Organic Agriculture Promotion Act Article 11

Any institution or legal entity shall not engage the following accreditation activities until submitting the documents to apply for and obtaining the permission from the Central Competent Authority and any amendments thereto.The validity of the certificate of the aforementioned permission shall not exceed 5 years; the application for accreditation renewal shall be submitted to the Central Competent Authority one year prior to expiration. The validity of renewed certificate shall not exceed 5 years.The accreditation tasks conducted by accreditation bodies are the following:1.Accepting and reviewing accreditation applications.2.Signing accreditation contracts with those who are accredited.3.Issuing accreditation certificates to the certification bodies in the qualified scope.4.Assessing the accredited certification bodies through examining their certification activities.5.Other tasks related to accreditation activities.Accreditation bodies shall be subject to supervision by the Central Competent Authority and shall not evade from, impede, or refuse such supervision or provide false data. The accreditation bodies shall comply with the following:1.Accepting accreditation applications from the countries or areas approved by the Central Competent Authority.2.Establishing and submitting accreditation standards to the Central Competent Authority for approval. The amendments or abolishment of which are included.3.Reviewing accreditation application and assessing the certification bodies in accordance with accreditation standards approved by the Central Competent Authority.4.Retaining records related to accreditation tasks for at least 5 years and notifying the Central Competent Authority for the record.5.Assisting and coordinating with the Central Competent Authority on examining accredited certification bodies.6.For certification bodies unable to provide certification services, the accreditation bodies shall coordinate among certification bodies for their certification business to be taken over.The Central Competent Authority shall establish regulations to stipulate the eligibility, procedure, required documents, and criteria for the application of permission and its amendment specified in paragraph 1; required documents for renewal application specified in paragraph 2; the items that shall be described in the certificates specified in subparagraph 3 of paragraph 3; the procedures and methods for supervising, managing, examining the accreditation bodies, the required coverage of accreditation standards, the required items related to the accreditation tasks to be recorded, and the notification documents specified in the above paragraph; and other relevant requirements.
中文原文 有機農業促進法第11條
機構、法人經營認證業務者,應檢附相關文件,向中央主管機關申請許可,並於取得認證機構許可證明文件後,始得為之;許可事項有變更者,亦同。
前項許可證明文件之有效期間不得超過五年;期滿前一年得向中央主管機關申請許可展延,每次展延期間不得超過五年。
認證機構之認證業務如下:
一、受理及審查申請認證之案件。
二、與認證合格者簽訂認證契約。
三、依認證合格之驗證業務類別發給驗證機構認證證書。
四、對經其認證合格之驗證機構所經營驗證業務實施評鑑。
五、其他與認證有關之業務。
認證機構經營認證業務,應遵守下列事項,並應接受中央主管機關之監督及查核,不得規避、妨礙、拒絕或提供不實資料:
一、於中央主管機關許可之國家或地區受理申請認證之案件。
二、擬訂認證基準,報中央主管機關核定;其修正、廢止,亦同。
三、依中央主管機關核定之認證基準審查申請認證之案件,並依認證基準對驗證機構所經營驗證業務實施評鑑。
四、保存有關經營認證業務之紀錄五年以上,並報中央主管機關備查。
五、協助並配合中央主管機關查核經其認證合格之驗證機構。
六、驗證機構未能繼續經營驗證業務者,認證機構應協調其他驗證機構承接其驗證業務。
第一項申請許可及變更許可之資格、程序、應檢附文件、許可要件、第二項申請展延應檢附文件、第三項第三款認證證書應記載事項、前項認證機構之監督、管理、查核認證機構之程序、方法、認證基準應包括事項、經營認證業務紀錄之項目、申報備查之文件及其他應遵行事項之辦法,由中央主管機關定之。

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