an inspection of a technical nature, not announced by the authorities and therefore unexpected, of a commercial vehicle circulating within the territory of a Member State carried out on the public highway by the authorities, or under their supervision
A technical roadside inspection shall comprise one, two or all of the following aspects:
(a) a visual assessment of the maintenance condition of the commercial vehicle when stationary;
(b) a check on a recent roadside technical inspection report as referred to in Article 5 or on the documentation attesting to the vehicle's technical roadworthiness and in particular, in the case of a vehicle registered or put into service in a Member State, proof that the commercial vehicle has undergone a statutory technical roadworthiness test in accordance with Directive 96/96/EC;
(c) an inspection for irregularities covering one, more than one or all of the items to be checked listed in Annex I, point 10.
