Suspension

9.0 Procedure for Suspension of certificate

9.1 RCPL suspends certification in cases when -

• The client's certified management system has persistently or seriously failed to meet certification requirements
• The client’s management system has persistently lost the effectiveness of the management system
• The certified client does not allow surveillance or recertification audits to be conducted at the required frequencies
• The certified client has voluntarily requested a suspension.

9.2 Under suspension, the client's management system certification is declared temporarily invalid. RCPL makes enforceable agreement with its clients to ensure that in case of suspension the client refrains from further promotion of its certification.

9.3 RCPL makes the suspended status of the certification publicly accessible by publishing its name in the list of those organizations whose certificates have been suspended.

9.4 RCPL informs its client that failure to resolve the issues that have resulted in the suspension, within a time limit (3 months) defined by RCPL, would result in withdrawal of the scope of certification. This period can be extended on request of the client for another 3 months, within which the client must eliminate the deficiency that caused suspension, otherwise the certificate is withdrawn.