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This is a major nonconformance because the facility lacks a procedure to evaluate its compliance with applicable regulations. The ISO 14001 standard, Section 4.2.2, states that “That organization shall establish and maintain a procedure to identify and have access to legal and other requirements to which the organization subscribes directly applicable to the environment aspects of its activities products or services.” Thus, the facility is in nonconformance with Section 4.2 and Clause 4.2.2.

The issuance of nonconformance does not mean that the facility cannot be certified. Since this is a major nonconformance, however, the facility must take corrective action and show that the procedure is in place and effective in order to come into conformance with ISO 14001 standards. Having all this in place, the facility may request that the registrar reconsider its certification.