Article 2
1. Under the direction of the Commission, veterinary experts from the Member States and the Commission shall carry out health inspections on-the-spot to verify whether the provisions of Directive 72/462/EEC, and in particular Article 4 (2) and (3) thereof, and of Directive 77/96/EEC are being applied in practice. These inspections shall be carried out at least once a year in all slaughterhouses, all cutting plants and all cold stores situated outside a slaughterhouse or cutting plant, that appear on one of the lists drawn up in accordance with Article 4 (1) of Directive 72/462/EEC or Article 4 of Directive 77/96/EEC. If, however, reasons of health so warrant, the Commission may, following consultations with the Member States within the Standing Veterinary Committee, - postpone or advance certain inspections, or carry out additional inspections; - replace these systematic inspections by sample inspections. 2. Veterinary experts from the Member States and the Commission shall, under the direction of the Commission, subject the establishment or establishments concerned to an on-the-spot health inspection before a proposal for a Decision to supplement one of the lists drawn up in accordance with Article 4 (1) of Directive 72/462/EEC or Article 4 of Directive 77/96/EEC is submitted to the Standing Veterinary Committee. 3. At the particular request of a Member State, veterinary experts from the Member States and the Commission may, under the direction of the Commission, subject the establishment or establishments concerned to an on-the-spot health inspection before submitting to the Standing Veterinary Committee a proposal for a Decision: - amending one of the lists drawn up in accordance with Article 4 (1) of Directive 72/462/EEC or Article 4 of Directive 77/96/EEC; - concerning the measures to be taken if observations, made during the health inspection upon importation, pursuant to Article 24 of Directive 72/462/EEC, or any other information which has come to the knowledge of the Commission, indicate that the provisions of Directives 72/462/EEC and 77/96/EEC or their implementing provisions are not being complied with and cast doubt on whether approval should continue to be given.