Regulations Governing Accreditation and Management of Professional Response and Consulting Agencies (Organizations) for Toxic and Concerned Chemical Substances Environmental Incidents Article 8

The competent authority shall review the submission of application specified in Articles 5 and 6 in accordance with the following processes and determine whether to accept or reject based on the results of the review:1.Document review: After receiving the application materials, the competent authority shall notify the applicant of the review fee payment within 7 days, and complete the document completeness review within 30 days from the next day after the review fee is paid.2.Site survey and field exercise review: After the document review is passed, the competent authority shall notify the applicant of the review fee payment within 7 days, complete the site survey review within 90 days from the next day after the review fee is paid, and complete the field exercise review within 90 days from the next day after the site survey review is passed. If necessary, the competent authority may extend the review period for another 30 days.If the review fee is not paid within the time limit stipulated in the preceding paragraph, the competent authority shall reject its application.