Notification procedure
A notifying authority shall notify only conformity assessment bodies which have satisfied the requirements laid down in Article 30.
The notifying authority shall send a notification to the Commission and the other Member States, using the electronic notification tool developed and managed by the Commission.
The notification referred to in paragraph 2 shall include the following:
- full details of the conformity assessment activities to be performed;
- an indication of the conformity assessment module or modules and the kinds or categories of machinery or related products concerned;
- the relevant attestation of competence.
Where a notification is not based on an accreditation certificate referred to in Article 33(2), the notifying authority shall provide the Commission and the other Member States with documentary evidence which attests to the conformity assessment body’s competence and the arrangements in place to ensure that that body will be monitored regularly and will continue to satisfy the requirements laid down in Article 30.
The conformity assessment 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 the validation of the notification where it includes an accreditation certificate referred to in Article 33(2), or within two months of the notification where it includes documentary evidence referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article. Only such a body shall be considered a notified body for the purposes of this Regulation.
The notifying authority shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of any subsequent relevant changes to the notification referred to in paragraph 2.