Article 47 – Presumption of conformity of notified bodies

Where a conformity assessment body to be authorised to carry out third-party tasks in the assessment and verification process demonstrates its conformity with the criteria laid down in the relevant harmonised standards the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union , harmonised technical specifications referred to in Article 5, European assessment documents, voluntary harmonised standards for product requirements the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Article 7(5) or (6) or the common specifications referred to in Article 8(1) or parts thereof, it shall be presumed to comply with the requirements set out in Article 46 in so far as the applicable documents cover those requirements.