Food businesses as referred in the announcement provided pursuant to Paragraph 1 of the preceding article are required to prepare the following documents and information for examination when the central competent authority conducts the on-site certification procedures; where circumstances require, the central competent authority may take samples of the products:
1. Official business establishment certificate;
2. Basic information of food businesses;
3. Information pertaining to the manufacturing process management, standard operating procedures, quality control, and other sanitation and safety management system;
4. Other documents required by the central competent authority.
Food businesses shall not be entitled to any payment or compensation for the sampling provided for the purpose referred in the preceding paragraph.

Food businesses undergoing the certification procedure shall be obliged to submit true and accurate documents and information.

Where a food business undergoing the examination or sampling inspection referred in Article 3 is found to have violated the Act, the competent municipal or county (city) authority shall be entitled to impose the penalties defined in the Act.