Setting up teams for inspections
Article 12
1. Inspections shall be carried out by teams set up by the Agency composed by authorised personnel pursuant to Article 11. 2. The Agency shall determine the team composition in order to establish the minimum team size necessary to cover the required technical competencies and workload, taking into account the type of inspection, the scope, the number of domains considered and the expected programme. Each team shall have a team leader and one team member as a minimum. In all cases, the Agency shall ensure the size of the teams remains commensurate to the scope. 3. The Agency shall ensure that, in setting up the teams, there shall be no conflict of interests either with the competent authorities inspected or with the undertakings or associations of undertakings inspected. 4. The Agency shall request in due time before an inspection information from seconding authorities or organisations as to the availability of team members for participating in the on-site phase. 5. Expenses arising from the participation of national standardisation coordinators as provided for in Article 14(2), Article 19(2) and of seconded personnel to inspections carried out by the Agency shall be borne by the Agency, in compliance with Union rules and without prejudice to the annual budgetary procedure of the Union.