Article 10
Powers and obligations of competent authorities 1. In order to ensure the correct application of Articles 3 to 8, each Member State shall adopt the measures necessary to enable its competent authorities to perform their control and monitoring duties, and in particular: (a) to obtain information on any orders for scheduled substances or operations involving scheduled substances; (b) to enter operators' business premises in order to obtain evidence of irregularities; (c) where necessary, to detain consignments that fail to comply with this Regulation. 2. The competent authorities shall respect confidential business information.