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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 628/2013 Article 15

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 628/2013 Article 15

On-site phase

Article 15

1.   During the on-site phase of an inspection, the Agency shall: (a) organise an opening meeting with the national standardisation coordinator and the competent authority inspected; (b) follow up findings of non-conformity identified in previous inspections and that remain open, and review the corresponding corrections and corrective actions; (c) notify the competent authority of any immediate safety concern, where such concern is identified during the inspection; (d) at a closing session, present to the competent authority inspected a list of preliminary findings of non-conformity identified or followed up in the course of the inspection. 2.   In addition, the Agency may: (a) inspect the main offices and to the extent deemed necessary, any regional offices of the competent authority and of the qualified entities to which the competent authority may have allocated tasks; (b) inspect undertakings or associations of undertakings under the oversight of the competent authority as part of the inspection of this competent authority; in that case, the competent authority may accompany the inspection team; (c) carry out interviews with the staff of the competent authority inspected and qualified entities, if any, and of undertakings or association of undertakings visited, if any; (d) examine legislation, procedures, certificates, records, data and any other relevant material.

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