# The Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Regulations 2025, Paragraph 6: Requirements to be met by Conformity Assessment Bodies in order to become Approved Bodies


A conformity assessment body must ensure that the activities of its subsidiaries or sub-contractors do not affect the confidentiality, objectivity or impartiality of its conformity assessment activities.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2025/9780348275520/schedule/3/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-merchant-shipping-marine-equipment-regulations-2025/schedule-3/paragraph-6
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