Regulations Governing the Recognition of Designated Laboratory for Measuring Instrument Article 17

Under any of the following circumstances, the dedicated weights and measures authority may temporarily deprive a designated laboratory of the right to sign test report in the name of designated laboratory in the recognized category of measuring instrument; and recover the right after it is confirmed through reexamination that improvement has been made within the specified time limit:1.Where the designated laboratory does not apply for reexamination in accordance with the provision of Article 11;2.Where any non-conformity that is not likely to cause test failure or only happens by chance is found in the reexamination conducted under Article 11;3.Where the designated laboratory does not submit the relevant documents to the dedicated weights and measures authority for reference as prescribed in Article 12;4.Where the designated laboratory does not apply for reexamination in accordance with the provision of Article 13;5.Where the designated laboratory refuses or fails to provide requested data without justifiable reasons shown or within a given time limit;6.Where the designated laboratory does not cooperate to take necessary measures and arrangements for the dedicated weights and measures authority to conduct surveillance activities, appeals, complaints or disputes after the authority has given a notice to the laboratory; or7.Where the recognition is terminated by the domestic accreditation body.Where a designated laboratory violates the provision set forth in Article 15 to evading, hindering or refusal of investigation, the dedicated weights and measures authority may temporarily deprive the laboratory of the right to sign test reports in the name of a designated laboratory in its recognized category of measuring instrument within a certain period.