Contracts between the EU reference laboratories and requesting parties
Article 10
1. For tasks requested by a notified body or a Member State, the EU reference laboratories shall conclude a contract with the requesting party prior to performing the task. That contract shall set out the terms and conditions for performing the task, including the time schedule. That contract shall be concluded with: (a) the notified bodies for the tasks referred to in Article 100(2), points (a), (b), (c), (d) or (g) of Regulation (EU) 2017/746; (b) the Member State for the tasks referred to in Article 100(2), points (c) and (d), of Regulation (EU) 2017/746. 2. An EU reference laboratory may only refuse requests from notified bodies to conclude a contract to perform tasks referred to in Article 100(2), points (a) or (b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 where those tasks fall outside its scope of designation. 3. Where a contract has been concluded between a notified body and an EU reference laboratory, the notified body shall make the contract available to the authority responsible for the notified body upon request.