# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/779 of 16 May 2019 laying down detailed provisions on a system of certification of entities in charge of maintenance of vehicles pursuant to Directive (EU) 2016/798 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Regulation (EU) No 445/2011 (Text with EEA relevance), Division 2: INDEPENDENCE

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

The certification body shall be organisationally and functionally independent in its decision-making from railway undertakings, infrastructure managers, keepers, manufacturers and entities in charge of maintenance and shall not provide similar services.
The independence of the staff responsible for the certification checks shall be guaranteed. No official shall be remunerated on the basis of either the number of checks performed or the results of those checks.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/779/annex/I/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-779/annex-I/division-2
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