The Commodity Inspection Act Article 50

The BSMI shall promptly proceed with an investigation if there is a suspected violation of the provisions of this Act discovered while performing inspections or other relevant activities under the preceding Article.The investigation under the preceding Paragraph may be conducted using the following methods:1. Inquiring the obligatory inspection applicant, the distributor(s) of the commodity at issue, or other relevant parties, and requiring them to provide relevant documents or information;2. Dispatching personnel to the place(s) described in Paragraph 1 of Article 49 to conduct an investigation, taking samples of suspected nonconforming commodities, or requesting the obligatory inspection applicant or the distributor concerned to provide products of the same type or model as the commodity in question for further inspection; or3. If necessary, sealing up the suspected noncompliant commodities and placing them under the custody of the representative set forth in Subparagraph 1, or requesting the representative set forth in Subparagraph 1 to store the suspect commodity at a designated location.A record of the interview conducted during the investigation shall be made at the site of the investigation under the preceding Paragraph. The representative of the party being investigated, as set forth in Subparagraph 1 hereinabove, may be notified to make necessary statements while making such a record.If the investigation conducted under Paragraph 1 of this Article is impeded and such impediment cannot be eliminated without the assistance of the police, the BSMI may request the police authority to provide appropriate assistance as the situation requires.