Organic Agriculture Promotion Act Article 33

Under any of the following circumstances, the Central Competent Authority shall warn the accreditation bodies according to the severity, or impose a penalty of suspending the accreditation bodies to accept new accreditation applications for a period from 2 months up to 2 years:1.Violation of paragraph 4 of Article 11, accreditation bodies evading, impeding, or refusing the supervision by the Central Competent Authority, or providing false data.2.Violation of subparagraph 1 of paragraph 4 of Article 11, accreditation bodies accepting accreditation applications from countries or areas not permitted by the Central Competent Authority.3.Violation of subparagraph 2 of paragraph 4 of Article 11, accreditation bodies failing to report the formulation, amendment or abolishment of accreditation standards to the Central Competent Authority.4.Violation of subparagraph 3 of paragraph 4 of Article 11, accreditation bodies failing to review accreditation applications or assess certification activities performed by the certification body in accordance with standards approved by the Central Competent Authority.5.Violation of subparagraph 4 of paragraph 4 of Article 11, failing to retain records related to accreditation task for at least 5 years, keeping false records, or failing to notify the Central Competent Authority for the record.6.Violation of subparagraph 5 of paragraph 4 of Article 11, accreditation bodies failing to comply with the Central Competent Authority on examining the certification bodies they accredited.7.Violation of subparagraph 6 of paragraph 4 of Article 11, accreditation bodies failing to coordinate with other certification bodies to take over the certification tasks when one certification body is unable to continue the certification business.8.Violation of paragraph 5 of Article 11, regarding the supervision and management of accreditation bodies, the required items related to the accreditation tasks to be recorded, and the notification documents specified in the above paragraph.If an accreditation body has been suspended from accepting new applications by the Central Competent Authority under the above paragraph twice in the previous 3 years, another violation specified in the previous paragraph shall result in Central Competent Authority abolishing the permission and prohibit accreditation body to apply for permission under paragraph 1 of Article 11 for a period from 2 years up to 5 years.For accreditation body revoked in accordance with the above paragraph, the Central Competent Authority shall assume the accreditation body’s contracts signed with the certification bodies; those certification bodies shall enter into an accreditation contract with other accreditation bodies within the period designated by the Central Competent Authority, and the accreditation contracts with the Central Competent Authority will thereby be terminated at the same time.
中文原文 有機農業促進法第33條
認證機構有下列情形之一者,得按其情節輕重,予以警告,或令二個月以上二年以下期間,停止其受理新申請認證案件之處分:
一、違反第十一條第四項規定,規避、妨礙、拒絕接受中央主管機關之查核或提供不實資料。
二、違反第十一條第四項第一款規定,於中央主管機關許可以外之國家或地區受理申請認證之案件。
三、違反第十一條第四項第二款規定,未將擬訂、修正或廢止之認證基準報中央主管機關核定。
四、違反第十一條第四項第三款規定,未依中央主管機關核定之認證基準審查申請認證之案件或對驗證機構所經營驗證業務實施評鑑。
五、違反第十一條第四項第四款規定,未保存有關經營認證業務之紀錄五年以上、保存不實紀錄,或未報中央主管機關備查。
六、違反第十一條第四項第五款規定,不配合中央主管機關查核經其認證合格之驗證機構。
七、違反第十一條第四項第六款規定,於驗證機構未能繼續經營驗證業務時,未協調其他驗證機構承接其驗證業務。
八、違反第十一條第五項所定辦法有關認證機構之監督、管理、經營認證業務紀錄之項目或申報備查文件之規定。
認證機構於三年內,經中央主管機關依前項規定停止受理新申請認證業務二次後,再有前項各款情形之一者,中央主管機關應廢止其許可,並得令二年以上五年以下期間,禁止其依第十一條第一項規定,申請許可。
依前項規定廢止許可之認證機構,自廢止之日起,其與驗證機構簽訂之認證契約,由中央主管機關繼受;各該驗證機構並應於中央主管機關公告之期間內,與其他認證機構簽訂認證契約,其與中央主管機關之認證契約同時終止。

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