Article 12
1. Successful tenderers shall undergo any verifications conducted by or on behalf of the intervention agency of the Member State in which where applicable the place of packaging, labelling and storage before despatch is located, as that place has been designated by the successful tenderer in his tender. Such verification shall relate to the quantity, quality, packaging, labelling and marking of the supplies. On competition of verification, the agency shall issue a certificate of conformity. 2. Verification of conformity of the supply as regards quantity, quality, packaging, labelling and marking shall be carried out in the country of destination by a control agency or company designated by the agency mentioned in paragraph 1 in agreement with the successful tenderer. A certificate of conformity shall be issued on completion of such verification and shall be forwarded direct to the intervention agency. 3. The control agencies or companies entrusted with verification shall take representative samples before loading in the Community and at destination, and shall keep them for the Commission. 4. In the case of inland transport, the agency referred to in paragraph 1 shall ensure that seals are affixed to the means of transport at the time of loading. 5. The costs of inspection and sampling shall be borne by the successful tenderer.