Shared responsibility is not possible when conformity assessment procedures are to be implemented.

Choose the conformity assessment procedure from the modules called out by the directive for the product.

Where relevant, it should be accompanied by the identification number of the Notified body that carried out the conformity assessment procedures.

Facilitate the mutual recognition of the results of conformity assessment procedures for products or processes.

The revision will look at the scope of the Directive, the conformity assessment procedures and technical requirements regarding market surveillance.

They must ensure the manufacturer's compliance with the conformity assessment procedure set out in the European directives which apply to the manufacture's product.

Furthermore, the proposal aims to simplify and streamline certain provisions, in particular those relating to conformity assessment procedures.

I fully support Amendment No 12, which stipulates that all packaging must have undergone a conformity assessment procedure before it is put onto the market.

There are several modules available for the Conformity Assessment Procedures as listed below:

These will often ask questions about the product to classify the level of risk and then refer to the "Conformity Assessment Procedures" chart.

Third party certifiers are in some sectors already involved in the conformity assessment procedures leading to the CE marking.

If stipulated in the directive(s), an authorized third party (Notified Body) must be involved in the conformity assessment procedure.

The Commission's proposal also envisages a conformity assessment procedure for evaluating whether packaging conforms to the main requirements of the 1994 directive on packaging.

If a directive requires the involvement of a Notified Body in the conformity assessment procedure, its identification number has to be put behind the CE marking.

Each directive covering your product specifies whether an authorised third party (Notified Body) must be involved in the conformity assessment procedure necessary for CE marking.

I would like to conclude by thanking Mrs Schaldemose for taking account of the circumstances of small and medium-sized companies in relation to conformity assessment procedures.

The product may be placed on the market only if it complies with the provisions of all applicable directives and if the conformity assessment procedure has been carried out accordingly.

The TBT agreements oblige the WTO members to ensure that technical regulations, voluntary standards and conformity assessment procedures do not create unnecessary obstacles to trade.

Similarly, USDA has recognized NPOP conformity assessment procedures of accreditation as equivalent to that of US.

This conflicts with other provisions in the directive and with the Council decision on the conformity assessment procedure, which provides for the use of quality assurance systems as an alternative to such procedures.

This will introduce new categories into the scope of the Directive and will place new requirements on all products within scope for CE marking and conformity assessment procedures.

The common position thus lays down the essential requirements which the devices must satisfy to be able to be placed on the market and the conformity assessment procedures to be applied by the manufacturers.

Perhaps the most important improvement to the common position lies in Compromise Amendment No 32: the joint declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission regarding conformity assessment procedures.

Following completion of a successful conformity assessment procedure MELA Sciences has also been granted CE Mark approval for sale of MelaFind in the European Union.

They must also meet relevant health and safety requirements in their design, construction and installation, satisfy appropriate conformity assessment procedures, carry CE marking and be accompanied by an European Community Declaration of Conformity.