Article 8
1
Each Member State shall forward the name and address of the body or bodies responsible for monitoring the application of this Regulation to the Commission, which shall inform the other Member States and any interested parties who so request.
2
The Member State in which the address of the manufacturer, packer or seller appearing on the labelling is located shall, pursuant to a verification request, take samples before the end of the month following that of the request and verify the truth of the indications on the labelling concerned. This request may be sent by:
a
the competent Commission departments;
b
an operators’ organisation in that Member State referred to in Article 125 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007;
c
the control body of another Member State.
3
Requests as referred to in paragraph 2 shall be accompanied by all information needed for the requested verification, and in particular:
a
the date of sampling or purchase of the oil in question;
b
the name or business name and address of the undertaking where the sample was taken or where the oil concerned was purchased;
c
the number of batches concerned;
d
a copy of all labels appearing on the packaging of the oil concerned;
e
the results of analysis or of the other comparative expert opinions indicating the methods used and the name and address of the laboratory or expert concerned;
f
where applicable, the name of the supplier of the oil in question as declared by the marketing outlet.
4
Before the end of the third month following that of the request referred to in paragraph 2, the Member State concerned shall inform the requester of the reference number allocated to it and of the action taken.