5. Member States shall ensure that the competent authorities of the home Member State, in the exercise of their functions and duties provided for in this Directive, ask the competent authorities of the host Member State for their assistance in carrying out an on-site inspection of a branch set up, or of a credit service provider appointed, in a host Member State. The on-site inspection of a branch or of a credit service provider shall be conducted in accordance with the law of the Member State where the inspection is carried out.