Regulations Governing the Implementation and Monitoring of Type Certification for Mechanical Products Article 23

Government agencies, academic institutes or non-profit legal persons possessing the following qualifications may apply to the central competent authority for becoming recognized certification bodies:1.To have the competence to perform certification activities and be impartial, have a fixed place for business, have a sound organization structure and have good financial infrastructure,2.To have established product certification systems in compliance with ISO/IEC 17065 or other equivalent standards, and to be accredited by the accreditation body in Taiwan recognized by the central competent authority in relevant fields,3.To have professional testing laboratories related to type certification and be accredited against ISO/IEC 17025 in relevant fields,4.To have one full-time professional certification personnel for each product category it intends to provide certification service, and5.Other qualifications stipulated by the central competent authority.