They were indeed permitted to check their tags and seals - the last check was made less than two months prior to the US warning the UN inspectors to leave the country.
Face it - this was not a 'find'. The international community knew that they were there, legally. Wise up.
Wise up? What an insulting little liberal you are. They were allowed to check their 'tags and seals' but they had been forced to wait many months to get permission from Saddam. Get stuffed, democrat.