### Instruction:

Extract the cause and effect entities from the following sentence:
There is need for an independent quality assessment to ensure that the required standards are met, and that uncertainties are quantified and reduced as far as practicable

### Assistant:

KEYWORD: that
VARIABLE: quality assessment
CONDITION: independent
EFFECT_1: the required standards are met
AND: and
EFFECT_2: uncertainties are quantified
EFFECT_3: reduced as far as practicable
CAUSE_1: independent quality assessment
NOT_RELEVANT: There is need for an

