1.Commission experts may, at the request of and in cooperation with the competent authorities of Member States, assist Member States during controls that third countries carry out.
2.In such cases, Member States in whose territory a third country is to carry out a control shall inform the Commission about the planning, scope, documentation and any other relevant information enabling the Commission to take part effectively in the control.
3.The Commission's assistance shall serve in particular to:
clarify Community feed and food law and animal health and animal welfare rules;
provide information and data available at Community level that may be useful for the control carried out by the third country;
ensure uniformity with regard to controls carried out by third countries.