ANNEX IV NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE

2. Notification procedure

2.1. Notifying authorities may notify only conformity assessment bodies which have satisfied the requirements laid down in Annex III.

2.2. They shall notify the Commission and the other Member States using the electronic notification tool developed and managed by the Commission.

2.3. The notification shall include full details of the conformity assessment activities, the conformity assessment module or modules and marine equipment concerned and the relevant attestation of competence.

2.4. Where a notification is not based on an accreditation certificate as referred to in section 1, the notifying authority shall provide the Commission and the other Member States with documentary evidence which attests to the conformity assessment body’s competence and the arrangements in place to ensure that that body will be monitored regularly and will continue to satisfy the requirements laid down in Annex III.

2.5. The body concerned may perform the activities of a notified body only where no objections are raised by the Commission or the other Member States within two weeks of a notification where an accreditation certificate is used or within two months of a notification where accreditation is not used.

2.6. Only a body referred to in point 2.5 shall be considered a notified body for the purposes of this Directive.

2.7. The Commission and the other Member States shall be notified of any subsequent relevant changes to the notification.