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8. A designated authority must without delay notify the Scottish Ministers or Food Standards Scotland (as appropriate) if it considers that it is unable to undertake action required in any individual case under Title IV (administrative assistance and cooperation), and must provide such information to the Scottish Ministers or Food Standards Scotland as they may reasonably request.
9.—(1) For the purposes of assisting a competent authority of another member State as provided for in Article 104, or enabling a competent or designated authority to do so, an inspector may on entering premises or when inspecting records—
(a)be accompanied by an authorised officer of a competent authority of another member State;
(b)show records to such an officer; and
(c)make, or require the making of, copies of records for such an officer.
(2) For the purposes of facilitating a visit by an inspection team as provided for in Article 108, an inspector may be accompanied by a representative of the EU Commission when exercising powers under relevant legislation to enter premises or to inspect records.
(3) An enforcement officer may require any person to provide them with such assistance, information or facilities as they may reasonably require for the purposes of the execution or enforcement of these Regulations or the EU Regulations.
10.—(1) Any expenses incurred by a competent authority or a designated authority in carrying out enforcement activities under these Regulations, or measures under Articles 66, 67, 69 or 138, may be recovered from the relevant operator, and such expenses must be paid on written demand.
(2) Any unpaid sum under these Regulations may be recovered—
(a)as a civil debt;
(b)under an order of the court, on such terms as the court may order.
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