Article 37 — Requirements relating to notifying authorities

Source: OJ L, 20.11.2024 (CELEX 32024R2847). The only authentic version of this text is the one published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 37 — Requirements relating to notifying authorities

Source: OJ L, 20.11.2024 (CELEX 32024R2847). The only authentic version of this text is the one published in the Official Journal of the European Union. This page reproduces the EN-language consolidated text for reference; it is not a substitute for the OJ.

1.   A notifying authority shall be established in such a way that no conflict of interest with conformity assessment bodies occurs.

2.   A notifying authority shall be organised and shall function so as to safeguard the objectivity and impartiality of its activities.

3.   A notifying authority shall be organised in such a way that each decision relating to notification of a conformity assessment body is taken by competent persons different from those who carried out the assessment.

4.   A notifying authority shall not offer or provide any activities that conformity assessment bodies perform or consultancy services on commercial or competitive basis.

5.   A notifying authority shall safeguard the confidentiality of the information it obtains.

6.   A notifying authority shall have a sufficient number of competent personnel at its disposal for the proper performance of its tasks.