Notified body
A notified body is an organisation designated by an EU country to assess the conformity of certain products before being placed on the market. These bodies carry out tasks related to conformity assessment procedures set out in the applicable legislation, when a third party is required. The European Commission publishes a list of such notified bodies.
(Source: European Commission, Notified bodies)
In easy words
In some cases indicated by law manufacturer can carry out the activities relating to the CE marking independently, including the preparation of the EU declaration of conformity, even if we advise companies to rely on at least an expert consultant (especially for the preparation of the safety risk analysis and other documents of the technical file, requiring specific skills).
In other cases, however, the manufacturer cannot self-certify that the product is safe (even if, in addition to preparing the technical file, he has verified that the product is safe through specific laboratory tests), but must request that the certification be carried out by a specific third party body, i.e. a "notified body".
How we help manufacturers, distributors and importers:
We offer consulting on CE marking to manufacturers, distributors and importers. This also includes:
- identification of the obligations for your specific products
- technical support in preparing the necessary documentation
- consultancy for the identification and implementation of safety measures (e.g.: selection of safe materials and components, design changes for safety, addition of protections, photocells and interlocks, safety operating procedures, personal protection equipment, affixing written warnings and pictograms, etc.).
How we help customers:
In addition to indirectly helping consumers by offering advice to manufacturers to market safe products, we provide support to consumers by providing them with information about the meaning of the CE marking and useful advice on how to choose compliant and therefore safer products.