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Chapter 7 Suspension of Testing, and Termination, Revocation and Abolishment of Accreditation
Article 39
Under any of the following circumstances of the testing institution, the executive institution may order the suspension of all or a part of its testing practice until the defect is totally corrected:
1. The testing institution has defects of Article 19 Paragraph 1.
2. The testing institution has not performed the test method validation assessment or the annual verification, or the performance is not satisfactory.
Article 40
Under any of the following circumstances of the testing institution, the executive institution may terminate its testing practice for one to six months, and a time limit shall be set for improvement:
1. Where wrong results are caused due to managerial defect;
2. Where the testing institution can not run normally since it is moved to another place;
3. Where the instrument or equipment can not work normally;
4. Where personnel change occurs and cause violation of the provisions of these Regulations or the Regulations Governing Drug Abuse Urine Testing Operations;
5. Where the testing institution evades, hinders, or declines the inspection or performance test conducted by the executive institution without any due reason , but in a manner of slight infringement;
6. Where the testing institution doesn't conduct operations in accordance with these Regulations and the Regulations Governing Drug Abuse Urine Testing Operations, slightly infringing the relevant provisions; or
7. Where any other slight violation of the provisions of these Regulations occurs.
Article 41
The testing institution, at the end of the period of termination of the preceding Article or upon expiry, may apply for inspection; the testing institution, having passed the inspection at the end of the period of termination or upon expiry, may continue the testing practice. No commission can be accepted from any consignor before the testing institution passes the inspection.
Article 42
If an accredited testing institution makes any false statement in the content of its application as specified in Article 11 or provides false documents and information, its accreditation will be revoked.
Article 43
Under any of the following circumstances, the accreditation of a testing institution will be abolished:
1. Where serious circumstance of flase positive test result occurs;
2. Where it is confirmed the test operation violates the law;
3. Where the testing institution exposes any secret about the tester known in the operation;
4. Where the testing institution, after being terminated of its testing practice, does not file an application for inspection according to Article 41 or fails to pass the inspection;
5. Where the testing institution evades, hinders, or declines the inspection or performance test without any due reason shown;
6. Where serious circumstance in which the testing institution doesn't conduct operations in accordance with these Regulations and the Regulations Governing Drug Abuse Urine Testing Operations occurs;
7. Where the testing institution abandons accreditation or shut downs operation; or
8. Where serious circumstance of any other violation of these Regulations occurs.
Article 44
Under any of the following circumstances of the testing institution, the executive institution shall notify relevant government agencies of its decisions in written form:
1. Suspension of testing according to Article 39.
2. Termination of testing practice, revocation or abolishment of accreditation of the testing institution in accordance with Articles 40, 42, or the preceding Article.
Article 45
Where the testing institution finds itself dissatisfied with the decisions of suspension of testing practice, termination or revocation or abolishment of accreditation, it may file an appeal in writing within fifteen days following the arrival of the notice of decision.
Article 46
Within one year after the accreditation is cancelled or abolished, the testing agency may not apply for accreditation again in the same name or at the same place, and the chief in charge of testing operations may not assume the responsible person of any testing institution within two years.
Article 47
Upon the decisions of revocation or abolishment testing institution, the competent authority shall announce the name of the institution and the decisions on the website.