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Article 23

Interim measures

Member States shall provide for the possibility for their competent authorities to take immediate interim measures, including the seizure of the relevant commodities or relevant products, or the suspension of the placing or making available on the market or the export of the relevant commodities or relevant products, when potential non-compliance with this Regulation has been detected on the basis of any of the following:

(a)

the examination of evidence or other relevant information, including information exchanged under Article 21 or substantiated concerns submitted under Article 31;

(b)

the checks referred to in Articles 18 and 19;

(c)

the identification of risks by the information system referred to in Article 33.

Where necessary, Member States shall immediately inform the Commission and the competent authorities of other Member States about such measures.

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