Article 3
1. If an investment project which has received aid has not been carried out as planned, or if the conditions of this Regulation are not fulfilled, the aid may be recovered in whole or in part by the Commission. 2. Member States shall make available to the Commission all information required for the application of this Regulation and shall take all steps likely to facilitate such inspections as the Commission may consider useful, including on-the-spot checks. 3. Notwithstanding the inspections carried out by Member States in accordance with national laws, regulations administrative provisions, and without prejudice to Article 206 of the Treaty or to any inspection arranged pursuant to Article 209 (c) of the Treaty, the competent authorities of the Member State shall, at the request of the Commission and with the agreement of the Member State, carry out on-the-spot checks or enquiries about the financed operations. Agents of the Commission may take part in such checks or enquiries. The Commission may fix time limits for carrying out such checks. (1)OJ No C 127, 21.5.1979, p. 52. (2)OJ No C 128, 21.5.1979, p. 1. (3)OJ No C 272, 16.11.1978, p. 3. 4. The objective of these on-the-spot checks or enquiries about financed operations shall be to establish: (a) the existence of supporting documentary evidence and its conformity with the financed operations; (b) the conditions under which the financed operations are executed and inspected; (c) the conformity of the work completed with the financed operations.