Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2019C00013:schedule:1:p55
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2019C00013
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 55/57)
Character Range: 208472–211471

Director‑General shall, in any case:
(a) Establish a stringent regime governing the collection, handling, transport and analysis of samples;
(b) Certify the laboratories designated to perform different types of analysis;
(c) Oversee the standardization of equipment and procedures at these designated laboratories and of mobile analytical equipment and procedures;
(d) Monitor quality control and overall standards in relation to the certification of these laboratories and in relation to mobile equipment and procedures; and
(e) Select from among the designated laboratories those which shall perform analytical or other functions in relation to specific investigations.
103. When off‑site analysis is to be performed, samples shall be analysed in at least two designated laboratories.  The Technical Secretariat shall ensure the expeditious processing of the analysis.  The samples shall be accounted for by the Technical Secretariat and any unused samples or portions thereof shall be returned to the Technical Secretariat.
104. The Technical Secretariat shall compile the results of the laboratory analysis of samples relevant to the purpose of the inspection.  Pursuant to Article IV, paragraph 63, the Director‑General shall transmit any such results promptly to the inspected State Party for comments and thereafter to the Executive Council and to all other States Parties and shall include detailed information concerning the equipment and methodology employed by the designated laboratories.

Conduct of Inspections in Areas beyond the Jurisdiction
or Control of any State

105. In case of an on‑site inspection in an area beyond the jurisdiction or control of any State, the Director‑General shall consult with the appropriate States Parties and agree on any transit or basing points to facilitate a speedy arrival of the inspection team in the inspection area.
106. The States Parties on whose territory transit or basing points are located shall, as far as possible, assist in facilitating the inspection, including transporting the inspection team, its baggage and equipment to the inspection area, as well as providing the relevant amenities specified in paragraph 11.  The Organization shall reimburse assisting States Parties for all costs incurred.
107. Subject to the approval of the Executive Council, the Director‑General may negotiate standing arrangements with States Parties to facilitate assistance in the event of an on‑site inspection in an area beyond the jurisdiction or control of any State.
108. In cases where one or more States Parties have conducted an investigation of an ambiguous event in an area beyond the jurisdiction or control of any State before a request is made for an on‑site inspection in that area, any results of such investigation may be taken into account by the Executive Council in its deliberations pursuant to Article IV.

Post‑Inspection Procedures

109. Upon conclusion of the inspection, the inspection team shall meet with the representative