Article 6 Harmonised quality criteria and implementing conditions
United Kingdom
After consulting the Commission, the Authority shall lay down harmonised quality criteria for the performance of tasks which it entrusts to the organisations on the list, in particular:
criteria to ensure that tasks are performed to high scientific and technical standards, especially with regard to the scientific and/or technical qualifications of staff assigned to them;
criteria relating to the resources which may be allocated to the performance of tasks, especially with a view to ensuring that they are completed by pre-established deadlines;
criteria relating to the existence of rules and procedures for ensuring that specific categories of tasks are carried out with independence, integrity and respect for confidentiality.
The precise conditions for the performance of tasks entrusted to organisations on the list shall be laid down in specific agreements between the Authority and each organisation concerned.