However, that instrument, while allowing for timely action across all Member States concerned to counter certain serious risks along the agri-food chain, cannot serve the purpose of enabling effective cross border assistance and cooperation between competent authorities to ensure that cases of non-compliance with Union agri-food chain legislation which have a cross-border dimension are effectively pursued not only in the Member State where the non-compliance is first detected but also in the Member State where the non-compliance originated.
Mar sin féin, cé go lamhálann an ionstraim sin gníomhaíocht thráthúil ar fud na mBallstát ar fad lena mbaineann chun freagairt do rioscaí tromchúiseacha áirithe feadh an tslabhra agraibhia, ní fheidhmeoidh sí chun cúnamh éifeachtach trasteorann agus comhar a chumasú idir na húdaráis inniúla chun a áirithiú go ndéantar cásanna de neamhchomhlíonadh le reachtaíocht an Aontais maidir leis an slabhra agraibhia a mbaineann gné trasteorann leis a ionchúiseamh ar bhealach éifeachtach ní hamháin sa Bhallstát ina mbraitear an neamhchomhlíonadh an chéad uair, ach freisin sa Bhallstát inar tionscnaíodh an neamhchomhlíonadh.