Recital 98 Notification of conformity assessment bodies

In order to carry out third-party conformity assessment means the process of verifying whether the essential cybersecurity requirements set out in Annex I have been fulfilled; for products with digital elements means a software or hardware product and its remote data processing solutions, including software or hardware components being placed on the market separately;, conformity assessment bodies means a conformity assessment body as defined in Article 2, point (13), of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008; should be notified by the national notifying authorities means the national authority responsible for setting up and carrying out the necessary procedures for the assessment, designation and notification of conformity assessment bodies and for their monitoring; to the Commission and the other Member States, provided they comply with a set of requirements, in particular on independence, competence and absence of conflicts of interest.