sec_5_2_5__para__8

Concerning the subsidiaries and subcontractors of a notified body, conflicts of interest may arise: a notified body cannot perform conformity assessment on items where e.g. a related (to the notified body) company (i.e. subsidiary or subcontractor) has been involved with the manufacturer by providing consultancy services or has participated directly or indirectly in the design, manufacturing, installation etc. of the product or type of product. To avoid such a conflict of interests the notified body should identify the risks coming from e.g. the services subsidiaries/subcontractors provided to companies for a specific product. The notified body should make this information available and state that if these companies provided services to a manufacturer for a specific product the notified body is unable to provide conformity assessment to that manufacturer for the concerned items.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-25 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.