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The competent authority may delegate control tasks to a particular control body only if the conditions laid down in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 are satisfied, and in particular where: there is an accurate description of the tasks that the control body may carry out and of the conditions under which it may carry them out; there is proof that the control body: has the expertise, equipment and infrastructure required to carry out the tasks delegated to it; has a sufficient number of suitable qualified and experienced staff; and is impartial and free from any conflict of interest as regards the exercise of the tasks delegated to it; the control body is accredited to the most recently notified version, by a publication in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union, of European Standard EN 45011 or ISO Guide 65 (General requirements for bodies operating product certification systems), and is approved by the competent authorities; the control body communicates the results of the controls carried out to the competent authority on a regular basis and whenever the competent authority so requests. If the results of the controls indicate non-compliance or point to the likelihood of non-compliance, the control body shall immediately inform the competent authority; there is an effective coordination between the delegating competent authority and the control body.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.