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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-303/article-10",
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  "legislation": "eur/2008/303",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 303/2008 of 2 April 2008 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, minimum requirements and the conditions for mutual recognition for the certification of companies and personnel as regards stationary refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment containing certain fluorinated greenhouse gases (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-303",
  "path": "article/10",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "10",
  "heading": "Certification body",
  "text": "1. A certification body shall be provided for by a national law or regulation, or designated by the competent authority of a Member State or other entities entitled to do so, as being allowed to issue certificates to personnel or companies involved in one or more of the activities referred to in Article 2.\nThe certification body shall be independent and impartial in carrying out its activities.\n2. The certification body shall establish and apply procedures for the issuance, suspending and withdrawing of certificates.\n3. The certification body shall maintain records that allow verifying the status of a certified person or company. The records shall demonstrate that the certification process has been effectively fulfilled. Records shall be kept for a minimum period of five years.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/303/article/10",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:52:20.517209+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}