# Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union (recast) (Text with EEA relevance), Article 28: Requirements relating to notifying authorities

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

A notifying authority shall:
(a) be established in such a way as to avoid any conflict of interest with conformity assessment bodies;
(b) be organised and operated in such a way as to safeguard the objectivity and impartiality of its activities;
(c) be organised in such a way that each decision relating to notification of a conformity assessment body is taken by competent persons different from those who carried out the assessment;
(d) not offer or provide any activities that are performed by conformity assessment bodies or consultancy services on a commercial or competitive basis;
(e) safeguard the confidentiality of the information it obtains;
(f) have at its disposal a sufficient number of competent personnel for the proper performance of its tasks.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2016/797/article/28 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2016-797/article-28
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