Article 28

A notifying authority shall: be established in such a way as to avoid any conflict of interest with conformity assessment bodies; be organised and operated in such a way as to safeguard the objectivity and impartiality of its activities; be organised in such a way that each decision relating to notification of a conformity assessment body is taken by competent persons different from those who carried out the assessment; not offer or provide any activities that are performed by conformity assessment bodies or consultancy services on a commercial or competitive basis; safeguard the confidentiality of the information it obtains; have at its disposal a sufficient number of competent personnel for the proper performance of its tasks.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.