The central competent authority intending to outsource the accreditation work to a related body (institution), corporation, or group(hereafter referred as independent provider) pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 2 of Article 28of the Cosmetic Hygiene and Safety Actshall process assignment through an open selection process.

The independent provider shall meet the following requirements:
1. Possession of the experiences required for the accreditation of testing institutions and the necessary documents supporting said eligibility.
2. Employment of personnel meeting the following qualifications:
(1) Graduates from food science, nutrition, medicine, chemistry, biology, or other related programs of a college, university or higher education institution, either a domestic one or a foreign one that meets the requirements in the Regulations Governing the Assessment and Recognition of Foreign Academic Records by Institutions of Higher Education, with previous employment experience in the testing institution’s testing competence validation related work;
(2) Having completed studies of at least 15 academic credits of legal subjects involving civil law, criminal law, and administrative laws and regulations in a domestic university, with a transcript of records reflecting said credits.
3. Fulfillment of all other requirements announced by the central competent authority.