in the absence of such standards, in accordance with scientifically recognized national rules which comply with the general principles of the Treaty. 4. Detailed rules for the application of this Article may be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-13 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.