CHAPTER IVACCREDITATION

Article 50Surveillance

1

The national accreditation body shall carry out an annual surveillance of each verifier to which it has issued an accreditation certificate.

The surveillance shall at least comprise the following:

a

a visit to the premises of the verifier with a view to carrying out the activities referred to Article 48(1)(b);

b

witnessing the performance and competence of a representative number of the verifier's staff in accordance with Article 48(1)(c).

2

The national accreditation body shall carry out the first surveillance of a verifier in accordance with paragraph 1 no later than 12 months after the date on which the accreditation certificate has been issued to that verifier.

3

The national accreditation body shall prepare its plan for the surveillance of each verifier in a manner that allows for representative samples of the scope of accreditation to be assessed, in accordance with the requirements laid down in the F1standard referred to in Annex III.

4

Based on the results of the surveillance referred to in paragraph 1, the national accreditation body shall decide whether to confirm the continuation of accreditation.

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