During the conformity assessment procedure for a device, the manufacturer and, if involved, the notified body shall take account of the results of any assessment and verification operations which, where appropriate, have been carried out in accordance with this Directive at an intermediate state of manufacture.
Med postopkom presoje skladnosti za pripomoček proizvajalec in priglašeni organ, če je vključen, upoštevata rezultate vseh morebitnih postopkov presoje in preverjanja, ki so bili, kjer je to primerno, izpeljani v skladu s to direktivo na vmesni stopnji proizvodnje.