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Yes.
They must participate in, or ensure their assessment personnel are informed of, the relevant standardisation activities and the work of the notified body coordination group established under Article 51, and they must use that group's administrative decisions and documents as general guidance.
Article 39(11), Article 51
Yes.
Notified bodies must operate on consistent, fair, proportionate, and reasonable terms and conditions while avoiding unnecessary burden for economic operators, taking particular account of the interests of microenterprises and SMEs in relation to fees.
Article 39(12)
One route is through relevant harmonised standards.
Article 40 gives a presumption of conformity with Article 39 where the body demonstrates conformity with the relevant harmonised standards, insofar as those standards cover the applicable requirements.
Article 40
Yes, but only under conditions.
The notified body must ensure that the subcontractor or subsidiary meets the Article 39 requirements, inform the notifying authority, take full responsibility for the outsourced tasks, and obtain the manufacturer's agreement.
Article 41
It must submit an application to the notifying authority of the Member State where it is established.
That application must include a description of the conformity-assessment activities, the procedures, and the products for which it claims competence and, where applicable, an accreditation certificate. If there is no accreditation certificate, the body must provide documentary evidence showing compliance with Article 39.
Article 42
Only after the Article 43 notification procedure is complete.
If the notification is based on an accreditation certificate, the body may operate if no objection is raised within two weeks. If the notification is not based on accreditation, the no-objection period is two months.
Article 43(4)-(5)
The Commission assigns each notified body a single identification number and publishes an up-to-date public list of notified bodies, their identification numbers, and the activities for which they have been notified.
Article 44
section 6.9
The notifying authority must restrict, suspend, or withdraw the notification, depending on the seriousness of the problem.
If the notification is restricted, suspended, or withdrawn, or the notified body stops activity, the notifying Member State must ensure that the body's files are either handled by another notified body or kept available for the responsible notifying and market-surveillance authorities.
Article 45
Yes.
The Commission must investigate cases where it doubts, or is told to doubt, the competence of a notified body or its continued fulfilment of the applicable requirements. If the Commission concludes that the body no longer meets the requirements for notification, it requests corrective measures from the notifying Member State, including de-notification if necessary.
Article 46
It must carry out conformity assessments in accordance with Article 32 and Annex VIII, in a proportionate way that avoids unnecessary burden but still preserves the required degree of rigour and protection.
Article 47(1)-(3)
It must require appropriate corrective measures and must not issue the certificate.
Article 47(4)
It must require corrective measures and, if necessary, suspend or withdraw the certificate.
If corrective measures are not taken or do not have the required effect, it must restrict, suspend, or withdraw the certificate as appropriate.
Article 47(5)-(6)
Yes.
Member States must ensure that an appeal procedure against decisions of notified bodies is available.
Article 48
They must inform the notifying authority about refusals, restrictions, suspensions, or withdrawals of certificates, circumstances affecting the scope or conditions of notification, certain information requests from market-surveillance authorities, and, on request, information about their conformity-assessment activities, including cross-border activities and subcontracting.
Article 49(1)
They must provide other notified bodies carrying out similar conformity-assessment activities for the same products with relevant information on negative results and, on request, positive results.
Annex VIII adds more specific certificate-sharing duties for module B and module H approvals.
Article 49(2), Annex VIII Part II point 9, Annex VIII Part IV point 7
The Commission must organise exchange of experience between national authorities responsible for notification policy and ensure appropriate coordination and cooperation between notified bodies through a cross-sectoral group of notified bodies.
Member States must ensure that their notified bodies participate in that group, directly or through designated representatives.
Article 50, Article 51
Yes.
Chapter IV, which includes Articles 35 to 51 on notified bodies and notification, applies from 11 June 2026, even though most CRA obligations apply later.
Article 71(2)
section 7.1
Yes, where the CRA's conditions are met.
Article 12(2) says that notified bodies competent under the AI Act may also control conformity of high-risk AI systems falling within the CRA, provided their compliance with the CRA's Article 39 requirements has been assessed in the AI Act notification procedure.
Article 12(2)
No.
Where the CRA requires a notified body, the relevant procedures let the manufacturer apply to a single notified body of its choice. The CRA also states that notified bodies may offer their services throughout the Union. In practice, the key legal limit is not the manufacturer's location but whether the chosen body's notification covers the relevant CRA procedure and product scope.
recital 104, Annex VIII Part II point 3, Annex VIII Part IV point 3.1, Article 44
No.
The CRA notification must specify the conformity-assessment activities, the module or modules, and the product or products with digital elements for which the body is competent. The public list likewise shows the activities for which the body has been notified. So a manufacturer should check that the body's CRA notification actually covers the relevant module and product scope.
Article 43(3), Article 44(2)