French Intellectual Property Code
In forceI. - Accredited inspection bodies send the inspection report to the inspected operator and to the defence and management organisation within one month of the completion of the inspection.
On the basis of the report sent by the accredited inspection body, or any other element brought to its knowledge that establishes that the operator is not complying with the specifications, the defence and management organisation invites the operator to bring itself into compliance within a specified period. The operator shall inform the defence and management body of the corrective measures taken to this end.
Before an operator is excluded pursuant to 6° of Article L. 721-6, the defence and management body shall send it formal notice asking it to comply with its obligations within a specified period of time, which may not be less than one month, and informing it of the exclusion it will incur if it fails to comply.
II. - Accredited certification bodies send the inspected operator the inspection report within one month of completion of the inspection.
Certification is granted by the certification body only after the operator has corrected the major shortcomings within the period set by the certification body. The certification decision is evidenced by a certificate sent to the operator. The certification body sends a copy of the certification decision to the defence and management body.
The certification body monitors the certified operator. In the event of a major breach, the certification body sends it formal notice to rectify the breach within a specified period.
The certification body informs the defence and management body in the event of modification of the certificate or reduction, termination, suspension or withdrawal of certification. In the event of non-granting, termination, suspension or withdrawal of certification, the defence and management body excludes the operator without delay in accordance with 6° of Article L. 721-6.
III. - The inspection report referred to in I and II of this article and, where applicable, the certificate issued by the certification body contain the accreditation mark or a textual reference to the accreditation.
IV. - Information on the results of checks carried out by inspection or certification bodies, on corrective measures taken by operators, on certification decisions, on amendments to certificates and on reductions, terminations, suspensions or withdrawals of certification shall be sent to the National Institute of Industrial Property by the defence and management body by electronic means within the time limits and under the conditions laid down by decision of the Director General of the Institute. The Institute verifies the consistency between the inspection reports and the corrective measures requested and applied.
