Administration Regulations of Regulatory Certification Bodies for Public Telecommunications Networks Article 9

The commission contract signed between the competent authority and the regulatory certification body shall be for a period of four years. Three months prior to the expiration of the commission contract period, the regulatory certification body may apply for renewal of the contract within two months, and the competent authority may conduct review and on-site assessment in accordance with the provisions of Articles 4 and 5 as necessary.If the contract period mentioned in the preceding paragraph expires or is suspended in accordance with Paragraph 8 of the preceding article, the regulatory certification body shall not accept new examination cases. However, the accepted examination cases shall continue to be processed until the examination has been completed.When the commission contract relationship has terminated, the regulatory certification body shall transfer the relevant files of the accepted examination cases to the competent authority within seven days from the termination date of the commission.