【法规名称】
【颁布时间】 2002-08-29
【法规编号】 43140 什么是编号？
【正 文】
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING relating to the mutual recognition of management system certificates between THE BUREAU OF STANDARDS, METROLOGY AND INSPECTION and SWISS ASSOCIATION FOR QUALITY AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
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1 PREAMB The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, having itsaddress at 4 Chinan Road, Section 1, Taipei, 100, Taiwan, Repub-lic of China, and Swiss Association for Quality and Management Systems (SQS), incorporated under the laws of Switzerland and h-aving its address at Bernstrasse 103, P.O. Box 686, CH-3052 Zol-likofen, Switzerland. The parties both conduct assessments of c-lients' quality management systems and register such systems inaccordance with international standards and requirements. The p-arties recognize the need to effectively respond to requests forregistration of quality management systems and to minimize the costs and burdens on clients requesting such registration. ThisMoU outlines the arrangements between BSMI and SQS to facilitatethe process of assessing and registering quality management sys-tems. 1.0 PURPOSE 1.1 This MoU is to provide a mechanism whereby BSMI and SQS willcooperate to respond efficiently to requests for registrati-on and to minimize costs and burdens on clients in the asse-ssments and registration of quality management systems acco-rding to the International Organization for Standardization's ISO 9001:2000 standard and other comparable standards su-ch as SN EN ISO 9001:2000, CNS 12681, etc. 2.0 SCOPE 2.1 Both BSMI and SQS intend to offer their services to evaluateand register client's quality management systems. 2.2 This MoU applies to the following situations: 1) Clients seeking registration of their quality managementsystems from both parties. 2) Quality management systems first registered by one partyto this MoU may be recognized for joint registration by the other party subject to reasonable verification and i- nvestigation of the particular registration conducted pu- rsuant to this MoU. 2.3 A client should apply for registration to the party locatedin the same country as the client. This party shall be thePrimary Registrar and shall be responsible for the assessme-nt and surveillance. The other party may send its personnelto participate in the assessment and surveillance as observ-er in order to understand the on-site operation. Both parti-es agree that within the respectation of legal requirementsit is finally at the discretion of the client to choose thePrimary Registrar and the respective audit programme. 2.4 If a client with a global certification programme chooses t-he SQS as Primary Registrar and one of its sites is locatedin Taiwan, the BSMI, or an audit team composed of auditorsfrom both the SQS and the BSMI shall be responsible for theassessment and surveillance audit. 2.5 Upon successful completion of an assessment, the party perf-orming the assessment shall share the results of its work w-ith the other party for the purpose of the other party issu-ing its certificate of registration. Each party reserves theright to comment or request additional information before a-ccepting the results of the other's assessment. 3.0 REQUIREMENTS 3.1 TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS 3.1.1 Lead Assessors and Assessors must meet the minimum criter-ia in accordance with currently accepted practices and gu-idelines as followed by other qualified Registrars and ot-her international standards and practices. 3.2 JOINT APPLICATION PROCEDURES 3.2.1 Separate applications and initial information data will berequired for the BSMI and SQS registration programs. Eith-er party may accept applications and initial information forms on the other's behalf, provided such information is necessary and in accordance with both parties' registrati-on programs. 3.2.2 A client seeking registration must submit documents descr-ibing its quality to the Primary Registrar. 3.2.3 The Lead Assessor of the assessment team will schedule thevisit with the client seeking registration at a time mutu-ally convenient for the client and the assessment team. T-he Lead Assessor will also be responsible for the coordin-ation of arrangements, paperwork, etc., between the parti-es. All such arrangements must be mutually acceptable to each party. 3.2.4 Each party shall have the right to conduct the necessary verification and investigation for its registration and s-hall have the right to determine the process relating to its registration. 3.3 CERTIFICATES 3.3.1 Each party will be responsible for issuance and control ofits certificate of registration. 3.3.2 In the event that joint registration is in effect, each p-arty agrees to notify the other if the client's use of di-splay of the other's certificate of registration and mark (s) is improper. 3.4 SURVEILLANCE VISITS 3.4.1 Follow-up visits shall be conducted by the Primary Regist-rar, except in cases relating to clause 2.4. 3.4.2 In the event of joint registration, routine follow-up vis-its will be regularly scheduled and conducted annually. 3.5 FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS 3.5.1 Each party will independently determine and administer itsprogram of financial charges associated with assessment a-nd registration. Accordingly, each party shall separately |
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