The Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Regulations 2025
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Schedule 4 Designation procedure
Regulation 4 Application for designation 1 (1) An application by a conformity assessment body to become an approved body must be made to the Secretary of State and be accompanied by— (a) a description of— (i) the conformity assessment activities that the conformity assessment body intends to carry out; (ii) the conformity assessment module or modules in respect of which the conformity assessment body claims to be competent; (iii) the marine equipment for which that body claims to be competent; and (b) either— (i) an accreditation certificate; or (ii) the documentary evidence necessary for the Secretary of State to verify, recognise and regularly monitor the conformity assessment body's compliance with the approved body requirements. (2) The Secretary of State must be satisfied that the conformity assessment body meets the approved body requirements and may accept an accreditation certificate, provided in accordance with paragraph 1(b), as sufficient evidence that the conformity assessment body meets the approved body requirements. (3) In this Schedule— “accreditation certification” means a certificate issued by the United Kingdom national accreditation body, attesting that a conformity assessment body meets the approved body requirements; “conformity assessment modules” means the modules referred to in Schedule 2; “GB RAMS” means Regulation (EC) 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339/93, as it has effect in domestic law; “United Kingdom national accreditation body” means the body appointed by the Secretary of State in accordance with Article 4 of GB RAMS. Designation procedure 2 The Secretary of State may designate as approved bodies only those conformity assessment bodies which have satisfied the approved body requirements. Identification numbers and lists of approved bodies 3 The Secretary of State must— (a) assign an identification number to each approved body; (b) make and maintain an up-to-date public list of approved bodies, which will include the identification numbers that have been allocated to them and the conformity assessment activities that they carry out.
Schedule 4 Designation procedure
Regulation 4 Application for designation 1 (1) An application by a conformity assessment body to become an approved body must be made to the Secretary of State and be accompanied by— (a) a description of— (i) the conformity assessment activities that the conformity assessment body intends to carry out; (ii) the conformity assessment module or modules in respect of which the conformity assessment body claims to be competent; (iii) the marine equipment for which that body claims to be competent; and (b) either— (i) an accreditation certificate; or (ii) the documentary evidence necessary for the Secretary of State to verify, recognise and regularly monitor the conformity assessment body's compliance with the approved body requirements. (2) The Secretary of State must be satisfied that the conformity assessment body meets the approved body requirements and may accept an accreditation certificate, provided in accordance with paragraph 1(b), as sufficient evidence that the conformity assessment body meets the approved body requirements. (3) In this Schedule— “accreditation certification” means a certificate issued by the United Kingdom national accreditation body, attesting that a conformity assessment body meets the approved body requirements; “conformity assessment modules” means the modules referred to in Schedule 2; “GB RAMS” means Regulation (EC) 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339/93, as it has effect in domestic law; “United Kingdom national accreditation body” means the body appointed by the Secretary of State in accordance with Article 4 of GB RAMS. Designation procedure 2 The Secretary of State may designate as approved bodies only those conformity assessment bodies which have satisfied the approved body requirements. Identification numbers and lists of approved bodies 3 The Secretary of State must— (a) assign an identification number to each approved body; (b) make and maintain an up-to-date public list of approved bodies, which will include the identification numbers that have been allocated to them and the conformity assessment activities that they carry out.
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