How to become a notified body
To become a notified body, you must first apply for and obtain an accreditation decision for notification purposes. The accreditation is linked to a specific EU legal act, either a directive or a regulation.
What does the role involve?
For each legal act, there are different activities you can carry out to assess whether products meet the requirements. The combination of legal act and activity determines your role – for example, as a certification body, an inspection body or a laboratory.
Requirements and guidance documents
Notification, Notified body
Requirements that must be fulfilled in order for accreditation to be granted
STAFS 2020:1 | Swedac’s regulations and general guidelines on accreditation
STAFS 2022:7 | Regulations of the Swedish Board for Accreditation and Conformity Assessment concerning bodies performing conformity assessment and to be notified and designated
Instructions and guidance for fulfilling accreditation requirements
The 2022 Blue Guide on the implementation of EU product rules | The 2022 Blue Guide on the implementation of EU product rules
EA-2/17 M:2020 | EA Document on Accreditation for Notification Purposes
EA-2/20 G:2020 | Consultancy and the Independence of Conformity Assessment Bodies
SWEDAC DOC 03:9 | Swedac’s policy on accreditation with a flexible scope