The EU notified body code of conduct: a key tool to avoid stricter regulation or too complex to enforce?
This article was originally published in SRA
Executive Summary
Now that an initial version of a code of conduct for notified bodies in the EU has been agreed, will it be enough to convince the European Commission that these testing and certification organisations are on their own able to raise standards across the sector to a sufficiently high level? In other words, will the code be enough to stop the commission and EU lawmakers from introducing tighter notified body-related legislation?