CHAPTER V

TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT BODIES

Designation, monitoring and evaluation of TABs
Article 29
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).
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.
Art. 29 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Construction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/465), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 30 (with Sch. 1 para. 70) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1359, reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 17); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Art. 29(3) substituted (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Treatment of Conformity Assessment Bodies (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/504), reg. 16(5)