CHAPTER VTECHNICAL ASSESSMENT BODIES
F1Article 29Designation, monitoring and evaluation of TABs
(1.
A ‘TAB’ is a technical assessment body which:
(a)
is designated as such by the Secretary of State under paragraph 3; or
(b)
immediately before IP completion day was designated as such a body by the Secretary of State under this Article for one or several product areas.
(2.
Paragraph 1 is subject to Article 30(3) (withdrawal of designation).
F2(3.
The Secretary of State may designate a body as a TAB for one or several of the product areas listed in Table 1 of Annex 4 providing the body is established in—
(a)
the United Kingdom; or
(b)
the territory of a party to the CPTPP.
(4.
The Secretary of State must make publicly available by electronic means the list of TABs indicating the product areas for which they are designated.
(5.
The Secretary of State must make any updates to that list publicly available.
(6.
The Secretary of State must monitor the activities and competence of the TABs and evaluate them in relation to the respective requirements set out in Table 2 of Annex 4.