When using the conditional accreditation option indicated in Annex C of EA-2/17, the NAB:
- a) may allow the NoBo to issue accredited certificates before witnessing, if the witnessing chosen by the NAB has not yet been possible
- b) may allow the NoBo to issue unaccredited certificates until a satisfactory witnessing is completed
Or simply the NAB cannot allow the NoBo to issue any accredited certificate until a satisfactory witnessing is concluded.
- a) No. EA-2/17 is clear that “The NAB shall have the necessary arrangements in place to ensure that no accredited certificates are issued until appropriate witnessing has been satisfactorily performed”, so only after an appropriate (successful) witnessing can the NoBo issue accredited certificates.
- b) No. EA-3/01 §5.2.1 prevents the possibility of issuing unaccredited certificates by stating that “this last possibility cannot be applied when the reports/certificates containing results covered by the accreditation scope are in an area where accreditation is mandatory by law”