CHAPTER 4

NOTIFICATION OF CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BODIES

Operational obligations of notified bodies
Article 32
1
Notified bodies shall carry out conformity assessments in accordance with the conformity assessment procedures provided for in Annex III.
2
Conformity assessments shall be carried out in a proportionate manner, avoiding unnecessary burdens for economic operators.
Conformity assessment bodies shall perform their activities taking due account of the size of an undertaking, the sector in which it operates, its structure, the degree of complexity of the apparatus technology in question and the mass or serial nature of the production process.
In so doing they shall nevertheless respect the degree of rigour and the level of protection required for the compliance of the apparatus with this Directive.
3
Where a notified body finds that the essential requirements set out in Annex I or corresponding harmonised standards or other technical specifications have not been met by a manufacturer, it shall require that manufacturer to take appropriate corrective measures and shall not issue a certificate.
4
Where, in the course of the monitoring of conformity following the issue of a certificate, a notified body finds that an apparatus no longer complies, it shall require the manufacturer to take appropriate corrective measures and shall suspend or withdraw the certificate if necessary.
5
Where corrective measures are not taken or do not have the required effect, the notified body shall restrict, suspend or withdraw any certificates, as appropriate.