# Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339/93 (Text with EEA relevance), Article 5: Operation of accreditation

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

1. The UK national accreditation body must, when requested by a conformity assessment body, evaluate whether that conformity assessment body is competent to carry out a specific conformity assessment activity. Where it is found to be competent, the UK national accreditation body must issue an accreditation certificate to that effect.
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3. The UK national accreditation body must monitor the conformity assessment bodies to which it has issued an accreditation certificate.
4. Where the UK national accreditation body ascertains that a conformity assessment body which has received an accreditation certificate is no longer competent to carry out a specific conformity assessment activity or has committed a serious breach of its obligations, the UK national accreditation body must take all appropriate measures within a reasonable timeframe to restrict, suspend or withdraw the accreditation certificate.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/765/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-765/article-5
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