Paragraph 75 AssessmentF1
For the purposes of the assessment referred to in paragraph 73, the assessment team appointed in accordance with paragraph 83 must, at least—
review all relevant documents and records supplied by the applicant pursuant to paragraph 74;
carry out an on-site visit to review a representative sample of the internal verification documentation and assess the implementation of the applicant’s quality management system and the procedures or processes for verification activities referred to in paragraph 67;
witness the performance and competence of a representative number of the applicant’s staff involved verifying annual emissions reports to ensure that they operate in accordance with this Part.
The assessment team must carry out the activities outlined in sub-paragraph (1) in compliance with the requirements of the standard referred to in paragraph 71(2).
The assessment team must report its findings and any non-conformities to the applicant and request a response, in accordance with the requirements of the standard referred to in paragraph 71(2).
The applicant must take corrective action to address any non-conformities reported pursuant to sub-paragraph (3) and submit a response with an indication of what action it has taken, or plans to take within a time set by the national accreditation body, to resolve them.
The national accreditation body must review the response that the applicant submits pursuant to sub-paragraph (4).
Where the national accreditation body finds the applicant’s response or the action taken to be insufficient or ineffective, it must ask the applicant to submit further information or take further action.
The national accreditation body may also request evidence of, or carry out a follow-up assessment to assess, the actual implementation of the corrective action.