Review of the recognition decision
Article 10
1. The Commission may review a decision recognising a monitoring organisation at any time. The Commission shall carry out such a review in any of the following situations: (a) a competent authority concerned informs the Commission that it has determined that a monitoring organisation no longer fulfils the functions laid down in Article 8(1) of Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 or no longer complies with the requirements laid down in Article 8(2) of Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 as specified in Articles 5 to 8 of this Regulation; (b) the Commission is in possession of relevant information, including substantiated concerns from third parties, that a monitoring organisation no longer complies with the requirements laid down in Article 8(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 and in Articles 5 to 8 of this Regulation; (c) a monitoring organisation has informed the Commission of changes referred to in Article 9(1)(a) of this Regulation. 2. Where a review is initiated the Commission shall be assisted by a review team to conduct the review and perform checks. 3. An applicant shall grant the review team access to its premises to verify that all requirements provided in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 and in Articles 5 to 8 in this Regulation are fulfilled. The competent authorities concerned may participate in the visit. The applicant shall offer all assistance necessary to facilitate such visits. 4. The review team shall draft a report stating its findings. Supporting evidence shall be annexed to the review report. The review report shall include a recommendation as to whether the recognition of a monitoring organisation should be withdrawn. The review team shall send the review report to the competent authorities concerned. Those authorities may provide comments within three weeks of the date of transmission of the report. The review team shall provide the monitoring organisation concerned with a summary of the findings and conclusions of the report. The organisation may provide comments to the review team within three weeks of the date of transmission of the summary. 5. The review team shall recommend in its review report withdrawal of recognition on a temporary and/or conditional basis, or permanently, as it may deem required by the level of shortcomings detected, where it determines that a monitoring organisation no longer fulfils the functions or meets the requirements laid down in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 995/2010. The review team may instead recommend that the Commission issue a notice of remedial actions or an official warning, or that the Commission take no further action.