A licence may be suspended for a limited period, in either of the following cases:
a) if the surveillance or retest indicate non-conformance with the requirements of such a nature that
immediate revocation is not necessary;
b) if a case of improper use of the license or the Product Certification Mark, e.g. misleading prints or
advertisement is not solved by suitable retractions and appropriate remedial measures by the
licensee;
c) if there has been any other contravention to the Product Certification Agreement, or the applicable
product standard(s);
d) if the licensee fails to comply with the due settlement of his financial obligation;
e) a voluntarily suspension after mutual agreement between SIRIM QAS International due to nonproduction of the certified product for more than 2 years or for other reasons.

Revocation
A licence may be revoked in either of the following cases:
a) if at the end of the suspension period, inadequate measures are taken by the licensee to fulfils
conditions for the lifting of suspension;
b) if during surveillance, it was found that the non-conformance is of a serious nature;
c) if the licensee fails to comply with due settlement of his financial obligation. In the event that the
fees remained unpaid after six (6) months of expiry date of the licence, a recommendation may be
made to revoke the licence.
d) if there has been any other major contravention to the Product Certification Agreement, or the
applicable product standard(s) of such a nature that immediate revocation is necessary;
e) if the product is banned from use by relevant regulatory authorities;
f) if the standard or rules have been changed/amended and the licensee is either unwilling or
unable to comply with the new requirements;
g) if the product is no longer available i.e. there has been no production of the certified product or its
similar product in the past three (3) years;
h) if the licensee goes out of business;
i) if there is consolidation of licences.