S.L. 427.29 Art. 22Notification of conformity assessment bodies.

(1) The Technical Regulations Division shall notify the

European Commission and the other Member States of the notified bodies and the user inspectorates authorised to carry out conformity assessment tasks in accordance with regulation 16, regulation 17 or regulation 18 and of the third-party organisations they have recognised, for the purposes of the tasks referred to in points 3.1.2 and 3.1.3 of Schedule I.

(2) The Technical Regulations Division shall be responsible for setting up and carrying out the necessary procedures for the assessment and notification of conformity assessment bodies and the monitoring of notified bodies, including compliance with regulation 26.

(3) The assessment and monitoring referred to in sub-regulation (2) shall be carried out by the National Accreditation Board (Malta).

(4) The Technical Regulations Division shall take full responsibility for the tasks performed by National Accreditation Board (Malta) referred to in sub-regulation (4).

(5) The Technical Regulations Division shall inform the European Commission of their procedures for the assessment and notification of conformity assessment bodies and the monitoring of notified bodies, recognised third-party organisations and user inspectorates, and of any changes thereto.