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The application must include:
the name and address of the manufacturer,
a written declaration that the same application has not been lodged with any other notified body,
the technical documents, as described in point 3.
The applicant must place at the disposal of the notified body a sample representative of the production envisaged, hereinafter called ‘type’. The notified body may request further samples if needed for carrying out the test programme.
a general type-description,
conceptual design and manufacturing drawings and diagrams of components, sub-assemblies, circuits, etc.,
descriptions and explanations necessary for the understanding of the drawings and diagrams and the operation of the article,
a list of the harmonised standards referred to in Article 8 of this Directive, applied in full or in part, and descriptions of the solutions adopted to meet the essential safety requirements of this Directive where the harmonised standards referred to in Article 8 of this Directive have not been applied,
results of design calculations made, examinations carried out, etc.,
test reports.
examine the technical documents, verify that the type has been manufactured in conformity with those documents and identify the elements which have been designed in accordance with the relevant provisions of the harmonised standards referred to in Article 8 of this Directive as well as the components which have been designed without applying the relevant provisions of those harmonised standards,
perform or have performed the appropriate examinations and necessary tests to check whether, where the harmonised standards referred to in Article 8 of this Directive have not been applied, the solutions adopted by the manufacturer meet the essential safety requirements of this Directive,
perform or have performed the appropriate examinations and necessary tests to check whether, where the manufacturer has chosen to apply the relevant harmonised standards, these have been applied,
agree with the applicant the location where the examinations and necessary tests are to be carried out.
A list of the relevant parts of the technical documents must be annexed to the certificate and a copy thereof kept by the notified body.
Where the manufacturer is refused a type certificate, the notified body must provide detailed reasons for such refusal.
Provision must be made for an appeals procedure.
Where the manufacturer is not established within the Community, the obligation to keep the technical documents available is the responsibility of the person who places the product on the market.