# Regulation (EU) 2016/424 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on cableway installations and repealing Directive 2000/9/EC (Text with EEA relevance), Division 3.2: The approved body shall examine the technical documentation for the subsystem or the safety component and shall carry out the appropriate examinations and tests set out in the relevant designated standards, to check the conformity of the subsystem or the safety component with the applicable requirements of this Regulation, or have them carried out. In the absence of such a designated standard the approved body concerned shall decide on the appropriate tests to be carried out.

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

The approved body shall issue a certificate of conformity in respect of the examinations and tests carried out and shall affix its identification number to the approved subsystem or safety component, or have it affixed under its responsibility.
If the approved body refuses to issue a certificate of conformity, it shall state in detail the reasons for the refusal and indicate the necessary corrective measures to be taken.
When the manufacturer reapplies for unit verification of the subsystem or the safety component concerned, he shall apply to the same approved body.
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The manufacturer shall keep the technical documentation and the certificate of conformity at the disposal of the Secretary of State for 30 years after the subsystem or the safety component has been placed on the market.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/424/annex/VI/division/3/division/3.2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-424/annex-VI/division-3/division-3.2
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