50.—(1) For the purpose of this regulation, an issuing body is a body which has been notified under regulation 55 (notification) specifically in relation to the activity of issuing European approval for materials.
(2) European approval for materials must be issued, at the request of one or more manufacturers of materials or equipment, by an issuing body.
(3) The issuing body must determine and perform, or arrange for the performance of, the appropriate inspections and tests to certify the conformity of the types of material with the corresponding requirements of these Regulations.
(4) In the case of materials recognised as being safe to use before 29 November 1999, the issuing body must take account of the existing data when certifying such conformity.
(5) Prior to issuing a European approval for materials, the issuing body must inform the other [F2relevant states] and the Commission by sending them the appropriate information.
(6) Where, within three months of being informed by the issuing body, a [F3relevant state] or the Commission provides comments with reasons, the issuing body must take those comments into account before issuing the European approval for materials.
(7) A copy of the European approval for materials must be sent to the [F4relevant states], the bodies notified under regulation 55 and the Commission.
(8) The issuing body must withdraw its approval if it finds that it should not have been issued or that the type of materials is covered by a harmonised standard.
(9) If an issuing body withdraws approval for materials under paragraph 8, it must immediately inform the other [F5relevant states] and the bodies notified under regulation 55 of that withdrawal.]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 50 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. 24 para. 34 (with Sch. 24 para. 41) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in reg. 50(5) substituted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by The Pressure Vessels (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/678), reg. 1(b), Sch. 2 para. 4(2)
F3Words in reg. 50(6) substituted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by The Pressure Vessels (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/678), reg. 1(b), Sch. 2 para. 4(3)
F4Words in reg. 50(7) substituted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by The Pressure Vessels (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/678), reg. 1(b), Sch. 2 para. 4(2)
F5Words in reg. 50(9) substituted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by The Pressure Vessels (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/678), reg. 1(b), Sch. 2 para. 4(2)