Governance

Certification Rules & Conditions

These rules explain how AQX handles applications, scope review, certificate use, public verification, corrections, suspension, withdrawal, and applicant responsibilities.

1

Apply with accurate information

Applicants must provide correct legal name, address, country, sites, activities, buyer wording, documents, and requested scope.

2

Scope must match evidence

AQX may request corrections when the proposed certificate scope is broader than the evidence, activities, sites, or eligibility support.

3

Issuance is not automatic

Payment, application, or document upload does not guarantee issuance. A record is issued only after suitability and evidence review.

Certificate use

Certificate holders must not misrepresent scope, status, or route.

A certificate may be used only for the listed holder, scope, sites, status, dates, and limitations. Buyer acceptance remains subject to the buyer requirement that created the request.

Conditions of use

  • Use the certificate only while the record is active.
  • Do not imply coverage for unlisted sites or activities.
  • Do not alter certificate images, records, or registry links.
  • Follow AQX logo and mark-use rules where applicable.
Logo Use Rules

Public verification

Eligible records may appear in the AQX public registry with ID, holder, scope, dates, status, framework note, and limitations.

Suspension or withdrawal

AQX may suspend, withdraw, correct, or remove a record where misuse, incorrect information, non-payment, complaint, or scope issue is identified.

Confidentiality and conflict handling

AQX handles client information according to confidentiality and conflict-of-interest controls, while keeping public registry data limited to verification needs.

Changes after issuance

Certificate holders should notify AQX of material changes to legal name, address, ownership, scope, sites, status, activities, or buyer-facing claims.

Commercial fit check

Use this page to decide whether the request is worth pursuing.

Every support page should move the visitor from vague interest to a clear buying decision: what the buyer wants, what the organization can prove, and whether the route is worth budget.

Buyer intent

Translate the ask into a usable brief.

Clauses, portal text, tender wording, country context, and deadline details turn an unclear request into something AQX can actually review.

Scope control

Keep the claim tied to real operations.

The route only makes sense when the activities, sites, services, and legal entity match what the buyer is asking for.

Evidence quality

Show proof, not just intention.

Useful files include records, policies, procedures, monitoring, training, and prior assessments that support the claim being made.

Commercial decision

Stop before payment if the fit is unclear.

If the requirement still looks ambiguous or misaligned, AQX should review it before the applicant spends on the wrong path.