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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1150 Article 37

Powers of control officials

Article 37

Each Member State shall take all appropriate measures to facilitate the work of the officials of its competent bodies. It shall ensure in particular that such officials, where appropriate in conjunction with officials of other departments which it authorises for the purpose: (a) have access to vineyards, wine-making and storage installations, installations for processing wine-sector products and vehicles for transporting those products; (b) have access to the commercial premises or warehouses and vehicles of anyone holding with a view to sale, marketing or transporting wine-sector products or products which may be intended for use in the wine sector; (c) may take samples of wine-sector products, substances or products which may be used for the preparation of such products and products held with a view to sale, marketing or transport; (d) have access to accounting data and other documents of use in control procedures, and make copies or extracts thereof.

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CitationArticle 37 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1150 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

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