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1. The producer shall implement a quality management system suitable to demonstrate compliance with the criteria referred to in Articles 3 and 4, respectively.

2. The quality management system shall include a set of documented procedures concerning each of the following aspects:

(a) acceptance control of waste used as input for the recovery operation as set out in Section 2 of Annexes I and II;

(b) monitoring of the treatment processes and techniques described in Section 3.3 of Annexes I and II;

(c) monitoring of the quality of scrap metal resulting from the recovery operation as set out in Section 1 of Annexes I and II (including sampling and analysis);

(d) effectiveness of the radiation monitoring as set out in Section 1.5 of Annexes I and II, respectively;

(e) feedback from customers concerning compliance with scrap metal quality;

(f) record keeping of the results of monitoring conducted under points (a) to (d);

(g) review and improvement of the quality management system;

(h) training of staff.

3. The quality management system shall also prescribe the specific monitoring requirements set out in Annexes I and II for each criterion.

4. Where any of the treatments referred to in Section 3.3 of Annex I or Section 3.3 of Annex II are carried out by a prior holder, the producer shall ensure that the supplier implement a quality management system which complies with the requirements of this Article.

5. A conformity assessment body, as defined in Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products , which has obtained accreditation in accordance with that Regulation, or any other environmental verifier as defined in Article 2(20)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) shall verify that the quality management system complies with the requirements of this Article. The verification should be carried out every 3 years.

6. The importer shall require his suppliers to implement a quality management system which complies with the requirements of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article and has been verified by an independent external verifier.

7. The producer shall give competent authorities access to the quality management system upon request.