PART 4F3Notification of conformity assessment bodies
F3Approval of Conformity Assessment Bodies
E1F3Approved bodies43
1
An approved body is a conformity assessment body which—
a
has been approved by the Secretary of State pursuant to the procedure set out in regulation 44 (approval of conformity assessment bodies); or
b
immediately before IP completion day was a notified body in respect of which the Secretary of State had taken no action under regulation 49(1) or (2) as they had effect immediately before IP completion day to suspend or withdraw the body's status as a notified body.
2
Paragraph (1) has effect subject to regulation 47 (restriction, suspension or withdrawal of approval).
3
In this Part—
“notified body” means a body—
- a
which the Secretary of State had before IP completion day notified to the European Commission and the member State of the European Union, in accordance with Article 20 of the Directive; and
- b
in respect of which no objections had been raised, as referred to in regulation 43(1)(b), as it had effect immediately before IP completion day;
- a
“approved body requirements” means the requirements set out in Schedule 5.
Notified bodies43
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 F5relevant 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 F1, other than an immaterial objection, were raised by the European Commission or other F5relevant 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 F4certificate;
F2c
in sub-paragraph (b), an “immaterial objection” is an objection on the grounds that—
i
the conformity assessment body is established in the United Kingdom; or
ii
the accreditation certificate was issued by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service.
2
Paragraph (1) has effect subject to regulation 49 (changes to notifications).
Pt. 4 substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 20 para. 28 (with Sch. 20 para. 33) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2, and The Product Safety and Metrology (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/852), regs. 2(2), 4(2), Sch. 1 para. 1(i), (iv)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)