Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 · Chapter
Article 40 — Presumption of conformity of notified bodies
Presumption of conformity for notified bodies: the standards shortcut for assessors.
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Where a conformity assessment body demonstrates its conformity with the criteria laid down in the relevant harmonised standards or parts thereof the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union it shall be presumed to comply with the requirements set out in Article 39 in so far as the applicable harmonised standards cover those requirements.
sha256:27b7c6c64c773001… · CELEX 32024R2847What this article does
Article 40 mirrors, for assessment bodies, the shortcut the Regulation offers products: a body demonstrating conformity with the criteria in relevant harmonised standards whose references have been published in the Official Journal is presumed to meet the Article 39 conditions in so far as those standards cover them.
The familiar pattern
It is the same presumption mechanism Article 27 offers products; on the product side, no harmonised standards have been cited in the Official Journal as of the facts date F-036. Whether relevant harmonised standards for assessment bodies have been published is a separate question from the product side; check the Official Journal references before relying on this presumption.
Verified facts this page relies on
- F-036 No harmonised standards for the CRA have been cited in the Official Journal as of the facts date; the Commission’s standardisation request M/606 covers 41 standards, with the first deliverables expected in Q3 2026. Commission / CEN-CENELEC
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