Article 45Information obligations of notified bodies

1. Notified bodies shall inform the notifying authority of the following:

(a)

any Union technical documentation assessment certificates, any supplements to those certificates, and any quality management system approvals issued in accordance with the requirements of Annex VII;

(b)

any refusal, restriction, suspension or withdrawal of a Union technical documentation assessment certificate or a quality management system approval issued in accordance with the requirements of Annex VII;

(c)

any circumstances affecting the scope of or conditions for notification;

(d)

any request for information which they have received from market surveillance authorities regarding conformity assessment activities;

(e)

on request, conformity assessment activities performed within the scope of their notification and any other activity performed, including cross-border activities and subcontracting.

2. Each notified body shall inform the other notified bodies of:

(a)

quality management system approvals which it has refused, suspended or withdrawn, and, upon request, of quality system approvals which it has issued;

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