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CHAPTER IV · NOTIFICATION OF CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BODIES

Article 37 — Requirements relating to notifying authorities

OFFICIAL TEXTRegulation (EU) 2024/2847·Official language version: English (EN)·
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Official text of Article 37

OFFICIAL TEXTVerbatim, as published. Not rewritten.
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 and shall function so as to safeguard the objectivity and impartiality of its activities.

3.

A notifying authority shall be organised in such a way that each decision relating to notification of a conformity assessment body is taken by competent persons different from those who carried out the assessment.

4.

A notifying authority shall not offer or provide any activities that conformity assessment bodies perform or consultancy services on commercial or competitive basis.

5.

A notifying authority shall safeguard the confidentiality of the information it obtains.

6.

A notifying authority shall have a sufficient number of competent personnel at its disposal for the proper performance of its tasks.