Agricultural Production and Certification Act Article 30

Under any of the following circumstances, the central competent authority may issue a warning to the accreditation bodies depending on the severity of the violation, or impose a fine in an amount of not less than NTD20,000 and not more than NTD100,000 for each individual violation, or suspend the accreditation bodies from accepting new accreditation applications for a period time from 2 months up to 2 years.1. Violating paragraph 1 of Article 6 by evading, impeding, or refusing the supervision by the central competent authority, or providing false data and records.2. Violating subparagraph 1 of paragraph 1 of Article 6 by failing to submit the adopted, revised or rescinded accreditation standards to the central competent authority for approval.3. Violating subparagraph 2 of paragraph 1 of Article 6, by failing to review accreditation applications and assess the certification bodies based on the accreditation standards approved by the central competent authority.4. Violating subparagraph 3 of paragraph 1 of Article 6 by failing to retain records of accreditation activities for at least five years, making false records, or failing to submit records to the central competent authority every year.5. Violating subparagraph 4 of paragraph 1 of Article 6 by failing to assist or cooperate with the central competent authority on auditing the accredited certification bodies.6. Violating subparagraph 5 of paragraph 1 of Article 6 by failing to coordinate with other certification bodies to take over the certification services of an accredited certification body which is unable to provide certification.7. Violating paragraph 2 of Article 6 regarding the elements of accreditation standards, the items related to the accreditation activities to be recorded, and submission of documents established in the relevant regulations.If an accreditation body has been suspended from accepting new applications by the central competent authority in accordance with the preceding paragraph twice within 3 years, the central competent authority shall rescind its approval upon another violation of the preceding paragraph by the accreditation body. The central competent authority may also prohibit it from applying for approval in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 5 for a period from 2 years up to 5 years.For the accreditation body of which the approval is rescinded in accordance with the preceding paragraph, the central competent authority shall assume the contracts signed by the accreditation body with certification bodies; those certification bodies shall enter into accreditation contracts with other accreditation bodies within the period promulgated by the central competent authority, and the accreditation contracts with the central competent authority shall thereby be terminated at the same time.
中文原文 農產品生產及驗證管理法第30條
認證機構有下列情形之一者,中央主管機關得按其情節輕重,予以警告,或處新臺幣二萬元以上十萬元以下罰鍰,並得按次處罰,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、違反第六條第一項序文規定,規避、妨礙、拒絕中央主管機關之查核或提供不實資料。
二、違反第六條第一項第一款規定,未將擬訂、修正或廢止之認證基準報中央主管機關核定。
三、違反第六條第一項第二款規定,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。
四、違反第六條第一項第三款規定,未保存有關經營認證業務之紀錄至少五年,或記錄不實,或未每年報中央主管機關備查。
五、違反第六條第一項第四款規定,不協助或配合中央主管機關查核經其認證合格之驗證機構。
六、違反第六條第一項第五款規定,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。
七、違反第六條第二項所定辦法中有關認證基準應包括事項、經營認證業務紀錄之項目或申報備查之規定。
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案件二次後,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,禁止其依第五條第一項規定申請許可。
認證機構經依前項規定廢止許可者,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.