S.L. 427.36 чл. 13Notified bodies.

(1) The TRD shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of the bodies which it has appointed to carry out the assessment of conformity for placing on the market referred to in regulation 11(3) and (4), together with the specific conformity assessment procedures and categories of machinery for which these bodies have been appointed and the identification numbers assigned to them beforehand by the Commission. The TRD shall notify the Commission and other Member States of any subsequent amendment.

(2) The TRD shall ensure that the notified bodies are monitored regularly to check that they comply at all times with the criteria set out in Schedule XI. The notified body shall provide all relevant information on request, including budgetary documents, to enable the TRD to ensure that the requirements of Schedule XI are met.

(3) The TRD shall apply the criteria set out in Schedule XI in assessing the bodies to be notified and the bodies already notified.

(4) Notified bodies meeting the assessment criteria laid down in the relevant harmonised standards, the references of which shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be presumed to fulfil the relevant criteria.

(5) If a notified body finds that relevant requirements of these regulations have not been met or are no longer met by the manufacturer or that an EC type-examination certificate or the approval of a quality assurance system should not have been issued, it shall, taking account of the principle of proportionality, suspend or withdraw the certificate or the approval issued or place restrictions on it, giving detailed reasons, unless compliance with such requirements is ensured by the implementation of appropriate corrective measures by the manufacturer. In the event of suspension or withdrawal of the certificate or the approval or of any restriction placed on it, or in cases where intervention by the TRD may prove necessary, the notified body shall inform the Market Surveillance Directorate. The TRD shall inform the other Member States and the Commission without delay. An appeal procedure shall be available.

(6) The TRD shall immediately withdraw its notification if it finds:

(a) that the body no longer meets the criteria set out in Schedule XI; or

(b) that the body seriously fails to fulfil its responsibilities. The TRD shall immediately inform the Commission and the other Member States accordingly.