1.[F1The UK national accreditation body must], when requested by a conformity assessment body, evaluate whether that conformity assessment body is competent to carry out a specific conformity assessment activity. Where it is found to be competent, [F2the UK national accreditation body must] issue an accreditation certificate to that effect.
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3.[F4The UK national accreditation body must] monitor the conformity assessment bodies to which [F5it has] issued an accreditation certificate.
4.Where [F6the UK national accreditation body] ascertains that a conformity assessment body which has received an accreditation certificate is no longer competent to carry out a specific conformity assessment activity or has committed a serious breach of its obligations, [F7the UK national accreditation body must] take all appropriate measures within a reasonable timeframe to restrict, suspend or withdraw the accreditation certificate.
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Textual Amendments
F1Words in Art. 5(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 33 para. 6(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in Art. 5(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 33 para. 6(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Art. 5(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 33 para. 6(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Words in Art. 5(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 33 para. 6(c)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Words in Art. 5(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 33 para. 6(c)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6Words in Art. 5(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 33 para. 6(d)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F7Words in Art. 5(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 33 para. 6(d)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F8Art. 5(5) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 33 para. 6(e); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)