Chapter II, Section 1, Article 9 · Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/2551

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Article 9Suspension and withdrawal of accreditation and reduction of the scope of accreditation#

1.Without prejudice to paragraph 2, 3 and 4 of this Article, the national accreditation body may suspend or withdraw an accreditation or reduce the scope of accreditation of a verifier, where the verifier does not meet the requirements set out in this Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2023/956, or in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2546.

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

3.The national accreditation body shall suspend an accreditation or reduce the scope of accreditation of a verifier, where the verifier has:

(a)committed a serious breach of the requirements set out in this Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2023/956 or Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2546;

(b)persistently and repeatedly failed to meet the requirements set out in this Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2023/956 or Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2546;

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

4.The national accreditation body shall withdraw an accreditation of a verifier where:

(a)the verifier has failed to remedy the shortcomings that constituted the grounds for a decision to suspend the accreditation;

(b)a member of the management of the verifier, or a member of the verifier’s staff involved in verification activities under Regulation (EU) 2023/956, has been found guilty of fraud;

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

5.A verifier may launch an appeal before the national accreditation body against a decision of that national accreditation body to suspend or withdraw an accreditation or to reduce the scope of an accreditation in accordance with paragraphs 1, 3 and 4.

6.Decisions of a national accreditation body to suspend or withdraw accreditation or to reduce the scope of accreditation shall take effect upon the date of notification of the verifier.

7.The national accreditation body shall revoke the decision to suspend an accreditation certificate where it concludes that the verifier meets the requirements of this Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2023/956 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2546.