Notified Body Governance
Notified-Body Designation and Continuous Compliance
What this control does
Manage notified-body application, accreditation/evidence and ongoing documentation needed to obtain and maintain designation.
How to implement
For a conformity assessment body seeking or maintaining notification, assign ownership of the designation file. Record the scope sought, competence, accreditation or equivalent evidence and required application information. Use the applicable codes and the permitted application route, checking any existing sectoral designation separately. Track changes affecting the file and any transitional application deadline relied on. Do not treat an application, accreditation or existing product-sector notification as unrestricted AI Act designation.
Suggested timing and triggers
Before application or scope extension; on relevant changes; at an applicable transitional deadline; ongoing status monitoring.
Evidence examples
Application and requested-scope record Accreditation or equivalent competence evidence Required designation codes and supporting documents Authority correspondence and designation decision Change notifications and applicable deadline tracking
How to check this control
Select a service offered by the body and reconcile it to the documented designation scope. Check whether changed competence or scope information was submitted and whether any relied-on transitional deadline is tracked.
Related EU AI Act obligations
Article 29; Article 28(8); Annex XIV(4)
Submit and Maintain the Application for Notification as an AI Conformity Assessment Body
Article 31(1)-(3)
Maintain Appropriate Organisation, Quality Management, Processes and Cybersecurity
Sub-obligation of Article 31: Maintain the Governance, Independence, Resources and Competence Required of an AI Notified Body
Article 43(3)
Apply for AI Act Designation by 28 January 2028 When Relying on an Existing Annex I Section A Notification