This resulted in a loss of time at border inspection posts, as one had to wait for the proper legislation to be found.

The border inspection posts are obliged to carry out documentary, identity and physical checks.

Imported meat is subject to 100% documentary and identity checks at border inspection posts.

Possibly the people at border inspection posts were not aware and/or concerned about being part of a national and European safety network.

Through it, central and local authorities, border inspection posts and economics operators are linked.

It may supplement law enforcement by setting up street inspection posts in urban areas to intercept drug smuggling and potential insurgency.

In addition, obligatory checks are carried out on all imports of animal products at the point of entry, in the EU border inspection posts.

Problems have been found at the following sites: livestock markets of national importance, border inspection posts, ports where animals are transferred from lorries to vessels, slaughterhouses and so on.

SHIFT stands for "System to assist with the Health controls of Import of items of veterinary concern at Frontier inspection posts from Third countries."

The negotiator, Oleg Grinevsky, said the Warsaw Pact was prepared to allow permanent inspection posts at its military airfields to insure that defensive aircraft were not re-equipped for offensive purposes.

The United States and the new Commonwealth of Independent States will rely heavily on satellites to detect any violations, but the agreements also call for spot field checks and permanent inspection posts at designated missile plants.

The auditors write, for instance, that Mr. Sevan's office permitted its own employees to lose money and thousands of dollars worth of equipment in the field and allowed its contractors to overcharge the United Nations and to understaff critical inspection posts where Iraqi oil and imported humanitarian goods were supposed to be inspected.