Common use of Conformity assessment bodies Clause in Contracts

Conformity assessment bodies. 1. For the purpose of issuing Certificates of Conformity in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the following shall apply: (a) The US recognises the Notified Bodies that have been designated by the EC Member States under Directive 96/98/EC as Conformity Assessment Bodies; (b) The EC and its Member States recognise the United States Coast Guard together with the laboratories it has accepted under 46 CFR 159.010, as a Conformity Assessment Body. 2. Each Party recognises that the Conformity Assessment Bodies of the other Party are authorised to perform the following procedures in relation to the legislative, regulatory and administrative provisions referred to in Annex I: (a) testing and issuing of test reports, (b) performing quality assurance functions or system certification. 3. The Regulatory Authorities of the Parties are responsible for the following procedures, but may delegate some or all of these functions to Conformity Assessment Bodies: (a) reviewing equipment design and test results against identified standards, (b) issuing Certificates of Conformity. 4. Prior to the entry into force of this Agreement the Parties shall exchange their respective lists of Conformity Assessment Bodies. The Parties shall inform each other promptly of any changes to their list of Conformity Assessment Bodies. The Parties shall maintain on the World Wide Web updated lists of their Conformity Assessment Bodies. 5. Each Party shall require that its Conformity Assessment Bodies record and retain details of their investigations of the competence and compliance of their sub-contractors and maintain a register of all sub-contracting. These details will be available to the other Party on request. 6. Each Party shall require that its Conformity Assessment Bodies, upon request of a Regulatory Authority of the other Party listed in Annex III, make available to the Regulatory Authorities, copies of the Certificates of Conformity and related technical documentation they have issued. CHAPTER 3 JOINT COMMITTEE

Conformity assessment bodies. 1. For the purpose purposes of issuing Certificates of Conformity in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the following shall applyapplies: (a) The US recognises United States recognizes the Notified Bodies that have been designated by the EC Member EEA EFTA States under Directive 96/98/EC EC, as incorporated in point 1 of Chapter XXXII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement, as Conformity Assessment BodiesBodies of the EEA EFTA States; (b) The EC and its Member EEA EFTA States recognise recognize the United States Coast Guard Guard, together with the laboratories it has accepted under 46 CFR 159.010, as a Conformity Assessment BodyBody of the United States. 2. Each Party recognises Side shall provide that the Conformity Assessment Bodies of the other Party are authorised referred to in paragraph 1 perform the following procedures in relation to the legislative, regulatory regulatory, and administrative provisions referred to in Annex I: (a) testing and issuing of test reports,, and (b) performing quality assurance functions or system certificationcertifications. 3. The Each Party’s Regulatory Authorities of the Parties are responsible for the following procedures, but may delegate some or all of these functions to its Conformity Assessment Bodies: (a) reviewing equipment design and test results against identified standards,, and (b) issuing Certificates of Conformity. 4. Prior to the entry into force of this Agreement Agreement, the Parties two Sides shall exchange their respective lists of Conformity Assessment Bodies. The Parties Thereafter, each Side shall promptly inform each the other promptly of any changes to their its list of Conformity Assessment Bodies. The Parties shall maintain on the World Wide Web updated lists of their Conformity Assessment Bodies. 5. Each Party shall require that its the Conformity Assessment Bodies referred to in paragraph 1 record and retain details of their investigations of the competence and compliance of their sub-contractors and maintain a register of all sub-contracting. These Each Side shall make these details will be available to the other Party on request. 6. Each Party shall require that its a Conformity Assessment BodiesBody, upon on request of a Regulatory Authority of the other Party listed in Annex IIISide, make available to the Regulatory Authoritiesthat Authority, copies of the Certificates of Conformity and related technical documentation they have that the Conformity Assessment Body has issued. CHAPTER 3 JOINT COMMITTEE

Conformity assessment bodies. 1. For the purpose purposes of issuing Certificates of Conformity in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the following shall applyapplies: (a) The US recognises United States recognizes the Notified Bodies that have been designated by the EC Member EEA EFTA States under Directive 96/98/EC EC, as incorporated in point 1 of Chapter XXXII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement, as Conformity Assessment BodiesBodies of the EEA EFTA States; (b) The EC and its Member EEA EFTA States recognise recognize the United States Coast Guard Guard, together with the laboratories it has accepted under 46 CFR 159.010, as a Conformity Assessment BodyBody of the United States. 2. Each Party recognises Side shall provide that the Conformity Assessment Bodies of the other Party are authorised referred to in paragraph 1 perform the following procedures in relation to the legislative, regulatory regulatory, and administrative provisions referred to in Annex I: (a) testing and issuing of test reports,, and (b) performing quality assurance functions or system certificationcertifications. 3. The Each Party's Regulatory Authorities of the Parties are responsible for the following procedures, but may delegate some or all of these functions to its Conformity Assessment Bodies: (a) reviewing equipment design and test results against identified standards,, and (b) issuing Certificates of Conformity. 4. Prior to the entry into force of this Agreement Agreement, the Parties two Sides shall exchange their respective lists of Conformity Assessment Bodies. The Parties Thereafter, each Side shall promptly inform each the other promptly of any changes to their its list of Conformity Assessment Bodies. The Parties shall maintain on the World Wide Web updated lists of their Conformity Assessment Bodies. 5. Each Party shall require that its the Conformity Assessment Bodies referred to in paragraph 1 record and retain details of their investigations of the competence and compliance of their sub-contractors and maintain a register of all sub-contracting. These Each Side shall make these details will be available to the other Party on request. 6. Each Party shall require that its a Conformity Assessment BodiesBody, upon on request of a Regulatory Authority of the other Party listed in Annex IIISide, make available to the Regulatory Authoritiesthat Authority, copies of the Certificates of Conformity and related technical documentation they have that the Conformity Assessment Body has issued. CHAPTER 3 JOINT COMMITTEE.

Conformity assessment bodies. 1. For the purpose of issuing Certificates certificates of Conformity conformity in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the following shall apply: (a) The US recognises the Notified Bodies notified bodies that have been designated by the EC Member States under Directive 96/98/EC as Conformity Assessment Bodiesconformity assessment bodies; (b) The EC and its Member States recognise the United States Coast Guard together with the laboratories it has accepted under 46 CFR 159.010, as a Conformity Assessment Bodyconformity assessment body. 2. Each Party recognises that the Conformity Assessment Bodies conformity assessment bodies of the other Party are authorised to perform the following procedures in relation to the legislative, regulatory and administrative provisions referred to in Annex I: (a) testing and issuing of test reports, (b) performing quality assurance functions or system certification. 3. The Regulatory Authorities of the Parties are responsible for the following procedures, but may delegate some or all of these functions to Conformity Assessment Bodies:conformity assessment bodies:‌ (a) reviewing equipment design and test results against identified standards, (b) issuing Certificates certificates of Conformityconformity. 4. Prior to the entry into force of this Agreement the Parties shall exchange their respective lists of Conformity Assessment Bodiesconformity assessment bodies. The Parties shall inform each other promptly of any changes to their list of Conformity Assessment Bodiesconformity assessment bodies. The Parties shall maintain on the World Wide Web updated lists of their Conformity Assessment Bodiesconformity assessment bodies. 5. Each Party shall require that its Conformity Assessment Bodies conformity assessment bodies record and retain details of their investigations of the competence and compliance of their sub-contractors and maintain a register of all sub-contracting. These details will be available to the other Party on request. 6. Each Party shall require that its Conformity Assessment Bodiesconformity assessment bodies, upon request of a Regulatory Authority regulatory authority of the other Party listed in Annex III, make available to the Regulatory Authoritiesregulatory authorities, copies of the Certificates certificates of Conformity conformity and related technical documentation they have issued. CHAPTER 3 JOINT COMMITTEE.