Paragraph 3: Company certification

In order to carry out the work provided for in this sub-section, the client will use a company that can demonstrate its ability to carry out this work by obtaining certification issued by certifying bodies.

The activities of the company which are the subject of certification by the certifying bodies are determined on the basis of the single risk assessment document provided for in article R. 4121-1. The certification bodies have access to this document.

An order of the Minister for Labour determines : 1° The conditions and procedures for accreditation of the certification bodies mentioned in Article R. 4412-129 on the basis of the technical reference system of the body responsible for accreditation ; 2° The procedures and criteria for certifying companies, taking into account, in particular, the human resources available, organisational procedures, equipment and techniques used, as well as the conditions for issuing…

A company from a Member State of the European Union not established in France may carry out the work provided for in this sub-section if it holds a certificate issued by that State on the basis of a reference system offering guarantees similar to those resulting from this paragraph and attesting to its competence to implement any standardised or similar method, applicable on national territory, in the field for which…