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PART 4 U.K.Notification of conformity assessment bodies

Notified bodiesU.K.

43.—(1) For the purposes of this Part, a notified body is a conformity assessment body—

(a)which has been notified by the Secretary of State to the European Commission and to the other member States—

(i)under regulation 44 (notification); or

(ii)before the date these Regulations come into force, in accordance with Article 20 of the Directive; and

(b)in respect of which no objections were raised by the European Commission or other member States—

(i)within 2 weeks of the date of notification, where the notification is accompanied by an accreditation certificate; or

(ii)within 2 months of the date of notification, where the notification is not accompanied by an accreditation certificate.

(2) Paragraph (1) has effect subject to regulation 49 (changes to notifications).