Chapter IVNOTIFICATION OF CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BODIES

1. Member States shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of bodies authorised to carry out conformity assessments in accordance with this Regulation. 2. Member States…

1. Each Member State shall designate a notifying authority that shall be responsible for setting up and carrying out the necessary procedures for the assessment, designation and notification…

1. A notifying authority shall be established in such a way that no conflict of interest with conformity assessment bodies occurs. 2. A notifying authority shall be organised…

1. Member States shall inform the Commission of their procedures for the assessment and notification of conformity assessment bodies and the monitoring of notified bodies, and of any…

1. For the purposes of notification, a conformity assessment body shall meet the requirements laid down in paragraphs 2 to 12 . 2. A conformity assessment body shall…

Where a conformity assessment body demonstrates its conformity with the criteria laid down in the relevant harmonised standards or parts thereof the references of which have been published…

1. Where a notified body subcontracts specific tasks connected with conformity assessment or has recourse to a subsidiary, it shall ensure that the subcontractor or the subsidiary meets…

1. A conformity assessment body shall submit an application for notification to the notifying authority of the Member State in which it is established. 2. That application shall…

1. Notifying authorities shall notify only conformity assessment bodies which have satisfied the requirements laid down in Article 39 . 2. The notifying authority shall notify the Commission…

1. The Commission shall assign an identification number to a notified body. It shall assign a single such number even where the body is notified under several Union…

1. Where a notifying authority has ascertained or has been informed that a notified body no longer meets the requirements laid down in Article 39 , or that…

1. The Commission shall investigate all cases where it doubts, or where doubt is brought to its attention regarding, the competence of a notified body to meet, or…

1. Notified bodies shall carry out conformity assessments in accordance with the conformity assessment procedures provided for in Article 32 and Annex VIII . 2. Conformity assessments shall…

Member States shall ensure that an appeal procedure against decisions of the notified bodies is available.

1. Notified bodies shall inform the notifying authority of the following: (a) any refusal, restriction, suspension or withdrawal of a certificate; (b) any circumstances affecting the scope of…

The Commission shall provide for the organisation of the exchange of experience between the Member States’ national authorities responsible for notification policy.

1. The Commission shall ensure that appropriate coordination and cooperation between notified bodies are put in place and properly operated in the form of a cross-sectoral group of…