Article 7U.K.Exchange of experience on designation and supervision of conformity assessment bodies
1.Designating authorities shall consult each other and the Commission on questions with general relevance with regard to the implementation of this Regulation and the interpretation of the provisions of Directive 90/385/EEC and of Directive 93/42/EEC in relation with conformity assessment bodies.
2.Designating authorities shall communicate to each other and the Commission by 31 December 2013 the model assessment check-list used in accordance with Article 3(2) and thereafter the adaptations made to this check-list.
3.When the assessment reports referred to in Article 3(4) indicate discrepancies in the general practice of designating authorities, Member States or the Commission may request an exchange of views, which will be organised by the latter.