The Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 1996

2.  The application for the EC-type examination shall be lodged by the manufacturer or his authorized representative established within the Community with a notified body of his choice.

• The application shall include:

• the name and address of the manufacturer and, if the application is lodged by the authorized representative, his name and address in addition;

• a written declaration that the same application has not been lodged with any other notified body;

• the technical documentation, as described in point 3.

The applicant shall place at the disposal of the notified body a specimen representative of the production envisaged and hereinafter called `type'. The notified body may request further specimens if needed for carrying out the test programme.