Certification of natural persons
Article 3
1. A certification body as referred to in Article 4 shall issue a certificate to natural persons who have passed a theoretical and practical examination organised by an evaluation body as referred to in Article 5, covering the minimum skills and knowledge set out in Annex I. 2. The certificate shall contain at least the following: (a) the name of the certification body, the full name of its holder, a certificate number, and the date of expiry if any; (b) the activities which the holder of the certificate is entitled to perform; (c) the issuing date and issuer’s signature. 3. Member States may allow certification bodies to exempt applicants from the requirement of passing the examination referred to in paragraph 1, where the applicant previously acquired skills and knowledge equivalent to those listed in Annex I. Member States may allow certification bodies to require applicants only to pass a supplementary examination, where the applicant’s previously acquired skills and knowledge are partly covered under those listed in Annex I.