Chapter I, Article 10 · Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/192

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Article 10Administrative measures#

1.The national accreditation body may suspend or withdraw the accreditation of a verifier where the verifier does not meet the requirements of this Regulation.

2.The national accreditation body shall suspend or withdraw the accreditation of a verifier where the verifier requests so.

3.The national accreditation body shall establish, document, implement and maintain a procedure for the suspension and withdrawal of the accreditation in line with the harmonised standard referred to in Article 1(2).

4.The national accreditation body shall suspend a verifier’s accreditation where the verifier has:

(a)committed a serious breach of the requirements of this Regulation;

(b)persistently and repeatedly failed to meet the requirements of this Regulation;

(c)breached any other specific terms and conditions laid down by the national accreditation body.

5.The national accreditation body shall withdraw a verifier’s accreditation where:

(a)the verifier has failed to remedy the grounds for a decision to suspend the accreditation certificate;

(b)a member of the verifier’s senior management or a staff member involved in verification activities under this Regulation has been found guilty of fraud;

(c)the verifier has intentionally provided false information or has intentionally concealed information.

6.Decisions by a national accreditation body to suspend or withdraw an accreditation in accordance with paragraphs 1, 4 and 5 shall be subject to appeal in accordance with the procedures established by Member States pursuant to Article 5(5) of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008.

7.Decisions by a national accreditation body to suspend or withdraw accreditation shall take effect after the verifier has been notified of them. The national accreditation body shall consider the impact on activities carried out prior to those decisions in light of the nature of the non-compliance.

8.The national accreditation body shall terminate the suspension of an accreditation certificate where it has received satisfactory information and concludes that the verifier meets the requirements of this Regulation.