EN 45503:1996

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Definitions
2.1 accreditation
2.2 accreditation body
2.3 alternative arrangement
2.4 attestation
2.5 attestation body
2.6 attestor
2.7 Commission
2.8 procurement
2.9 procurement system
2.10 State
2.11 supplier
3 Accreditation
3.1 Accreditation bodies
3.2 The accreditation body
3.3 Granting, maintaining and withdrawing accreditation
4 Criteria for accrediting attestors and attestation
         bodies
4.1 Independence of attestors and attestation bodies
4.2 Education
4.3 Experience
4.4 Competence
4.4.1 Knowledge of the legislation and the standard
4.4.2 Competence in conformity assessment techniques
4.4.3 Knowledge of principles and practices of procurement
4.5 Characteristics of attestation bodies
4.6 Acceptance of attestors and attestation bodies
         accredited in other States
5 Withdrawal of accreditation
5.1 Attestors
5.2 Attestation bodies
5.3 Challenge to the attestor
6 Attestation of procedures and practices of contracting
         entities
6.1 General requirements
6.2 Attestation plan
6.3 Procurement system
6.3.1 Confidentiality
6.3.2 General exclusions
6.3.3 Financial thresholds
6.3.4 Technical specifications and standards
6.3.5 Calls for competition
6.3.6 Periodic indicative notice
6.3.7 Contract award notices
6.3.8 Publication of notices
6.3.9 Time limits
6.3.10 Tendering procedures
6.3.11 Qualification
6.3.12 Selection of candidates or participants
6.3.13 Groupings of suppliers
6.3.14 Tender assessment
6.3.15 Abnormally low tenders
6.3.16 Third country provisions
6.4 Attestation of procurement practices
6.4.1 Application of sampling
6.4.2 Calls for competition
6.4.3 Selection of candidates
6.5 Alternative arrangement. National rules implementing
         article 3 of Council Directive 93/38/EEC
6.5.1 Procedures
6.5.2 Practices
6.5.2.1 General exclusions
6.5.2.2 Financial thresholds
6.5.2.3 Technical specifications and standards
6.5.2.4 Calls for competition
6.5.2.5 Qualification system
6.5.2.6 Selection of applicants
6.5.2.7 Tendering procedures
6.5.2.8 Award of contracts
6.5.2.9 Information
6.6 Report
6.6.1 Preliminary report
6.6.2 Corrective action follow-up
6.6.3 Attestation report
6.7 Certificate of attestation
7 Re-attestation
7.1 Periodicity
7.2 Changes to the procurement system
8 Confidentiality
Annexes
A (informative) Forum for the exchange of experience
B (informative) Reliability of sampling in 6.4.1 to find
         systematic errors in procedures
C (normative) Normative references