Process for Withdrawals and Cancellations of Certification

  1. In order for GEEV CERTIFICATION SOLUTIONZ to maintain the high level of service currently provided to clients, and to safeguard the reputation of both GEEV CERTIFICATION SOLUTIONZ and the registered client base, it may be required to Withdraw the registration of clients who do not meet the requirements of the international standards or the GEEV CERTIFICATION SOLUTIONZ Codes of Practice.
  2. The decision to Withdraw a client’s certification will be made only if there is failure to resolve the issues that have resulted in a Suspension within the Suspension period agreed by GEEV CERTIFICATION SOLUTIONZ (see Procedure 7), and only where it is not possible to resolve the issues by Reducing the Scope. In exceptional circumstances (determined only by the GEEV CERTIFICATION SOLUTIONZ Accredited Office), the Withdrawal of a client’s certification may be initiated without the prior need to complete the Suspension process described in Procedure 5 (e.g. direct instruction from an Accreditation Body)
  3. The decision to Withdraw a client’s certification must be clearly documented on a Suspension/Withdrawal/Cancellation Form and be submitted to, or created by, the Accredited Office.

    Where clients certified to an existing standard that has been reissued in a later edition have not completed the required upgrade/transition processes by the defined dates of withdrawal of the previous edition of the Standard the Registration Certificate shall be immediately cancelled by GEEV CERTIFICATION SOLUTIONZ accredited office

  4. The Suspension/Withdrawal/Cancellation Form, and any supporting information, shall be reviewed by the GEEV CERTIFICATION SOLUTIONZ Accredited Office and the client status will be updated on GCSNET
  5. The Local GEEV CERTIFICATION SOLUTIONZ Office shall inform the client that their registration has been Withdrawn and the reasons for

    the Withdrawal. Records of all correspondence will be maintained by the Local GEEV CERTIFICATION SOLUTIONZ Office and submitted to the Accredited office

  6. The Local W3 SOL GEEV CERTIFICATION SOLUTIONZ UTIONZ Office shall inform the client that under the terms of their Withdrawal the client’s registration is no longer valid and that the client shall discontinue use of all advertising matter that contains any reference to a certified status. The client will also be requested to return the associated Certificate(s) and Schedules(s).

    The Local GEEV CERTIFICATION SOLUTIONZ Office shall ensure that the Withdrawal status of the certification is made publicly accessible

  7. Upon request by any party, GEEV CERTIFICATION SOLUTIONZ shall correctly state the status of certification of a client’s management system