S.L. 454.15 Art. 32Notification procedure.

(1) The Authority may notify only conformity assessment bodies which have satisfied the requirements laid down in regulation 27.

(2) They shall notify the Commission and the other Member States using the electronic notification tool developed and managed by the Commission.

(3) The notification shall include information on the kind(s) of measuring instrument(s) for which each body has been designated and, where relevant, the instrument accuracy classes, the measuring range, the measurement technology, and any other instrument characteristic limiting the scope of the notification. The notification shall include full details of the conformity assessment activities, the conformity assessment module or modules and measuring instrument or measuring instruments concerned and the relevant attestation of competence.

(4) The body concerned may perform the activities of a notified body only where no objections are raised by the Commission or the other Member States within two weeks of a notification where an accreditation certificate is used.

(5) Only such a body shall be considered a notified body for the purposes of these regulations.

(6) The Authority shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of any subsequent relevant changes to the notification.