Procedures for the designation of the Union testing facilities
1. Public testing facilities of Member States shall be designated as Union testing facilities following a call for expression of interest, setting out the conditions for their designation.
2. Commission testing facilities shall be designated as Union testing facilities following a direct appointment from the Commission, setting out the conditions for their designation.
3. Prior to designation, the Union Product Compliance Network established under Article 29 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 (the ‘Network’) shall be consulted on both of the following:
(a)
the specific categories of products and specific risks related to a category of products for which the Union testing facilities need to be designated;
(b)
the conditions for the designation of the Union testing facilities, to ensure a consistently high level of product testing and high quality of technical and scientific advice.
Review of the designation
1. The Commission, in consultation with the Network, shall review the designation of Union testing facilities on a regular basis in order to ascertain that Union testing facilities fulfil the conditions for their designation and the requirements set out in Articles 21(3), 21(5) and 21(6) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020.
2. A time-limit for review of the designation of the Union testing facility shall be set out in the decision to designate the testing facility.
3. Where a Union testing facility fails to comply with the conditions for its designation and the requirements set out in Articles 21(3), 21(5) and 21(6) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, the Commission, after consultation with the Network, shall, where appropriate, withdraw the designation.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
