Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 920/2013Dangos y teitl llawn

Article 5 U.K. Surveillance and monitoring

1. For the purpose of surveillance, the designating authority of the Member State where the notified body is established shall assess an appropriate number of notified body’s reviews of the manufacturer’s clinical evaluations and shall carry out an appropriate number of file reviews, surveillance on-site assessments and observed audits at the following intervals:

(a) at least every 12 months for notified bodies with more than 100 clients;

(b) at least every 18 months for all other notified bodies.

That designating authority shall, in particular, examine changes which have occurred since the last assessment and the work the notified body has performed since that assessment.

[F1 By way of derogation from the first and second subparagraphs, in exceptional circumstances relating to the COVID-19 pandemic that temporarily prevent the designating authority of a Member State from carrying out surveillance on-site assessments or observed audits, it shall carry out any measures to ensure an adequate level of surveillance that remain possible under those circumstances in addition to the assessment of an appropriate number of the notified body’s reviews of the manufacturer’s technical documentation, including clinical evaluations. That designating authority shall examine changes to the organisational and general requirements set out in Annex II that have occurred since the last on-site assessment and the activities the notified body has performed thereafter.]

2. Surveillance and monitoring conducted by the designating authorities shall appropriately address subsidiaries.

3. The designating authority of the Member State where the notified body is established shall continuously monitor that body to ensure ongoing compliance with the applicable requirements. That authority shall provide for a systematic follow-up of complaints, vigilance reports and other information, including from other Member States, which might indicate the non-fulfilment of the obligations by a notified body or its deviation from common or best practice.

In addition to surveillance or renewal on-site assessments, the designating authority of the Member State where the notified body is established shall initiate unannounced or short-notice on-site assessments if those on-site assessments are needed to verify compliance.

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/666 of 18 May 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 920/2013 as regards the renewal of designations and the surveillance and monitoring of notified bodies (Text with EEA relevance).