Certification lifecycle
Article 18
1. The validity of certificates of conformity issued under national certification schemes shall be subject to regular evaluation activities by the certification body carried out in accordance with the requirements set out in Annex IX. 2. National certification schemes shall contain a process for the recertification of wallet solutions and the electronic identification scheme under which they are provided, upon request of the holder of the certificate of conformity before the expiry of the initial certificate of conformity. That process for recertification shall include a full evaluation of the wallet solution and of the electronic identification scheme under which they are provided, including a vulnerability assessment, following the principles set out in Annex IX. 3. National certification schemes shall contain a process for managing changes in a certified wallet solution and the electronic identification scheme under which they are provided. That process shall include rules for determining whether a change is to be covered by a special evaluation as referred to in paragraph 4 or by the verification of the operating effectiveness of the maintenance processes as referred to Annex IV. 4. National certification schemes shall contain a process for special evaluations in accordance with EN ISO/IEC 17065:2012. That process for special evaluations shall include a selection of activities to be performed to address the specific issue that triggered the special evaluation. 5. National certification schemes shall set out rules related to the cancellation of a certificate of conformity.