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18	18	= Q3) Is the supplier of my components, as considered within the CQM Scheme, a Component Vendor or a Subcontractor? =
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20	20	As considered within CQM:
21		-A Vendor has control of the product (including Components) the Vendor supplies, and of the related development, qualification, and manufacturing processes.
22		-A subcontractor is an entity that produces a component primarily according to the instructions received to their customer.
23		-An example for a Vendor is Company A who designs an IC, an ICM to package the IC, and an IL that works with the IC, and sells the ICM together with the IL to card manufacturers so they can product cards.
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	22	+* A Vendor has control of the product (including Components) the Vendor supplies, and of the related development, qualification, and manufacturing processes.
	23	+* A subcontractor is an entity that produces a component primarily according to the instructions received from their customer.
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	25	+An example for a Vendor is Company A who designs an IC, an ICM containing the IC, and an IL that works with the IC, and sells the ICM together with the IL to card manufacturers so they can produce cards.
24	24	An example for a subcontractor is Company B who embeds wire into a sheet of plastic according to a drawing and material specification received from their customer, for example as a subcontractor to Company A.
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26	26	= Q4) Do Subcontractors have to have their own CQM Certificate? =
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38	38	* iacIL
39	39	* IAC
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41		-Note: this list is a DRAFT and not authoritative in any way!
	43	+Note: this list is a DRAFT, under review, and not authoritative in any way!
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43		-Companies conducting certain sub processes as a subcontractor, for example providing wafer backside processing services to an ICM Vendor, might not be required to maintain their own CQM Certificate. But it might be beneficial for them and for their customers if they did. See Q5) and Q6)
	45	+Companies conducting certain sub processes as a subcontractor, for example providing wafer backside processing services to an IC or ICM Vendor, might not be required to maintain their own CQM Certificate. But it might be beneficial for them and for their customers if they would. See Q5) and Q6)
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45	45	= Q5) Does a Subcontractor's production have to be CQM audited? =
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61	61	1. If the subcontractor Company B maintains their own CQM Certificate covering IL production, then during the audit of Vendor A as an IL Vendor, the effort for the auditing of the subcontracted production at Company B may be reduced to an app. 4h remote audit to verify that Company B applies their CQM certified processes to the wire embedding services subcontracted by Company A.
62	62	1. If the subcontractor Company B does not maintain their own CQM Certificate covering IL production, then during the audit of Vendor A as an IL Vendor, the subcontracted production at Company B shall be audited as if it were a separate IL manufacturing site of Company A, and hence must undergo a complete CQM Audit, except for the processes conducted by Company A, in our example development and qualification of the IL.
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	66	+Note: The times above are the times to assess the Vendor's Subcontractor so that the Vendor can receive the respective label. These are not the times needed if the Subcontractor wants to aquire their own label.