1In order to ensure consistency, avoid duplication and minimise administrative burdens in relation to the procedure for the designation of notified bodies pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, while maintaining the same level of scrutiny, a single application and a unified assessment procedure should be available for new conformity assessment bodies and notified bodies which are designated pursuant to the Union harmonisation legislation listed in Section A of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, such as Regulations (EU) 2017/745 and (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council, where such an application and procedure is established pursuant to that Union harmonisation legislation. 2The single application and unified assessment procedure aims to facilitate, support and expedite the designation procedure in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, while ensuring compliance with the requirements applicable to notified bodies in accordance with that Regulation and the Union harmonisation legislation listed in Section A of Annex I thereto. 3The unified assessment procedure should be carried out with respect to the tasks and responsibilities of the authorities involved. 4Moreover, it should be clarified that a conformity assessment body that is designated pursuant to more than one piece of Union harmonisation legislation listed in Section A of Annex I should have to apply only once to be designated pursuant to this Regulation.
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