# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1361 of 9 August 2016 on recognition of the ‘International Sustainability and Carbon Certification system’ for demonstrating compliance with the sustainability criteria under Directives 98/70/EC and 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Article 3

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The Commission may decide to repeal this Decision inter alia under the following circumstances:
(a) if it has been clearly demonstrated that the scheme has not implemented elements considered to be decisive for this Decision or if severe and structural breach of those elements has taken place;
(b) if the scheme fails to submit annual reports to the Commission as provided for in Article 7c(6) of Directive 98/70/EC and Article 18(6) of Directive 2009/28/EC;
(c) if the scheme fails to implement standards of independent auditing specified in implementing acts referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 7c(5) of Directive 98/70/EC and the third subparagraph of Article 18(5) of Directive 2009/28/EC or improvements to other elements of the scheme considered to be decisive for a continued recognition.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/1361/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1361/article-3
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