Division 8 F1

Each F2approved body shall inform F3the Secretary of State concerning the F4type examination certificates and/or any additions thereto which it has issued or withdrawn, and shall, periodically or upon request, make available to the Secretary of State the list of certificates and/or any additions thereto refused, suspended or otherwise restricted.

Each F5approved body shall inform the other approved bodies concerning the F6type examination certificates and/or any additions thereto which it has refused, withdrawn, suspended or otherwise restricted, and, upon request, concerning the certificates and/or additions thereto which it has issued.

F7The Secretary of State and the other approved bodies may, on request, obtain a copy of the F8type examination certificates and/or additions thereto. On a reasoned request, F9the Secretary of State may obtain a copy of the technical documentation and the results of the examinations carried out by the F10approved body.

The F11approved body shall keep a copy of the F12type examination certificate, its annexes and additions, as well as the technical file including the documentation submitted by the manufacturer for 10 years after the product has been assessed or until the validity of the certificate expires.