§ 364

(1) Subject to subsection (2), on the recommendation of a conformity verification body, the Minister must suspend the accreditation of a certification body if it does not comply with any provision of the Act, this Part or ISO/IEC 17065.

(2) The Minister must not suspend an accreditation unless the certification body (a) was provided with a written report that sets out the grounds for the suspension and the period within which corrective action must be taken in order to avoid the suspension; and (b) failed to take corrective action within that period or, if the conformity verification body granted an extension at the written request of the certification body, within any later period specified by the conformity verification body.

(3) The conformity verification body may grant an extension of the period in which corrective action must be taken only once.

(4) The Minister must notify the certification body in writing of the suspension and the date on which it takes effect.

(5) The certification body must provide the Minister, within 15 days after the day on which the suspension takes effect, with a list of the holders of the certificates that it has granted and a list of pending applications for certification.

(6) The suspension of an accreditation must be lifted if the Minister determines, on the recommendation of the conformity verification body, that corrective action has been taken.