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Each operator or organization shall submit a specification for approval to the competent authority of each Member State in which production or sale of the beef in question takes place. The competent authority may also establish specifications to be used in the Member State concerned, provided that use thereof is not compulsory. Such specifications shall indicate: the information to be included on the label, the measures to be taken to ensure the accuracy of the information, the control system which will be applied at all stages of production and sale, including the controls to be carried out by an independent body recognized by the competent authority and designated by the operator or the organization. These bodies shall comply with the criteria set out in European Standard EN/45011 not later than 31 December 1999, in the case of an organization, the measures to be taken in relation to any member which failed to comply with the specifications. Member States may decide that controls by an independent body can be replaced by controls by a competent authority. The competent authority shall in that case have at its disposal the qualified staff and resources necessary to carry out the requisite controls and shall submit to the Commission its working plan as well as an activity report. The costs of controls provided for under this Title shall be borne by the operator or organization using the labelling system.

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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.