[X1CHAPTER IIIU.K. WITHDRAWAL OF RECOGNITION

Article 10U.K.Withdrawal of recognition

1.[F1The Secretary of State may make] a decision to withdraw the recognition of an organisation, in the cases referred to in Article 7(1) points (a) to (e) of Regulation (EC) No 391/2009.

2.In order to determine whether a repeated and serious failure constitutes an unacceptable threat to safety or the environment in accordance with Article 7(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 391/2009, the following elements shall be taken into account:

(a)the information and circumstances referred to in Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 391/2009, particularly in light of the circumstances referred to in Articles 5 and 6 of this Regulation;

(b)the criteria and, as the case may be, thresholds defined in Commission Decision 2009/491/EC.

3.When fines and periodic penalty payments imposed on a recognised organisation reach the maximum ceiling established in accordance with Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 391/2009 and appropriate corrective action has not been taken by the recognised organisation, the [F2Secretary of State] may consider that these measures have not attained their objective of removing any potential threat to safety or the environment.

F3Article 11U.K.Procedure to withdraw recognition at the request of a Member State

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