Article 46 — Challenge of the competence of notified bodies

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 46 — Challenge of the competence of notified bodies

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.   The Commission shall investigate all cases where it doubts, or where doubt is brought to its attention regarding, the competence of a notified body to meet, or the continued fulfilment by a notified body of, the requirements and responsibilities to which it is subject.

2.   The notifying Member State shall provide the Commission, on request, with all information relating to the basis for the notification or the maintenance of the competence of the body concerned.

3.   The Commission shall ensure that all sensitive information obtained in the course of its investigations is treated confidentially.

4.   Where the Commission ascertains that a notified body does not meet or no longer meets the requirements for its notification, it shall inform the notifying Member State accordingly and request it to take the necessary corrective measures, including de-notification if necessary.