Checking of conditions for use of the logo
The competent authorities shall regularly check that the approved operators fulfil the conditions for the use of the logo referred to in Article 5 of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 179/2014 and the undertakings provided for in Article 6(4) of that Delegated Regulation.
The competent authorities may delegate the performance of those checks to qualified bodies possessing the requisite technical competence and impartiality. In such cases, the bodies shall report regularly to them on the performance of their checks.
Misuse of and publicity for the logo
Member States shall apply the relevant existing national provisions to prevent and, where necessary, penalise cases of misuse of the logo or adopt the measures required to that end. Upon request of the Commission, they shall notify the Commission of the measures applicable.
Member States shall provide appropriate publicity for the logo and for the products for which it may be used.
National measures
1. The competent authorities shall adopt any additional administrative measures necessary to manage the logo scheme. Those measures may include, in particular, charging approved operators a fee to cover printing of the logo, and administrative and inspection costs.
2. Upon request of the Commission, the competent authorities shall notify the Commission of the services or, as appropriate, bodies responsible for granting the approval provided for in Article 6(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 179/2014 and for carrying out the checks required under this Section as well as of the additional measures referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.
3. The competent authorities shall notify the Commission of each approval of the right to use the logo, by indicating the name and the seat of the producer, the products and the period for which the right was granted.
The notification referred to in this paragraph shall be made in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 792/2009.
