Article 20 Requirements relating to notifying authorities

1.A notifying authority shall:

(a)be established in such a way that no conflict of interest with conformity assessment bodies occurs;

(b)be organised and operated so as to safeguard the objectivity and impartiality of its activities;

(c)be organised in such a way that each decision relating to notification of a conformity assessment body is taken by competent persons different from those who carried out the assessment;

(d)not offer or provide any activities that conformity assessment bodies perform or consultancy services on a commercial or competitive basis;

(e)shall safeguard the confidentiality of the information it obtains;

(f)have a sufficient number of competent personnel at its disposal for the proper performance of its tasks.