Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009 and repealing Directive 2007/46/EC (Text with EEA relevance)

2.SubcontractingU.K.

2.1.In accordance with Article 71(1), a technical service may nominate a subcontractor for performing tests on his behalf.U.K.

2.2.For the purposes of this Appendix ‘Subcontractor’ means either a subsidiary of the technical service that has been entrusted by that technical service with testing activities inside its own organisation or a third party under contract with that technical service to perform test activities.U.K.

2.3.The use of the services of a subcontractor does not release the technical service from its obligation to comply with Articles 69, 70, 80 and 81, and in particular with those concerning the skills of the technical services and compliance with Standard EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005.U.K.

Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

2.SubcontractingU.K.

2.1.In accordance with Article 71(1), a technical service may nominate a subcontractor for performing tests on his behalf.U.K.

2.3.The use of the services of a subcontractor does not release the technical service from its obligation to comply with Articles 69, 70, 80 and 81, and in particular with those concerning the skills of the technical services and compliance with Standard EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005.U.K.

2.4.Point 2 of Annex VII shall apply to the subcontractor.U.K.