Art. 30 Notification procedure | AI act regulation | AI act

This article sets out the formal notification procedure that national notifying authorities must follow when designating conformity assessment bodies under the AI Act.

It flows directly from Article 29, which covers the application process, and Article 31, which defines the eligibility requirements.

Here, the focus is on how a qualifying body is officially communicated to the Commission and other Member States, and what happens in the period after that notification before the body can begin operating as a notified body.

Important points:

Notifying authorities are required to notify the Commission and all other Member States of each approved conformity assessment body via the Commission's electronic notification tool, including full details of their activities and competence.
A conformity assessment body must wait out an objection period — two weeks if backed by an accreditation certificate, or two months if supported by documentary evidence — before it can legally act as a notified body.
The Commission has the power to resolve any objections raised during that period, consulting with the relevant Member States and the body concerned, and issuing a binding decision on whether the authorisation is justified.

1. Notifying authorities may notify only conformity assessment bodies which have satisfied the requirements laid down in Article 31.
1. Notifying authorities shall notify the Commission and the other Member States, using the electronic notification tool developed and managed by the Commission, of each conformity assessment body referred to in paragraph 1.
1. The notification referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall include full details of the conformity assessment activities, the conformity assessment module or modules, the types of AI systems concerned, and the relevant attestation of competence. Where a notification is not based on an accreditation certificate as referred to in Article 29(2), the notifying authority shall provide the Commission and the other Member States with documentary evidence which attests to the competence of the conformity assessment body and to the arrangements in place to ensure that that body will be monitored regularly and will continue to satisfy the requirements laid down in Article 31.
1. The conformity assessment body concerned may perform the activities of a notified body only where no objections are raised by the Commission or the other Member States within two weeks of a notification by a notifying authority where it includes an accreditation certificate referred to in Article 29(2), or within two months of a notification by the notifying authority where it includes documentary evidence referred to in Article 29(3).
1. Where objections are raised, the Commission shall, without delay, enter into consultations with the relevant Member States and the conformity assessment body. In view thereof, the Commission shall decide whether the authorisation is justified. The Commission shall address its decision to the Member State concerned and to the relevant conformity assessment body.

Article 30 Notification procedure

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