If a project combines Design Certification and the first Performance Review, does the VVB have to supply two different audit teams?

Please refer to

• 5.1.53 of Principles and Requirements
• 6.8 of Validation and Verification Standard

The requirement to have different audit teams does not apply to combined Design Certification with first Performance Certification for a given project. The same audit team may perform both validation and verification for combined Design Certification and first Performance Certification for a given project.