The ECB may grant a manufacturer an accreditation for the requested euro secure item activity or euro item activity at a manufacturing site if that manufacturer has successfully demonstrated its compliance with the accreditation requirements set out in Articles 3 and 4 or if the ECB grants a derogation in accordance with Article 6(3).

The ECB shall grant an accreditation in the form of a decision specifying the legal entity, the manufacturing site and the euro secure item activity or the euro item activity for which the accreditation has been granted.

Following notification of the accreditation, the accredited manufacturer shall inform the ECB, in a timely manner before the start date of the respective euro secure item activity or euro item activity, in order for the ECB to proceed with the relevant inspections during a euro secure item activity or a euro item activity.