Transportable pressure equipment the conformity of which has been assessed by an approved body may not bear the marking described in Article 10(1).

The purpose of surveillance is to make sure that the owner or his authorised representative established in the Community or the holder or the approved body duly fulfils the obligations arising out of the approved quality system.

The approved bodies shall issue to rearers:

For transportable pressure equipment complying with Article 7(2), the identification number of the notified or approved body shall be followed by "- 40 °C".

The owner or his authorised representative established in the Community or the holder or the approved body must undertake to discharge the obligations arising from the quality system as approved and to ensure that it remains satisfactory and efficient.

The owner or his authorised representative established in the Community or the holder or the approved body must lodge an application for assessment of his quality system for the transportable pressure equipment with a notified body of his choice.

The approved body must form a separate and identifiable part of an organisation involved in the design, manufacture, supply, use or maintenance of the items it inspects.

the procedure whereby, in the case of periodic inspection of tanks performed by the approved body in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 6(1), the approved body which satisfies the obligations of the last paragraph of point 2, certifies that the transportable pressure equipment continues to meet the requirements of this Directive.

The owner or his authorised representative established in the Community or the holder or the approved body must operate an approved quality system for the periodic inspection and tests of the equipment as specified in point 3, and be subject to surveillance as specified in point 4.

The owner or his authorised representative established in the Community or the holder or the approved body must allow the notified body access for inspection purposes to the locations of inspection, testing and storage and provide it with all necessary information, in particular:

The assessment procedure must include an inspection visit to the premises of the owner or of his authorised representative established in the Community or of the holder or of the approved body.

The approved body must not become directly involved in the design, manufacture, supply or use of the transportable pressure equipment, including accessories inspected, or similar competitive items.

Note: for products having more than one of the intended uses specified in the following families, the tasks for the approved body, derived from the relevant systems of attestation of conformity, are cumulative.

Where such equipment was manufactured in series, Member States may authorise the reassessment of conformity with regard to receptacles, including their valves and other accessories used for transport, to be carried out by an approved body provided that conformity of the type is reassessed by a notified body.

Periodic inspections of the receptacles, including their valves and accessories used for transport, referred to in Article 1(2)(c) shall be arranged by a notified or approved body in accordance with the procedure set out in Annex IV, Part III.

The owner or his authorised representative established in the Community or the holder or the approved body must, for a period of 10 years from the date of the last periodic inspection of the transportable pressure equipment, hold at the disposal of the national authorities:

For receptacles manufactured in series, including their valves and other accessories used for transport, the relevant conformity reassessment operations relating to individual inspections of equipment, as indicated in points 3 and 4 above, may be carried out by an approved body provided that a notified body has previously carried out the relevant conformity reassessment operations indicated in point 3.

SUPPLEMENTARY CRITERIA TO BE MET BY THE APPROVED BODIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 9

For both conformity assessment and reassessment and for periodic inspections, the identification number of the notified or approved body shall be visibly and immovably affixed under its responsibility either by the body itself or by the manufacturer, or his authorised representative established within the Community, or by the owner or his authorised representative established in the Community, or by the holder.

MINIMUM CRITERIA TO BE MET BY NOTIFIED OR APPROVED BODIES, AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 8 AND 9

Official veterinarians of the competent authority at the place of destination notified of the arrival of animals destined for a slaughterhouse, an approved quarantine station within the meaning of Commission Decision 2000/666/EC(7) or an officially approved body, institute or centre within the meaning of Council Directive 92/65/EEC(8) located in their area of responsibility shall complete part 3 of the CVED in cases where the consignment fails to arrive or there is a quantitative or qualitative mismatch.

By way of derogation from Article 3, Member States may authorise on their territory the placing on the market, transport and putting into service by users, of the receptacles - including their valves and other accessories used for transport - covered by Article 1(2)(a), the conformity of which has been assessed by an approved body.

The notified body shall verify that the Member State has approved the national part of the STM.

Speed limitation devices shall be installed by workshops or bodies approved by the Member States."

Member States shall apply the criteria set out in Annexes I and III for the recognition of approved bodies.

Official lists of approved economic operators and certification by bodies established under public or private law

The resolution proposal for the determination of the joint public contract shall be approved by the Coordinating Body.

They must keep the notified body that has approved the quality system informed of any intended updating of the quality system.

the tanks under pressure intended for storing halon 1301 must conform to the specifications of the approved inspection bodies.

The notified body must draw up a written certificate of conformity for the approved products relating to the tests carried out.

They must keep the notified body that has approved their quality system informed of any intended updating of the quality system.

A notified inspection body or an approved inspection body that is part of an organisation involved in functions other than inspection must be identifiable within that organisation.

The procedures applicable to conformity assessment by approved bodies shall be modules A1, C1, F and G, as described in Annex IV, Part I.

Pursuant to Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 922/72 public or private bodies may be approved only where their accounts specify at least:

the applicant must inform the notified body that has issued the EC design-examination certificate of all modifications to the approved design.

The applicant must keep the notified body that issued the EC design examination certificate informed of any modification to the approved design.

The applicant must keep the notified body that has issued the design examination certificate informed of any modification to the approved design.

4.Member States may provide that some of the information referred to in paragraph 1 can or shall be forwarded via a body or bodies approved by them.

However, the methods described in Annex II (B) (2) must be approved by the control body and must give results with a standard deviation not exceeding 2 70.

The manufacturer or his authorised representative must keep the notified body that has approved the quality system informed of any intended updating of the quality system.

Clinical instruction shall take the form of supervised in-service training in hospital departments or other health services approved by the competent authorities or bodies.

The applicant must inform the notified body that holds the technical documentation concerning the EC type-examination certificate of all modifications to the approved design;

The module D may only be chosen where the manufacturer operates a quality system for production, final product inspection and testing, approved and surveyed by a notified body.