# Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC (Text with EEA relevance), Article 34: Information obligation on approved bodies

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

1. Approved bodies shall inform the Secretary of State of the following:
(a) any refusal, restriction, suspension or withdrawal of a certificate or approval decision;
(b) any circumstances affecting the scope of or conditions for their approval;
(c) any request for information which they have received from the market surveillance authority regarding conformity assessment activities;
(d) on request, conformity assessment activities performed within the scope of their approval and any other activity performed, including cross-border activities and subcontracting.
2. Approved bodies shall provide other approved bodies under this Regulation carrying out similar conformity assessment activities covering the same kinds of PPE with relevant information on issues relating to negative and, on request, positive conformity assessment results.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/425/article/34 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-425/article-34
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