1. National accreditation bodies shall subject themselves to peer evaluation organised by the body recognised under Article 14.
2. Stakeholders shall have the right to participate in the system set up for the supervision of peer evaluation activities, but not in individual peer evaluation procedures.
3. Member States shall ensure that their national accreditation bodies regularly undergo peer evaluation as required by paragraph 1.
4. Peer evaluation shall be operated on the basis of sound and transparent evaluation criteria and procedures, in particular concerning structural, human resource and process requirements, confidentiality and complaints. Appropriate appeal procedures against decisions taken as a result of such evaluation shall be provided for.
5. Peer evaluation shall ascertain whether the national accreditation bodies meet the requirements laid down in Article 8, taking into account the relevant harmonised standards referred to in Article 11.
6. The outcome of peer evaluation shall be published and communicated by the body recognised under Article 14 to all Member States and the Commission.
7. The Commission shall, in cooperation with the Member States, oversee the rules and the proper functioning of the peer evaluation system.