Common use of Consideration of Recommendations Clause in Contracts

Consideration of Recommendations. B.3.5.1. Recommendations from Review activities under either Periodic Review or Continuous Review are considered by the other signatories in committee at an Annual Meeting. B.3.5.2. The Review Team leader, and if possible other Team members shall normally be available to answer questions prior to and during the Meeting through adoption of any communication method considered appropriate. The Committee shall ensure they are personally briefed in advance by the Review Team Leader. In the event that no Review Team member is available to attend the Meeting, or is not available to participate by any other communication method, a member of the Review Team Chair’s signatory delegation to the Meeting shall be thoroughly briefed prior to the Meeting to answer questions regarding the review that may arise during discussion. B.3.5.3. The signatories may decide only one of the following: a) that the accreditation / recognition system in question be accepted by the other signatories, for a period of six years; or b) that the accreditation / recognition system in question be accepted by the other signatories, for a period of not more than two years, subject to the signatory in question providing, within six months, a report which satisfies the other signatories that adequate steps are being taken to address specific issues; or c) that the signatory immediately be downgraded non-voting conditional status for a period of not more than two years, and that specific requirements to be addressed be stated. B.3.5.4. A decision for (a) or (c) shall require support from two-thirds of the signatories, and in the absence of that majority the outcome shall be (b) in which case the specific issues to be addressed must be stated. B.3.5.5. In the event that recommendation (b) is decided, and within the two year period adequate steps are taken to the satisfaction of at least two thirds of signatories, the signatories shall also normally decide to extend the accreditation to six years from the date of the review. B.3.5.6. (For SA and DA only) In a case where the review visit procedure has been completed except for observing the signatory’s decision process the team must report on all aspects of the review except observations of the decision meeting and make a provisional recommendation from B.3.5.3 a, b or c. The team must then submit a supplementary report on observation of the decision meeting and their conclusions, together with a final recommendation, with reasons if this differs from the provisional recommendation as follows: a) To a forthcoming Annual Meeting if the supplementary report is available before the meeting; or b) To a meeting convened for further consideration and a decision in terms of Rule B.3.5.3 when the supplementary report is not available for the Annual Meeting.

Consideration of Recommendations. B.3.5.1. Recommendations from Review activities under either Periodic Review or Continuous Review are considered by the other signatories in committee at an Annual a General or Mid-term Meeting. B.3.5.2. The Review Team leader, and if possible other Team members shall normally be available to answer questions prior to and during the Meeting through adoption of any communication method considered appropriate. The Committee shall ensure they are personally briefed in advance by the Review Team Leader. In the event that no Review Team member is available to attend the Meeting, or is not available to participate by any other communication method, a member of the Review Team Chair’s signatory delegation to the Meeting shall be thoroughly briefed prior to the Meeting to answer questions regarding the review that may arise during discussion. B.3.5.3. The signatories may decide only one of the following: a) that the accreditation / recognition system in question be accepted by the other signatories, for a period of six years; or b) that the accreditation / recognition system in question be accepted by the other signatories, for a period of not more than two years, subject to the signatory in question providing, within six months, a report which satisfies the other signatories that adequate steps are being taken to address specific issues; or c) that the signatory immediately be downgraded non-voting conditional status for a period of not more than two years, and that specific requirements to be addressed be stated. B.3.5.4. A decision for (a) or (c) shall require support from two-thirds of the signatories, and in the absence of that majority the outcome shall be (b) in which case the specific issues to be addressed must be stated. B.3.5.5. In the event that recommendation (b) is decided, and within the two year period adequate steps are taken to the satisfaction of at least two thirds of signatories, the signatories shall also normally decide to extend the accreditation to six years from the date of the review. B.3.5.6. (For SA and DA only) In a case where the review visit procedure has been completed except for observing the signatory’s decision process the team must report on all aspects of the review except observations of the decision meeting and make a provisional recommendation from B.3.5.3 a, b or c. The team must then submit a supplementary report on observation of the decision meeting and their conclusions, together with a final recommendation, with reasons if this differs from the provisional recommendation as follows: a) To a forthcoming Annual General Mid-term Meeting if the supplementary report is available before the meeting; or b) To a meeting convened for further consideration and a decision in terms of Rule B.3.5.3 when the supplementary report is not available for the Annual MeetingB.3.

Consideration of Recommendations. B.3.5.1. Recommendations from Review activities under either Periodic Review or Continuous Review are considered by the other signatories in committee at an Annual Meeting. B.3.5.2. The Review Team leader, and if possible other Team members shall normally be available to answer questions prior to and during the Meeting through adoption of any communication method considered appropriate. The Committee shall ensure they are personally briefed in advance by the Review Team Leader. In the event that no Review Team member is available to attend the Meeting, or is not available to participate by any other communication method, a member of the Review Team Chair’s signatory delegation to the Meeting shall be thoroughly briefed prior to the Meeting to answer questions regarding the review that may arise during discussion. B.3.5.3. The signatories may decide only one of the following: a) that the accreditation / recognition system in question be accepted by the other signatories, for a period of six years; or b) that the accreditation / recognition system in question be accepted by the other signatories, for a period of not more than two years, subject to the signatory in question providing, within six months, a report which satisfies the other signatories that adequate steps are being taken to address specific issues; or c) that the signatory immediately be downgraded non-voting conditional status for a period of not more than two years, and that specific requirements to be addressed be stated. B.3.5.4. A decision for (a) or (c) shall require support from two-thirds of the signatories, and in the absence of that majority the outcome shall be (b) in which case the specific issues to be addressed must be stated. B.3.5.5. In the event that recommendation (b) is decided, and within the two year period adequate steps are taken to the satisfaction of at least two thirds of signatories, the signatories shall also normally decide to extend the accreditation to six years from the date of the review. B.3.5.6. (For SA and DA only) In a case where the review visit procedure has been completed except for observing the signatory’s decision process the team must report on all aspects of the review except observations of the decision meeting and make a provisional recommendation from B.3.5.3 a, b or c. The team must then submit a supplementary report on observation of the decision meeting and their conclusions, together with a final recommendation, with reasons if this differs from the provisional recommendation as follows: a) To a forthcoming Annual Meeting if the supplementary report is available before the meeting; or b) To a meeting convened for further consideration and a decision in terms of Rule B.3.5.3 when the supplementary report is not available for the Annual Meeting.

Consideration of Recommendations. B.3.5.1. Recommendations from Review activities under either Periodic Review or Continuous Review are considered by the other signatories in committee at an Annual Meeting. B.3.5.2. The Review Team leader, and if possible other Team members shall normally be available to answer questions prior to and during the Meeting through adoption of any communication method considered appropriate. The Committee shall ensure they are personally briefed in advance by the Review Team Leader. In the event that no Review Team member is available to attend the Meeting, or is not available to participate by any other communication method, a member of the Review Team Chair’s signatory delegation to the Meeting shall be thoroughly briefed prior to the Meeting to answer questions regarding the review that may arise during discussion. B.3.5.3. The signatories may decide only one of the following: a) that the accreditation / recognition system in question be accepted by the other signatories, for a period of six years; or b) that the accreditation / recognition system in question be accepted by the other signatories, for a period of not more than two years, subject to the signatory in question providing, within six months, a report which satisfies the other signatories that adequate steps are being taken to address specific issues; or c) that the signatory immediately be downgraded non-voting conditional status for a period of not more than two years, and that specific requirements to be addressed be stated. B.3.5.4. A decision for (a) or (c) shall require support from two-thirds of the signatories, and in the absence of that majority the outcome shall be (b) in which case the specific issues to be addressed must be stated. B.3.5.5. In the event that recommendation (b) is decided, and within the two year period adequate steps are taken to the satisfaction of at least two thirds of signatories, the signatories shall also normally decide to extend the accreditation to six years from the date of the review. B.3.5.6. (For SA and DA only) In a case where the review visit procedure has been completed except for observing the signatory’s decision process the team must report on all aspects of the review except observations of the decision meeting and make a provisional recommendation from B.3.5.3 a, b or c. The team must then submit a supplementary report on observation of the decision meeting and their conclusions, together with a final recommendation, with reasons if this differs from the provisional recommendation as follows: a) To a forthcoming Annual Meeting if the supplementary report is available before the meeting; or b) To a meeting convened for further consideration and a decision in terms of Rule B.3.5.3 when the supplementary report is not available for the Annual Meeting.