Paragraph 82 Independence and impartialityF1
The national accreditation body must be organised in a manner that guarantees its full independence from verifiers it assesses and its impartiality in carrying out its accreditation activities.
For the purpose of sub-paragraph (1), the national accreditation body must not—
offer or provide any activities or services provided by a verifier;
provide consultancy services, own shares in or otherwise have a financial or managerial interest in a verifier.
Without prejudice to paragraph 81(2), the structure, responsibilities and tasks of the national accreditation body must be clearly distinguished from those of the regulator and those of other national authorities.
The national accreditation body must take all final decisions pertaining to the accreditation of verifiers but may sub-contract certain activities, subject to the requirements set out in the standard referred to in paragraph 71(2).