Article 8 Obligations of parties as regards their responsible authorities and notified bodies

The Parties shall ensure that Responsible Authorities under their jurisdiction which are responsible for the effective implementation of EU and national law shall continuously apply it. Further, they shall ensure that these Responsible Authorities are able to ensure the conformity of industrial products with EU or national law or to require their withdrawal from the market and, where appropriate, to notify, suspend, remove suspension and withdraw the notification of Notified Bodies.

The Parties shall notify each other of the names and addresses of their Responsible Authorities, and shall maintain a list of such bodies.

The Parties shall ensure that Notified Bodies, notified under their respective jurisdiction to assess conformity in relation to requirements of EU or national law specified in the Annexes, continuously comply with the requirements of such EU or national law. Further, they shall take all necessary steps to ensure that such notified bodies maintain the necessary competence to carry out the tasks for which they are notified.

The Parties shall notify each other of the names and addresses of their Notified Bodies, and shall maintain a list of such bodies.