# The Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Regulations 1992, Regulation 43: Assessment of quality systems by a United Kingdom notified body


(1) Subject to regulation 54 below, a United Kingdom notified body with which an application has been lodged for the approval of a quality system shall assess the quality system to determine whether it satisfies the requirements of regulation 42 above, and the following provisions of this regulation shall have effect in relation to the conduct of the assessment.
(2) The United Kingdom notified body shall presume conformity with those requirements in respect of quality systems that implement a standard which is for the time being a relevant harmonized standard for the purposes of point 3.3 of Annex IV of the TTE Directive .
(3) The United Kingdom notified body shall assess in particular whether the quality control system ensures conformity of the products with the requirements of the TTE Directive in the light of the relevant documentation supplied pursuant to regulations 41(2) and 42 above including, where relevant, test results supplied by the manufacturer.
(4) The auditing team shall have at least one member experienced as an assessor in the product technology concerned.
(5) The evaluation procedure shall include an inspection visit to the manufacturer’s premises concerned.
(6) The United Kingdom notified body shall inform the manufacturer by notice in writing of the decision on whether to approve the quality system, and such notice shall contain the conclusions of the examination and the reasoned assessment decision.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/2423/regulation/43 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/telecommunications-terminal-equipment-regulations-1992/regulation-43
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