49. A body constituted as a legal person that applies to the Board for accreditation and, in the opinion of the Board, complies with the applicable accreditation manual is entitled to accreditation to certify products as compliant with a specification manual or with the standards defined by regulation of the Minister.
For the purposes of this Act, the administrative unit of the Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec referred to as the “Bureau de normalisation du Québec” in section 16 of the Act respecting the Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec (chapter C-8.1) is considered a body constituted as a legal person. The Board must satisfy itself that the applicant body has the capacity to administer a certification program based on the specification manual or the standards defined by regulation of the Minister.