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COVID-19

BySylvie

While the world is fighting against the virus, company fighting about economical crisis, certificates are still expiring and notified bodies and auditing organizations have to look for new ways to work.

Our partner GMED NA, has put in place exceptional provisions for certification audits impacted by this health crisis.

Depending on the type of audit, associated risks and the regulatory/accreditation framework, the action plan consists of a remote audit to be completed by an on-site audit performed as soon as possible after the lift of the restriction measures linked to the health crisis.

Temporary measures, new technologies and new processes… let’s see if some measures could be more permanent..

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