Article 35 Identification numbers and lists of notified bodies

This is a brief administrative article dealing with the identification and public listing of notified bodies.

It assigns the Commission two straightforward housekeeping responsibilities: issuing unique identification numbers to notified bodies and maintaining a publicly accessible, up-to-date list of those bodies.

It sits within the broader framework governing notified bodies, supporting transparency and traceability in the conformity assessment process established by surrounding articles.

Important points:

• The Commission is required to assign a single identification number to each notified body, regardless of how many Union acts it is notified under.
• The Commission is required to publish and maintain an up-to-date list of all notified bodies, including their identification numbers and the activities they are authorised to perform.
• A notified body retains one identification number even if it operates across multiple Union legislative instruments.