This version of this provision extends to England, Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only

This version of this provision extends to England, Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only

This version of this provision extends to England, Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only

This version of this provision extends to England, Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only

This version of this provision extends to England, Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only

Word in Sch. 5 heading 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. 39(a) (with Sch. 20 para. 33) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Sch. 5 para. 1 substituted (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Treatment of Conformity Assessment Bodies (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/504), reg. 7

Word in Sch. 5 para. 6 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. 39(a) (with Sch. 20 para. 33) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Word in Sch. 5 para. 9 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. 39(a) (with Sch. 20 para. 33) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Words in Sch. 5 para. 10(c) 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. 39(b) (with Sch. 20 para. 33) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Word in Sch. 5 para. 12 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. 39(a) (with Sch. 20 para. 33) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Word in Sch. 5 para. 12(c) 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. 39(c)(i) (with Sch. 20 para. 33) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Words in Sch. 5 para. 12(c) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 20 para. 39(c)(ii) (with Sch. 20 para. 33) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Word in Sch. 5 para. 18 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. 39(a) (with Sch. 20 para. 33) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Words in Sch. 5 para. 18 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. 39(d) (with Sch. 20 para. 33) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1091/schedule/5/2024-04-07The Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabaseELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY2024-10-10Expert Participation2024-04-07These Regulations transpose Directive 2014/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility (recast) (OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p.79) (“the Directive”).SCHEDULESSCHEDULE 5

Regulation 2(1)

Requirements for notifiedapproved bodies1.(1)

A conformity assessment body must have legal personality and must be established in—

(a)

the United Kingdom; or

(b)

the territory of a party to the CPTPP.

(2)

In sub-paragraph (1) “the CPTPP” has the meaning set out in section 1 of the Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Act 2024.

2.(1)

A conformity assessment body must be a third party body independent of the organisation or the apparatus it assesses.

(2)

A body belonging to a business association or professional federation representing undertakings involved in the design, manufacturing, provision, assembly, use or maintenance of apparatus which it assesses may, on condition that its independence and the absence of any conflict of interest are demonstrated, be considered an independent body under sub-paragraph (1).

3.

A conformity assessment body, its top level management and the personnel responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment activities must not be the designer, manufacturer, supplier, installer, purchaser, owner, user or maintainer of the apparatus which the conformity assessment body assesses, nor the representative of any of those parties.

4.

Nothing in paragraph 3 of this Schedule precludes the use of assessed apparatus that is necessary for the operations of the conformity assessment body or the use of such apparatus for personal purposes.

5.

A conformity assessment body, its top level management and the personnel responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment activities must not be directly involved in the design, manufacture or construction, marketing, installation, use or maintenance of the apparatus, or represent the parties engaged in those activities.

6.

A conformity assessment body, its top level management and the personnel responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment activities must not engage in any activity, including consultancy services, that may conflict with their independence of judgement or integrity in relation to conformity assessment activities for which they are approved.

6.

A conformity assessment body, its top level management and the personnel responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment activities must not engage in any activity, including consultancy services, that may conflict with their independence of judgement or integrity in relation to conformity assessment activities for which they are notified.

7.

A conformity assessment body must ensure that the activities of their subsidiaries or subcontractors do not affect the confidentiality, objectivity or impartiality of their conformity assessment activities.

8.

A conformity assessment body and its personnel must carry out the conformity assessment activities with the highest degree of professional integrity and the requisite technical competence in the specific field and must be free from all pressures and inducements, particularly financial, which might influence their judgement or the results of their conformity assessment activities, especially as regards persons or groups of persons with an interest in the results of those activities.

9.

A conformity assessment body must be capable of carrying out all of the conformity assessment activities in relation to which it has been, or is to be, approved, whether those activities are carried out by the conformity assessment body itself or on its behalf and under its responsibility.

9.

A conformity assessment body must be capable of carrying out all of the conformity assessment activities in relation to which it has been, or is to be, notified, whether those activities are carried out by the conformity assessment body itself or on its behalf and under its responsibility.

10.

A conformity assessment body must have at its disposal—

(a)

personnel with technical knowledge and sufficient and appropriate experience to perform the conformity assessment activities;

(b)

descriptions of procedures in accordance with which conformity assessment is carried out ensuring the transparency and ability of reproduction of those procedures;

(c)

policies and procedures in place to distinguish between tasks that it carries out as an approved body and other activities;

(d)

procedures for the performance of activities which take due account of the size of an undertaking, the sector in which it operates, its structure, the degree of complexity of the technology of the apparatus in question and the mass or serial nature of the production process.

10.

A conformity assessment body must have at its disposal—

(a)

personnel with technical knowledge and sufficient and appropriate experience to perform the conformity assessment activities;

(b)

descriptions of procedures in accordance with which conformity assessment is carried out ensuring the transparency and ability of reproduction of those procedures;

(c)

policies and procedures in place to distinguish between tasks that it carries out as a notified body and other activities;

(d)

procedures for the performance of activities which take due account of the size of an undertaking, the sector in which it operates, its structure, the degree of complexity of the technology of the apparatus in question and the mass or serial nature of the production process.

11.

A conformity assessment body must have the means necessary to perform the technical and administrative tasks connected with the conformity assessment activities in an appropriate manner and must have access to all necessary equipment and facilities.

12.

The personnel responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment activities must have—

(a)

sound technical and vocational training covering all the conformity assessment activities in relation to which the conformity assessment body has been approved;

(b)

satisfactory knowledge of the requirements of the assessments that they carry out and adequate authority to carry out those assessments;

(c)

appropriate knowledge and understanding of the essential requirements, of the applicable designated standards and ... of these Regulations;

(d)

the ability to draw up certificates, records and reports demonstrating that assessments have been carried out.

12.

The personnel responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment activities must have—

(a)

sound technical and vocational training covering all the conformity assessment activities in relation to which the conformity assessment body has been notified;

(b)

satisfactory knowledge of the requirements of the assessments that they carry out and adequate authority to carry out those assessments;

(c)

appropriate knowledge and understanding of the essential requirements, of the applicable harmonised standards and of the Directive and of these Regulations;

(d)

the ability to draw up certificates, records and reports demonstrating that assessments have been carried out.

13.

A conformity assessment body must be able to demonstrate the impartiality of its top level management and the personnel responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment activities.

14.

The remuneration of the top level management and the personnel responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment activities must not depend on the number of assessments carried out or on the results of those assessments.

15.

A conformity assessment body must have, and must satisfy the Secretary of State that it has, adequate civil liability insurance in respect of its activities.

16.

A conformity assessment body must ensure that its personnel observe professional secrecy with regard to all information obtained in carrying out their tasks in accordance with these Regulations and that proprietary rights are protected.

17.

Paragraph 16 does not prevent the personnel from providing information to the Secretary of State or an enforcing authority.

18.

A conformity assessment body must participate in, or ensure that its personnel who are responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment activities are informed of, the relevant standardisation activities and the activities of any approved body coordination group established by the Secretary of State and must apply as general guidance the administrative decisions and documents produced as a result of the work of that group.

18.

A conformity assessment body must participate in, or ensure that its personnel who are responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment activities are informed of, the relevant standardisation activities and the activities of any notified body coordination group established under the Directive and must apply as general guidance the administrative decisions and documents produced as a result of the work of that group.

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Word in
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<ref eId="chdebkda4-00217" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/696">The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696)</ref>
,
<ref eId="chdebkda4-00218" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/696/regulation/1">reg. 1</ref>
,
<ref eId="chdebkda4-00219" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/696/schedule/20/paragraph/39/a">Sch. 20 para. 39(a)</ref>
(with
<ref eId="chdebkda4-00220" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/696/schedule/20/paragraph/33">Sch. 20 para. 33</ref>
) (as amended by
<ref eId="chdebkda4-00221" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/676">S.I. 2020/676</ref>
,
<ref eId="chdebkda4-00222" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/676/regulation/1/1">regs. 1(1)</ref>
,
<ref eId="chdebkda4-00223" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/676/regulation/2">2</ref>
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<ref eId="chdebkda4-00224" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/1">2020 c. 1</ref>
,
<ref eId="chdebkda4-00225" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/1/schedule/5/paragraph/1/1">Sch. 5 para. 1(1)</ref>
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<ref eId="ceo61muy5-00008" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2024/504">The Treatment of Conformity Assessment Bodies (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/504)</ref>
,
<ref eId="ceo61muy5-00009" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2024/504/regulation/7">reg. 7</ref>
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substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by
<ref eId="chluzw874-00007" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/696">The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696)</ref>
,
<ref eId="chluzw874-00008" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/696/regulation/1">reg. 1</ref>
,
<ref eId="chluzw874-00009" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/696/schedule/20/paragraph/39/a">Sch. 20 para. 39(a)</ref>
(with
<ref eId="chluzw874-00010" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/696/schedule/20/paragraph/33">Sch. 20 para. 33</ref>
) (as amended by
<ref eId="chluzw874-00011" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/676">S.I. 2020/676</ref>
,
<ref eId="chluzw874-00012" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/676/regulation/1/1">regs. 1(1)</ref>
,
<ref eId="chluzw874-00013" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/676/regulation/2">2</ref>
);
<ref eId="chluzw874-00014" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/1">2020 c. 1</ref>
,
<ref eId="chluzw874-00015" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/1/schedule/5/paragraph/1/1">Sch. 5 para. 1(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="key-2173b6ee7648355d511eb2925dee8bf4" marker="F4">
<p>
Word in
<ref eId="chlvcg7v4-00006" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/1091/schedule/5/paragraph/9">Sch. 5 para. 9</ref>
substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by
<ref eId="chlvcg7v4-00007" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/696">The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696)</ref>
,
<ref eId="chlvcg7v4-00008" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/696/regulation/1">reg. 1</ref>
,
<ref eId="chlvcg7v4-00009" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/696/schedule/20/paragraph/39/a">Sch. 20 para. 39(a)</ref>
(with
<ref eId="chlvcg7v4-00010" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/696/schedule/20/paragraph/33">Sch. 20 para. 33</ref>
) (as amended by
<ref eId="chlvcg7v4-00011" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/676">S.I. 2020/676</ref>
,
<ref eId="chlvcg7v4-00012" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/676/regulation/1/1">regs. 1(1)</ref>
,
<ref eId="chlvcg7v4-00013" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/676/regulation/2">2</ref>
);
<ref eId="chlvcg7v4-00014" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/1">2020 c. 1</ref>
,
<ref eId="chlvcg7v4-00015" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/1/schedule/5/paragraph/1/1">Sch. 5 para. 1(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="key-a1d5f8a9bfeb832fc93519720884d231" marker="F5">
<p>
Words in
<ref eId="chlvhid44-00006" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/1091/schedule/5/paragraph/10/c">Sch. 5 para. 10(c)</ref>
substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by
<ref eId="chlvhid44-00007" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/696">The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696)</ref>
,
<ref eId="chlvhid44-00008" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/696/regulation/1">reg. 1</ref>
,
<ref eId="chlvhid44-00009" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/696/schedule/20/paragraph/39/b">Sch. 20 para. 39(b)</ref>
(with
<ref eId="chlvhid44-00010" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/696/schedule/20/paragraph/33">Sch. 20 para. 33</ref>
) (as amended by
<ref eId="chlvhid44-00011" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/676">S.I. 2020/676</ref>
,
<ref eId="chlvhid44-00012" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/676/regulation/1/1">regs. 1(1)</ref>
,
<ref eId="chlvhid44-00013" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/676/regulation/2">2</ref>
);
<ref eId="chlvhid44-00014" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/1">2020 c. 1</ref>
,
<ref eId="chlvhid44-00015" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/1/schedule/5/paragraph/1/1">Sch. 5 para. 1(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="key-2ad57f9300106fe571c5a37c0fc01240" marker="F6">
<p>
Word in
<ref eId="chlvo8dq4-00006" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/1091/schedule/5/paragraph/12">Sch. 5 para. 12</ref>
substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by
<ref eId="chlvo8dq4-00007" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/696">The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696)</ref>
,
<ref eId="chlvo8dq4-00008" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/696/regulation/1">reg. 1</ref>
,
<ref eId="chlvo8dq4-00009" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/696/schedule/20/paragraph/39/a">Sch. 20 para. 39(a)</ref>
(with
<ref eId="chlvo8dq4-00010" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/696/schedule/20/paragraph/33">Sch. 20 para. 33</ref>
) (as amended by
<ref eId="chlvo8dq4-00011" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/676">S.I. 2020/676</ref>
,
<ref eId="chlvo8dq4-00012" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/676/regulation/1/1">regs. 1(1)</ref>
,
<ref eId="chlvo8dq4-00013" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/676/regulation/2">2</ref>
);
<ref eId="chlvo8dq4-00014" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/1">2020 c. 1</ref>
,
<ref eId="chlvo8dq4-00015" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/1/schedule/5/paragraph/1/1">Sch. 5 para. 1(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="key-0705f5c8a7dd5c8b2b09d3e763377c5e" marker="F7">
<p>
Word in
<ref eId="chlvo8dq4-00021" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/1091/schedule/5/paragraph/12/c">Sch. 5 para. 12(c)</ref>
substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by
<ref eId="chlvo8dq4-00022" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/696">The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696)</ref>
,
<ref eId="chlvo8dq4-00023" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/696/regulation/1">reg. 1</ref>
,
<ref eId="chlvo8dq4-00024" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/696/schedule/20/paragraph/39/c/i">Sch. 20 para. 39(c)(i)</ref>
(with
<ref eId="chlvo8dq4-00025" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/696/schedule/20/paragraph/33">Sch. 20 para. 33</ref>
) (as amended by
<ref eId="chlvo8dq4-00026" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/676">S.I. 2020/676</ref>
,
<ref eId="chlvo8dq4-00027" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/676/regulation/1/1">regs. 1(1)</ref>
,
<ref eId="chlvo8dq4-00028" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/676/regulation/2">2</ref>
);
<ref eId="chlvo8dq4-00029" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/1">2020 c. 1</ref>
,
<ref eId="chlvo8dq4-00030" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/1/schedule/5/paragraph/1/1">Sch. 5 para. 1(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="key-9ec043f1f174c5eab05ac2bd090efdae" marker="F8">
<p>
Words in
<ref eId="chlvo8dq4-00036" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/1091/schedule/5/paragraph/12/c">Sch. 5 para. 12(c)</ref>
omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of
<ref eId="chlvo8dq4-00037" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/696">The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696)</ref>
,
<ref eId="chlvo8dq4-00038" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/696/regulation/1">reg. 1</ref>
,
<ref eId="chlvo8dq4-00039" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/696/schedule/20/paragraph/39/c/ii">Sch. 20 para. 39(c)(ii)</ref>
(with
<ref eId="chlvo8dq4-00040" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/696/schedule/20/paragraph/33">Sch. 20 para. 33</ref>
) (as amended by
<ref eId="chlvo8dq4-00041" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/676">S.I. 2020/676</ref>
,
<ref eId="chlvo8dq4-00042" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/676/regulation/1/1">regs. 1(1)</ref>
,
<ref eId="chlvo8dq4-00043" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/676/regulation/2">2</ref>
);
<ref eId="chlvo8dq4-00044" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/1">2020 c. 1</ref>
,
<ref eId="chlvo8dq4-00045" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/1/schedule/5/paragraph/1/1">Sch. 5 para. 1(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="key-1d022f6a17a1eacf0474b3b963d757d5" marker="F9">
<p>
Word in
<ref eId="chlvumgz4-00006" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/1091/schedule/5/paragraph/18">Sch. 5 para. 18</ref>
substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by
<ref eId="chlvumgz4-00007" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/696">The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696)</ref>
,
<ref eId="chlvumgz4-00008" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/696/regulation/1">reg. 1</ref>
,
<ref eId="chlvumgz4-00009" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/696/schedule/20/paragraph/39/a">Sch. 20 para. 39(a)</ref>
(with
<ref eId="chlvumgz4-00010" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/696/schedule/20/paragraph/33">Sch. 20 para. 33</ref>
) (as amended by
<ref eId="chlvumgz4-00011" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/676">S.I. 2020/676</ref>
,
<ref eId="chlvumgz4-00012" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/676/regulation/1/1">regs. 1(1)</ref>
,
<ref eId="chlvumgz4-00013" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/676/regulation/2">2</ref>
);
<ref eId="chlvumgz4-00014" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/1">2020 c. 1</ref>
,
<ref eId="chlvumgz4-00015" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/1/schedule/5/paragraph/1/1">Sch. 5 para. 1(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
<note ukl:Name="Commentary" ukl:Type="F" class="commentary F" eId="key-f940bf4825c11527ba33b181eb9f21bd" marker="F10">
<p>
Words in
<ref eId="chlvumgz4-00021" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/1091/schedule/5/paragraph/18">Sch. 5 para. 18</ref>
substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by
<ref eId="chlvumgz4-00022" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/696">The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696)</ref>
,
<ref eId="chlvumgz4-00023" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/696/regulation/1">reg. 1</ref>
,
<ref eId="chlvumgz4-00024" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/696/schedule/20/paragraph/39/d">Sch. 20 para. 39(d)</ref>
(with
<ref eId="chlvumgz4-00025" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/696/schedule/20/paragraph/33">Sch. 20 para. 33</ref>
) (as amended by
<ref eId="chlvumgz4-00026" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/676">S.I. 2020/676</ref>
,
<ref eId="chlvumgz4-00027" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/676/regulation/1/1">regs. 1(1)</ref>
,
<ref eId="chlvumgz4-00028" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/676/regulation/2">2</ref>
);
<ref eId="chlvumgz4-00029" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/1">2020 c. 1</ref>
,
<ref eId="chlvumgz4-00030" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/1/schedule/5/paragraph/1/1">Sch. 5 para. 1(1)</ref>
</p>
</note>
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<heading>SCHEDULES</heading>
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SCHEDULE 5
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<p> Regulation 2(1)</p>
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Requirements for
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1.
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<num>(1)</num>
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<p>A conformity assessment body must be a third party body independent of the organisation or the apparatus it assesses.</p>
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<num>(2)</num>
<content>
<p>A body belonging to a business association or professional federation representing undertakings involved in the design, manufacturing, provision, assembly, use or maintenance of apparatus which it assesses may, on condition that its independence and the absence of any conflict of interest are demonstrated, be considered an independent body under sub-paragraph (1).</p>
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<num>3.</num>
<content>
<p>A conformity assessment body, its top level management and the personnel responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment activities must not be the designer, manufacturer, supplier, installer, purchaser, owner, user or maintainer of the apparatus which the conformity assessment body assesses, nor the representative of any of those parties.</p>
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<num>4.</num>
<content>
<p>Nothing in paragraph 3 of this Schedule precludes the use of assessed apparatus that is necessary for the operations of the conformity assessment body or the use of such apparatus for personal purposes.</p>
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</paragraph>
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<num>5.</num>
<content>
<p>A conformity assessment body, its top level management and the personnel responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment activities must not be directly involved in the design, manufacture or construction, marketing, installation, use or maintenance of the apparatus, or represent the parties engaged in those activities.</p>
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</paragraph>
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<num>6.</num>
<content>
<p>
A conformity assessment body, its top level management and the personnel responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment activities must not engage in any activity, including consultancy services, that may conflict with their independence of judgement or integrity in relation to conformity assessment activities for which they are
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approved
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<num>6.</num>
<content>
<p>A conformity assessment body, its top level management and the personnel responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment activities must not engage in any activity, including consultancy services, that may conflict with their independence of judgement or integrity in relation to conformity assessment activities for which they are notified.</p>
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<paragraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-7" class="schProv1">
<num>7.</num>
<content>
<p>A conformity assessment body must ensure that the activities of their subsidiaries or subcontractors do not affect the confidentiality, objectivity or impartiality of their conformity assessment activities.</p>
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<paragraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-8" class="schProv1">
<num>8.</num>
<content>
<p>A conformity assessment body and its personnel must carry out the conformity assessment activities with the highest degree of professional integrity and the requisite technical competence in the specific field and must be free from all pressures and inducements, particularly financial, which might influence their judgement or the results of their conformity assessment activities, especially as regards persons or groups of persons with an interest in the results of those activities.</p>
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<num>9.</num>
<content>
<p>
A conformity assessment body must be capable of carrying out all of the conformity assessment activities in relation to which it has been, or is to be,
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approved
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, whether those activities are carried out by the conformity assessment body itself or on its behalf and under its responsibility.
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<num>9.</num>
<content>
<p>A conformity assessment body must be capable of carrying out all of the conformity assessment activities in relation to which it has been, or is to be, notified, whether those activities are carried out by the conformity assessment body itself or on its behalf and under its responsibility.</p>
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<num>10.</num>
<intro>
<p>A conformity assessment body must have at its disposal—</p>
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<num>(a)</num>
<content>
<p>personnel with technical knowledge and sufficient and appropriate experience to perform the conformity assessment activities;</p>
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<level class="para1" eId="schedule-5-paragraph-10-b">
<num>(b)</num>
<content>
<p>descriptions of procedures in accordance with which conformity assessment is carried out ensuring the transparency and ability of reproduction of those procedures;</p>
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</level>
<level class="para1" eId="schedule-5-paragraph-10-c">
<num>(c)</num>
<content>
<p>
policies and procedures in place to distinguish between tasks that it carries out as
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an approved
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body and other activities;
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<level class="para1" eId="schedule-5-paragraph-10-d">
<num>(d)</num>
<content>
<p>procedures for the performance of activities which take due account of the size of an undertaking, the sector in which it operates, its structure, the degree of complexity of the technology of the apparatus in question and the mass or serial nature of the production process.</p>
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<num>10.</num>
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<p>A conformity assessment body must have at its disposal—</p>
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<level class="para1" eId="schedule-5-paragraph-10-a-n.i.">
<num>(a)</num>
<content>
<p>personnel with technical knowledge and sufficient and appropriate experience to perform the conformity assessment activities;</p>
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</level>
<level class="para1" eId="schedule-5-paragraph-10-b-n.i.">
<num>(b)</num>
<content>
<p>descriptions of procedures in accordance with which conformity assessment is carried out ensuring the transparency and ability of reproduction of those procedures;</p>
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<level class="para1" eId="schedule-5-paragraph-10-c-n.i.">
<num>(c)</num>
<content>
<p>policies and procedures in place to distinguish between tasks that it carries out as a notified body and other activities;</p>
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<num>(d)</num>
<content>
<p>procedures for the performance of activities which take due account of the size of an undertaking, the sector in which it operates, its structure, the degree of complexity of the technology of the apparatus in question and the mass or serial nature of the production process.</p>
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<num>11.</num>
<content>
<p>A conformity assessment body must have the means necessary to perform the technical and administrative tasks connected with the conformity assessment activities in an appropriate manner and must have access to all necessary equipment and facilities.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-12" class="schProv1">
<num>12.</num>
<intro>
<p>The personnel responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment activities must have—</p>
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<level class="para1" eId="schedule-5-paragraph-12-a">
<num>(a)</num>
<content>
<p>
sound technical and vocational training covering all the conformity assessment activities in relation to which the conformity assessment body has been
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approved
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;
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<num>(b)</num>
<content>
<p>satisfactory knowledge of the requirements of the assessments that they carry out and adequate authority to carry out those assessments;</p>
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</level>
<level class="para1" eId="schedule-5-paragraph-12-c">
<num>(c)</num>
<content>
<p>
appropriate knowledge and understanding of the essential requirements, of the applicable
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standards and
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... of these Regulations;
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<num>(d)</num>
<content>
<p>the ability to draw up certificates, records and reports demonstrating that assessments have been carried out.</p>
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<num>12.</num>
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<p>The personnel responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment activities must have—</p>
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<level class="para1" eId="schedule-5-paragraph-12-a-n.i.">
<num>(a)</num>
<content>
<p>sound technical and vocational training covering all the conformity assessment activities in relation to which the conformity assessment body has been notified;</p>
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<level class="para1" eId="schedule-5-paragraph-12-b-n.i.">
<num>(b)</num>
<content>
<p>satisfactory knowledge of the requirements of the assessments that they carry out and adequate authority to carry out those assessments;</p>
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<num>(c)</num>
<content>
<p>appropriate knowledge and understanding of the essential requirements, of the applicable harmonised standards and of the Directive and of these Regulations;</p>
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<level class="para1" eId="schedule-5-paragraph-12-d-n.i.">
<num>(d)</num>
<content>
<p>the ability to draw up certificates, records and reports demonstrating that assessments have been carried out.</p>
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<num>13.</num>
<content>
<p>A conformity assessment body must be able to demonstrate the impartiality of its top level management and the personnel responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment activities.</p>
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</paragraph>
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<num>14.</num>
<content>
<p>The remuneration of the top level management and the personnel responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment activities must not depend on the number of assessments carried out or on the results of those assessments.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-15" class="schProv1">
<num>15.</num>
<content>
<p>A conformity assessment body must have, and must satisfy the Secretary of State that it has, adequate civil liability insurance in respect of its activities.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-16" class="schProv1">
<num>16.</num>
<content>
<p>A conformity assessment body must ensure that its personnel observe professional secrecy with regard to all information obtained in carrying out their tasks in accordance with these Regulations and that proprietary rights are protected.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-17" class="schProv1">
<num>17.</num>
<content>
<p>Paragraph 16 does not prevent the personnel from providing information to the Secretary of State or an enforcing authority.</p>
</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph eId="schedule-5-paragraph-18" class="schProv1">
<num>18.</num>
<content>
<p>
A conformity assessment body must participate in, or ensure that its personnel who are responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment activities are informed of, the relevant standardisation activities and the activities of any
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approved
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body coordination group established
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and must apply as general guidance the administrative decisions and documents produced as a result of the work of that group.
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<num>18.</num>
<content>
<p>A conformity assessment body must participate in, or ensure that its personnel who are responsible for carrying out the conformity assessment activities are informed of, the relevant standardisation activities and the activities of any notified body coordination group established under the Directive and must apply as general guidance the administrative decisions and documents produced as a result of the work of that group.</p>
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