Recital 99 Requirements on notifying bodies and accreditation of conformity assessment bodies

In order to ensure a consistent level of quality in the performance of conformity assessment means the process of verifying whether the essential cybersecurity requirements set out in Annex I have been fulfilled; of 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;, it is also necessary to lay down requirements for 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; and other bodies involved in the assessment, notification and monitoring of notified bodies means a conformity assessment body designated in accordance with Article 43 and other relevant Union harmonisation legislation;. The system set out in this Regulation should be complemented by the accreditation system provided for in Regulation (EC) No 765/2008. Since accreditation is an essential means of verifying the competence of conformity assessment bodies means a conformity assessment body as defined in Article 2, point (13), of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008;, it should also be used for the purposes of notification.