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3.6 Suspension and Withdrawal of Accreditation
a Standards Malaysia shall suspend or withdraw accreditation in the
light of: i
violation of the terms and conditions of accreditation ii
failure to comply with SAMM requirements iii
fraudulent practices, which includes but not limited to; deception of claims and alteration of SAMM certificate
iv failure to provide cooperation or facilities for Standards
Malaysia, its assessors andor its authorised representatives to discharge their official duties
v where, in the view of Standards Malaysia an accredited
laboratory has made irresponsible use of sub-contracted testingcalibration
vi an individual of sole proprietorship laboratory is declared
bankrupt or enter into a composition with his creditors vii
accredited laboratory, being a company, enters into liquidation, whether compulsory or voluntary but not including liquidation
for the purposes of reconstruction or enters into receivership
b In cases where category 2 NCRs are not closed satisfactorily within 3
months from the date of assessment, Standards Malaysia shall initiate suspension or withdrawal by issuing a notice to the accredited
laboratory requiring it within 14 working days from the date the laboratory is informed, to show cause why the certificate of
accreditation all or part of the accredited scopefor the affected scope should not be suspended or withdrawn.
If no response is received by Standards Malaysia against the notice of suspension or withdrawal, Standards Malaysia shall on expiry of the
notice, suspend or withdraw the accreditation and inform the laboratory in writing upon approval by the Director General.
c A laboratory whose accreditation has been withdrawn shall return the
certificate of accreditation to Standards Malaysia immediately. d
A laboratory that has been suspended or withdrawn shall not issue SAMM endorsed test reports or calibration certificates for the
suspended or withdrawn scope. Failure to comply with the above conditions shall result in legal actions.
e The suspension period shall be determined on a case-to-case basis
and shall not exceed the expiry date of accreditation. Accreditation shall
resume after
satisfactory verificationclosure
of all
nonconformitiespayment of outstanding fees as prescribed in CAB 4: Suspension and withdrawal of accreditation.
f Should the suspended withdrawn laboratory wish to appeal against
the decision, it should do in writing within 7 working days from the date of the suspensionrevocation letter.
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3.7 Appeal
