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ANNEX VU.K. REQUIREMENTS TO BE MET BY NOTIFYING AUTHORITIES

1.A notifying authority shall be established in such a way that no conflict of interest with conformity assessment bodies occurs.U.K.

2.A notifying authority shall be organised and operated in such a way as to safeguard the objectivity and impartiality of its activities.U.K.

3.A notifying authority shall be organised in such a way that each decision relating to notification of a conformity assessment body is taken by competent persons different from those who carried out the assessment.U.K.

4.A notifying authority shall not offer or provide, on a commercial or competitive basis, any activities that conformity assessment bodies perform or any consultancy services.U.K.

5.A notifying authority shall safeguard the confidentiality of the information it obtains.U.K.

6.A notifying authority shall have a sufficient number of competent personnel at its disposal for the proper performance of its tasks.U.K.