S.L. 549.89 Art. 24Auditing.

(1) The producers or authorised representatives as self-

compliant producers, or authorised waste electrical and electronic equipment collective organisations shall use the services of an independent auditor, approved by the competent authority, to certify all of the information reported to the competent authority.

(2) In the case of self-compliant producers, the auditor shall be required to certify that all the information reported to the competent authority is in conformity with the obligations of these regulations.Self-compliant producers shall submit the audit report upon applying to renew their registration according to regulation 16(3) together with the information referred to in regulation 16(4).

(3) In the case of an authorised waste electrical and electronic equipment collective organisation, the auditor shall be required to certify that all of the information reported to the competent authority is in conformity with the obligations of these regulations and is as specified in the permit issued by the competent authority. The authorised waste electrical and electronic equipment collective organisation shall submit the audit report together with the annual report referred to in regulation 23(2).

(4) Both self-compliant producers or permit holders of the authorised waste electrical and electronic equipment collective organisations shall ensure that a sound auditing procedure for traceability, monitoring and control is put into place for all waste electrical and electronic equipment managed.