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➣ they must clearly specify in advance which tasks they may wish to<br />
subcontract and give the names and full addresses of their subcontractors.<br />
The subcontractors must be included in the investigations carried out to<br />
assess the applicants' competence; where accreditation exists in the field,<br />
the subcontractor is still audited by COFRAC.<br />
The notifying authorities also observe some other principles to take account of the<br />
specific features of individual sectors often linked to the prior existence or not of<br />
national regulations in the field covered by the directive; <strong>und</strong>er such regulations, it<br />
was often the public authorities themselves that carried out the tasks which have<br />
been devolved to notified bodies. These principles include:<br />
➣ notifying a body for a provisional, limited period (e.g. 3 years) in order<br />
either to test the competence of new bodies in this field or to transfer<br />
activity to independent bodies. This practice is applied for a provisional<br />
period with a view to the final designation for unlimited duration of bodies<br />
which meet the general criteria mentioned above after this probationary<br />
period;<br />
➣ taking account of the compatibility of the number of notified bodies with<br />
the activity of the field. This may lead to:<br />
- designating several bodies but keeping the number limited; this<br />
helps prevent the dividing up of tasks, given the smallness of the market, as<br />
this can only lead to a reduction in competence;<br />
- designating - particularly when the field covered requires a high<br />
level of public authority intervention - one single body for the whole field<br />
covered by the directive. This body can make use of testing laboratories or<br />
other competent bodies. The relevant authority can then monitor the body<br />
more accurately and easily.<br />
To conclude, accreditation is requested whenever possible, but the judgment of the<br />
notifying authorities when taking their notification decision is based on many other<br />
considerations, which are binding for the notified bodies. Often these obligations<br />
are set out in a contract covering the rights and duties of the bodies designated.<br />
This is the main basis on which the effective monitoring and inspection of the<br />
bodies is carried out.<br />
2. MONITORING AND INSPECTION OF NOTIFIED BODIES<br />
The notifying authorities pay particular attention to the regular monitoring of bodies, since<br />
they believe that it makes it possible not only to check the quality of their work regarding<br />
the requirements of the New Approach Directives, but also in order to contribute<br />
effectively to the harmonisation of national and European practices and thus strengthen<br />
market surveillance.<br />
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