Article 12 Cooperation with the certification bodies

The Agency shall support the harmonised system of certification through the provision of:

1. (a)

   assistance to national accreditation bodies and to the relevant national authorities recognising the certification bodies;

2. (b)

   cooperation on appropriate accreditation and certification schemes. Those schemes shall set out evaluation criteria and procedures to assess compliance of certification bodies with the requirements set out in Annex I (via the European accreditation infrastructure established pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008).