This checklist applies to the initial certification as well as to all recertifications. If a recertification takes place more than 6 months after the certificate has expired, it will be handled like an initial certification.
Depending on the certification period, the audits alternately either include an on-site visit of an ongoing assessment center or are solely based on the documentation submitted.
For the initial certification, the audit must be combined with an on-site visit to an ongoing assessment center. For the second certification, the audit will be solely based on files submitted in advance. The third certification will include an on-site visit to an assessment center. This sequence will then carry on.