CHAPTER VI

INFORMATION EXCHANGE

Information exchange on surveillance
Article 73
1
Where the national accreditation body of the Member State in which a verifier is performing a verification has been requested, pursuant to Article 49(5), to carry out surveillance activities, that national accreditation body shall report its findings to the national accreditation body that has accredited the verifier, unless otherwise agreed between both national accreditation bodies.
2
The national accreditation body that has accredited the verifier shall take the findings referred to in paragraph 1 into account when assessing whether the verifier meets the requirements of this Regulation.
3
Where the findings referred to in paragraph 1 show evidence that the verifier is not complying with this Regulation, the national accreditation body that has accredited the verifier shall take appropriate action pursuant to this Regulation and shall inform the national accreditation body that has carried out surveillance activities on:
a
what action has been taken by the national accreditation body that has accredited the verifier;
b
where appropriate, how the findings were resolved by the verifier;
c
where relevant, what administrative measures have been imposed on the verifier.