Regulations Governing Commission of Commodity Inspection Operations Article 22

If a certification body has any of the following circumstances, the BSMI may temporarily suspend, pursuant to the commission contract, the right of the certification body to perform commissioned certification activities within a certain period of time. The BSMI shall resume the right after the certification body has completed the corrective action and been examined and approved by the BSM:1. Where the certification body does not fill in a vacant position of the certification personnel and violates the requirements set out in Subparagraph 1, Paragraph 1 of Article 6;2. Where the accreditation by the TAF has been suspended;3. Where the recognition of the designated testing laboratory or designated factory inspection body that belongs to the certification body has been temporarily suspended by the BSMI, or the qualification for technical body which is designated by the BSMI per public notice according to Subparagraph 3, Paragraph 1 of Article 5 has been lost;4. Having violated the provision set forth in Article 11;5. Where the certification body has failed to submit documents within the given time limit after receiving a notice to submit by a given time limit unless reasonable cause is shown; or6. Having failed to take appropriate actions and cooperate with the BSMI when notified by the BSMI to cooperate with in the BSMI’s action for conducting assessment or handling appeal, complain, or disputing case.