1. The relevant authority may, whenever the public interest requires, test the goods in laboratories ensure the validity of the goods; 2. In the event of a dispute between the provider and the consumer, the relevant authority may test the goods in laboratories to ensure the validity of the goods; 3. The laboratories, in which the goods are tested, shall be determined at the discretion of the relevant authority or at the request of the consumer or provider; 4. The laboratory shall issue a report on the validity of the goods within the period specified by the relevant authority, and the report shall be circulated to the provider and consumer; 5. The report issued by laboratory shall be final and shall be relied upon by the relevant authority in determining the validity of the good; and 6. The provider shall test the goods outside the country at its own expense in the absence of a specialised laboratory in the country.
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