The Purpose and Principal Characteristics of a Scheme Sample Clauses

The Purpose and Principal Characteristics of a Scheme. 46 The main purpose of an Evaluation and Certification Scheme (hereinafter referred to as a Scheme) is to ensure, through the systematic organisation and management of the functions of evaluation and certification, that high standards of competence and impartiality are maintained and that consistency is achieved. 47 To this end, each Scheme is managed by a single Certification Body, which is responsible not only for the certification of evaluated products and systems, but, equally importantly, for other functions which are listed in section B.2. 48 The overall policy of a Scheme (including its Licensing Policy - see below) may be set either by the Certification Body itself or by a Management Board. In the latter case, the Management Board has ultimate responsibility for the operation of the Scheme in accordance with its rules and policies and, where appropriate, for the interpretation or amendment of those rules and policies, while the Certification Body manages the Scheme and applies the rules and policies in accordance with the policy guidance of the Management Board. In either case, it is very important to ensure that mechanisms are in place to ensure that the interests of all parties with a stake in evaluation and certification activities are given an appropriate weight in the running of the Scheme.