1.   The European Union shall have the right to conduct, in accordance with the applicable acts of one or more Union institutions or bodies and as provided in relevant agreements and/or contracts, technical, scientific, financial, or other types of reviews and audits on the premises of any natural person residing in or any legal entity established in Montenegro and receiving European Union funding, as well as any third party involved in the implementation of Union funds residing or established in Montenegro. Such review and audits may be carried out by the agents of the institutions and bodies of the European Union, in particular of the European Commission and the European Court of Auditors, or by other persons mandated by the European Commission.

2.   The agents of the institutions and bodies of the European Union, in particular of the European Commission and the European Court of Auditors, and the other persons mandated by the European Commission, shall have appropriate access to sites, works and documents (both in electronic and paper versions) and to all the information required in order to carry out such audits, including the right of obtaining a physical/electronic copy of, and extracts from, any document or the contents of any data medium held by the audited natural or legal person, or by the audited third party.

3.   Montenegro shall not prevent or raise any particular obstacle to the right of entrance in Montenegro and to the access to the premises of the agents and other persons referred to in paragraph 2 on the grounds of the exercise of their duties referred to in this Article.

4.   The reviews and audits may be carried out, also after the suspension of application of this Agreement pursuant to its Article 9(5), the cessation of provisional application or its termination, on the terms laid down in the applicable acts of one or more European Union institutions or bodies and as provided in relevant agreements and/or contracts in relation to any legal commitment implementing the European Union budget entered into by the European Union before the date on which the suspension of application of this Agreement pursuant to its Article 9(5), the cessation of provisional application or termination of this Agreement takes effect.

1.   The European Commission and the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) shall be authorised to carry out administrative investigations, including on-the-spot checks and inspections, on the territory of Montenegro. These investigations shall be carried out in accordance with the terms and conditions established by applicable acts of one or more Union institutions.

2.   The competent authorities of Montenegro shall inform the European Commission or OLAF within reasonable time of any fact or suspicion which has come to their notice relating to an irregularity, fraud or other illegal activity affecting the financial interests of the Union.

3.   On-the-spot checks and inspections may be carried out on the premises of any natural person residing in or legal entity established in Montenegro and receiving Union funds, as well as of any third party involved in the implementation of Union funds residing or established in Montenegro.