Regulations Governing Recognition of Designated Testing Laboratory for Commodity Inspection Article 18

If a designated testing laboratory has any of the following circumstances, the BSMI may temporarily suspend the right of the designated testing laboratory to issue the test report and to perform relevant testing activities in whole or a part of relevant testing categories in the name of a designated testing laboratory within a certain period of time. The BSMI shall resume the right after the designated testing laboratory has completed the corrective action and be examined and approved by the BSMI:1. In accordance with subparagraph 2, Paragraph One of Article 4, the testing and related activities facility has violate Regional Plan Act, Urban Planning Law, Spatial Planning Act, Building Act or other relevant laws and regulations within the given time limit after receiving a notice to correct by a given time limit. Having circumstances in Article 17-2 shall fulfill the regulations of Article 17-2 not be applicable to this subparagraph;2. Having violated the provision of subparagraph 4 or 5, Paragraph One of Article 4 within the given time limit after receiving a notice to correct by a given time limit;3. Where major defects have been found by two consecutive surveillance in accordance with Article 10;4. Where the result of the second surveillance set forth in Paragraph 2 of Article 11 is not satisfied, or the corrective action plan is not submitted within the prescribed timeframe as required under Paragraph 3 of the same Article or the submitted corrective action plan cannot effectively correct the defects;5. Having failed to participate in the proficiency testing program designated by the BSMI;6. Where the designated testing laboratory has been found to be not in conformity with the requirements in two consecutive proficiency testing program;7. Where the designated testing laboratory has failed to submit documents within the given time limit after receiving a notice to submit by a given time limit unless good cause is shown;8. Having violated the provision of Article 16 by evading, impeding or rejecting the review, examination or verification;9. Where the accreditation of the designated testing laboratory has been temporarily suspended by the domestic accreditation body and the recognition of which is granted in accordance with Article 17;10. Having failed to replace the report signatory within the given time limit after receiving a notice to correct by a given time limit or failed to submit the said within 7 days after replacing to the BSMI for reference, in accordance with Article 17-1;11. Having failed to submit corrective action plan within the given time limit after receiving a notice to submit by a given time limit, in accordance with Paragraph One of Article 17-2;12. Having failed to take appropriate actions and cooperate with the BSMI in handling surveillance, appeals, complaints and disputes and have further not cooperated with the BSMI after receiving a notice to cooperate;13. Having rejected the application for product testing within the scope recognized by the BSMI, unless good cause is shown; or14. Other circumstances that are deemed by the BSMI as having unfavorable impact on the good practice for commodity inspection or quality of testing operation.
中文原文 商品檢驗指定試驗室認可管理辦法第18條
指定試驗室有下列情事之一者,標準檢驗局得暫停其於一定期間內就相關檢測領域之全部或一部分以指定試驗室名義簽具試驗報告及執行檢測相關活動之權利,俟試驗室完成改善並經查核或查證符合後始予恢復:
一、第四條第一項第二款供檢測或相關活動使用之場地有違反區域計畫法、都市計畫法、國土計畫法、建築法或其他相關法規之規定,經通知限期改善,屆期未改善。
但有第十七條之二所定情形者,應依該規定辦理,不適用本款規定。
二、未符合第四條第一項第四款或第五款,經通知限期改善,屆期未改善。
三、依第十條實施追查,連續二次追查均有主要缺點。
四、依第十一條第二項複查結果仍不符合或未依同條第三項規定期限內提出矯正計畫或矯正計畫未能有效改正缺點。
五、未參加標準檢驗局指定之能力試驗計畫。
六、連續二次能力試驗不符規定。
七、經通知限期提供資料,無正當理由而屆期未提供。
八、違反第十六條不得規避、妨礙或拒絕之規定。
九、依第十七條規定取得認可之指定試驗室,經我國認證機構暫時停止認證。
十、依第十七條之一規定,經通知限期撤換報告簽署人,屆期未撤換或未於撤換之次日起七日內,報請標準檢驗局備查。
十一、依第十七條之二第一項規定,經標準檢驗局通知限期提出改善計畫,屆期未提出。
十二、未能採取各項安排,以利標準檢驗局辦理追查或申訴、抱怨、爭議案件之處理,經標準檢驗局通知仍未配合。
十三、無正當理由而拒絕受理認可檢測範圍內之商品試驗。
十四、其他經標準檢驗局認定有影響商品檢驗良好作業或檢測業務品質之事項。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.