SCHEDULE 2MINIMUM CRITERIA FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF NOTIFIED BODIES

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The notified body must be able to demonstrate that those of its employees who are responsible for carrying out the assessment and verification operations:—

a

have had proper technical and vocational training in relation to the operations that they are to carry out;

b

possess a satisfactory knowledge of the requirements relating to the operations that they carry out and sufficient practice in carrying those operations;

c

possess the ability to draw up any such certificates, records and reports as may be required as formal record of the inspections conducted; and

d

are required to maintain professional confidentiality with regard to everything they learn in the performance of their duties.