Appointment and training of auditors
Article 9
1. Member States shall ensure that, if they do not already exist, training curricula for road safety auditors are adopted by 19 December 2011. 2. Member States shall ensure that where road safety auditors carry out functions under this Directive, they undergo an initial training resulting in the award of a certificate of competence, and take part in periodic further training courses. 3. Member States shall ensure that road safety auditors hold a certificate of competence. Certificates awarded before the entry into force of this Directive shall be recognised. 4. Member States shall ensure that auditors are appointed in compliance with the following requirements: (a) they have relevant experience or training in road design, road safety engineering and accident analysis; (b) from two years after the adoption by the Member States of the guidelines pursuant to Article 8, road safety audits shall only be undertaken by auditors or teams to which auditors belong, meeting the requirements provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3; (c) for the purpose of the infrastructure project audited, the auditor shall not at the time of the audit be involved in the conception or operation of the relevant infrastructure project.