Approximation of legislation to the internal market acquis An EU funded project managed by European Agency for Reconstruction Directive 89/106/EEC on Construction Products Skopje, APPROVED BODIES Construction Products Directive 89/106/EEC Jože Kočar, Adriana Čegec, Ministry of the Economy of the Republic of Slovenia

Approximation of legislation to the internal market acquis An EU funded project managed by European Agency for Reconstruction Directive 89/106/EEC on Construction Products Skopje, Construction Products Directive Art. 18  Member States shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of the bodies which they have designated  The Commission shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Communities a list of the notified bodies  Certification bodies, inspection bodies and testing laboratories shall comply with the criteria laid down in Annex IV.  Member States shall indicate the products and the nature of the tasks to be assigned to them.

Approximation of legislation to the internal market acquis An EU funded project managed by European Agency for Reconstruction Directive 89/106/EEC on Construction Products Skopje, Criteria for notification CPD Annex IV.  availability of personnel and of the necessary means and equipment;  technical competence and professional integrity of personnel;  impartiality, in carrying out the tests, preparing the reports, issuing the certificates and performing the surveillance provided for in the Directive, of staff and technical personnel in relation to all circles, groups or persons directly or indirectly concerned with construction products;  maintenance of professional secrecy by personnel;  subscription of a civil liability insurance unless that liability is covered by the State under national law.

Approximation of legislation to the internal market acquis An EU funded project managed by European Agency for Reconstruction Directive 89/106/EEC on Construction Products Skopje, Responsibility of Member States Guidance Paper A  to ensure that the criteria set out in Annex IV of the CPD - as a minimum requirement.  Member States may consider for designation and notification only those bodies that come under their jurisdiction and which therefore are established in their territory (Guide, Section 6.1)  Should a Member State find that a body it has notified ceases to fulfil the conditions of notification, it should withdraw notification of the body (Guide, Section 6.2.2).  In case of withdrawal a Member State shall take appropriate steps to ensure that another notified body processes dossiers of the body concerned in order to ensure continuity (Guide, Section 6.2.2).  Annex E: information and conditions that Member States should check and include in the letters of designation to applicant bodies.  Annex F: standard letter of notification to the Commission (and the other Member States) that Member States should use

Approximation of legislation to the internal market acquis An EU funded project managed by European Agency for Reconstruction Directive 89/106/EEC on Construction Products Skopje, Responsibility of Member States Guidance Paper A  Compliance, demonstrated to the notification authority concerned, with the relevant requirements from the appropriate standards in the EN series  The Member States agree to verify at intervals the minimum conditions set out in Annex IV of the Directive  When the Commission and the Member States have doubts about the competence of a notified body, it is their responsibility to act (Guide, Section 6.2.2).

Approximation of legislation to the internal market acquis An EU funded project managed by European Agency for Reconstruction Directive 89/106/EEC on Construction Products Skopje, Approved bodies - TASKS  Certification bodies for product certification (Guidance Paper A – Annex A)  Certification bodies for FPC certification (Guidance Paper A – Annex B)  Inspection bodies (Guidance Paper A – Annex C)  Laboratories (Guidance Paper A – Annex D)

Approximation of legislation to the internal market acquis An EU funded project managed by European Agency for Reconstruction Directive 89/106/EEC on Construction Products Skopje, Basis for assessments of notified bodies (Guidance Paper A) For bodies performing product certification: EN "General requirements for certification bodies operating product certification systems" For bodies performing FPC certification: EN "General requirements for certification bodies operating assessment and certification oblige/registration of quality systems" And/or EN For bodies performing FPC inspection: EN And/or EN "General criteria for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection" For testing laboratories:EN "General criteria for the operation of testing laboratories" Or EN ISO/IEC 17025:2000 "General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories"

Approximation of legislation to the internal market acquis An EU funded project managed by European Agency for Reconstruction Directive 89/106/EEC on Construction Products Skopje, Coordination of work European level – Advisory Group (1 delegate) – Sector Groups (all notified bodies) National level - National mirror group (all notified bodies in a Member State)

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