According to a recent press release by CCAA ("China Certification & Accreditation Association", "中国 认证 认可 协会"), 16's audit permissions have been revoked by Chinese auditors. It was found that the auditors had been unlawful either at registration or during the audit against the "Management System Auditor Registration Regulation", eg cheating of diplomas and work experience, failure to keep the audit plan, money under the table, as well as external auditors at the same time work as a Consultant or Legal Entity of a consulting firm, etc.
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(Source:CCAA News)