The laboratory can request for extension of scope of recognition by informing the products and the relevant Indian Standards numbers, together with the additional facilities set up for the same. In case changes are to be made to the Quality Manual, the revised copy of the Manual should also be submitted. The request shall be examined by BIS and it will be assessed whether a visit is required for verification or not. In case visit is to be paid, the schedule of fees for the visit and other incidental expenses shall be as given in Part 2. However no application fee is charged for extension of scope.
Any recognition granted automatically expires at the end of the period for which it is granted.
A renewal notice will be issued to the laboratory by the BIS Central Laboratory. The laboratory is required to submit the renewal application along with the original copy of the recognition at least three months in advance before the expiry of the current recognition period . A renewal assessment similar to the intitial assessment with same terms and conditions will be carried out before considering further renewal. If some discrepancies are found during the assessment, the laboratory will be asked to take corrective actions. After the laboratory has taken necessary actions to remove the discrepancies, the recognition will be renewed for a further period of three years.