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PART 6 Module E (product quality assurance)

1.  The manufacturer must operate an approved quality system in respect of the final product inspection and testing.

2.  Paragraphs 2 to 12 of module D (production quality assurance) apply save that the following are omitted—

(a) paragraph 3(b); and

(b) in paragraph 11(a), the word “manufacture”.

Regulation 4

SCHEDULE 5 Declaration of conformity

1.  A person who makes a declaration of conformity declares that a listed product to which the declaration relates, conforms to the product requirements for that product.

2.  A declaration of conformity—

(a) must be in writing; and

(b) may be in respect of more than one listed product.

3.  A declaration of conformity must include—

(a) the name and address of the person making it;

(b) a description of the model sufficient for unambiguous identification;

(c) where appropriate—

(i) the references of the harmonised standards applied;

(ii) the other technical standards and specifications used; and

(iii) the reference to other Community legislation, not referred to in paragraph 4, providing for the affixing of the CE mark that is applied;

and

(d) the identification and signature of the individual empowered to bind the person making the declaration.

4.  A declaration of conformity must include the title of the implementing measure applicable to a listed product as shown in the following table—

Regulation 4

SCHEDULE 6 CE conformity marking

PART 1 General requirements

1.  A CE conformity marking must be in the following form—

2.  A CE conformity marking must have a height of at least 5mm.

3.  Subject to paragraph 2, if a CE conformity marking is reduced or enlarged, the marking must maintain the proportions shown in paragraph 1.

PART 2 Additional requirements

1.  Where a CE conformity marking is affixed in relation to a boiler or an appliance, the marking must further include the last two figures of the year in which the mark was affixed.

2.  Where a ballast for fluorescent lighting is placed on the market incorporated within a luminaire, the CE conformity marking must also be affixed to the luminaire and its packaging.

Regulation 11

SCHEDULE 7 Criteria to be met by notified bodies

1.  A notified body must act—

(a) with the highest degree of professional integrity and technical competence;

(b) free from all pressures and inducements which might influence the decision of the notified body, in particular pressures and inducements—

(i) which are financial; or

(ii) from a person with an interest in the decision;

and

(c) with regard to any commercial confidentiality that may be attached to the information supplied to it.

2.  A notified body must possess the necessary—

(a) staff and facilities; and

(b) equipment, including specialist equipment,

to enable it to perform the obligations and exercise the powers of a notified body in relation to the listed products for which it is approved under regulation 11.

3.  The staff of a notified body must be impartial and those who perform tests must have—

(a) sound technical and professional training;

(b) satisfactory knowledge and experience of the requirements of the tests;

(c) the ability to draw up the certificates, records and reports required to authenticate the performance of the tests; and

(d) remuneration that is not dependent on the number or result of the tests.

4.  A notified body must ensure that any other person it engages to assist it to perform any of its obligations or exercise any of its powers meets the criteria in this Schedule.