Article 45
CurrentFrom 2 Aug 2026Meet Notified-Body Information-Sharing and Reporting Obligations
Applies to Notified Body.
- Actors
- Notified Body
- Themes
- Monitoring, Reporting & ImprovementRisk & Assurance
Tracker Guidance
Report required certificate, approval, notification-scope and market-surveillance information to the notifying authority and exchange specified conformity-assessment information with other notified bodies while protecting confidentiality.
Official text
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shall inform the other notified bodies of: (a) quality management system approvals which it has refused, suspended or withdrawn, and, upon request, of quality system approvals which it has issued; (b) Union technical documentation assessment certificates or any supplements thereto which it has refused, withdrawn, suspended or otherwise restricted, and, upon request, of the certificates and/or supplements thereto which it has issued. 3. Each notified body shall provide the other notified bodies carrying out similar conformity assessment activities covering the same types of AI systems with relevant information on issues relating to negative and, on request, positive conformity assessment results. 4. Notified bodies shall safeguard the confidentiality of the information that they obtain, in accordance with Article 78.
Sub-obligations
These are independently assessable parts of the parent requirement.
Article 45(1)
CurrentReport Required Certificate, Approval and Notification Information to the Notifying Authority
Tracker Guidance
Inform the notifying authority of issued, refused, restricted, suspended or withdrawn certificates/approvals, changes affecting notification conditions, market-surveillance information requests and, on request, conformity-assessment activities including cross-border work and subcontracting.
Official text
Article 45(1)Official source 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.
Article 45(2)-(4)
CurrentShare Required Conformity-Assessment Information With Peer Notified Bodies
Tracker Guidance
Share specified negative and, where requested, positive conformity-assessment results with other notified bodies performing similar activities and safeguard the confidentiality of information obtained.
Official text
Article 45(2)-(4)Official source 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; (b) Union technical documentation assessment certificates or any supplements thereto which it has refused, withdrawn, suspended or otherwise restricted, and, upon request, of the certificates and/or supplements thereto which it has issued. 3. Each notified body shall provide the other notified bodies carrying out similar conformity assessment activities covering the same types of AI systems with relevant information on issues relating to negative and, on request, positive conformity assessment results. 4. Notified bodies shall safeguard the confidentiality of the information that they obtain, in accordance with Article 78.