Sch 1B Pt 11 para 4
The approved body shall examine the application, and where the design meets the requirements of these Regulations that apply to the instrument it shall issue a design examination certificate to the manufacturer. That certificate shall give the name and address of the manufacturer, the conclusions of the examination, the conditions (if any) for its validity and the data necessary for identification of the approved design. That certificate may have one or more annexes attached. That certificate and its annexes shall contain all relevant information to allow the conformity of manufactured regulated measuring instruments with the examined design to be evaluated and to allow for in-service control. It shall allow the evaluation of conformity of the manufactured instruments with the examined design regarding the reproducibility of their metrological performances, when they are properly adjusted using appropriate means, including: (a) the metrological characteristics of the design of the instrument; (b) measures required for ensuring the integrity of the instruments (sealing, identification of software, etc.); (c) information on other elements necessary for the identification of the instrument and to check its visual external conformity to the design; (d) if appropriate, any specific information necessary to verify the characteristics of manufactured instruments; (e) in the case of a sub-assembly, all necessary information to ensure the compatibility with other sub-assemblies or regulated measuring instruments. The approved body shall establish an evaluation report in this regard and keep it at the disposal of the Secretary of State. Without prejudice to paragraph 9 of Schedule 5, the approved body shall release the content of this report, in full or in part, only with the agreement of the manufacturer. The certificate shall have a validity of 10 years from the date of its issue, and may be renewed for subsequent periods of 10 years each. Where the design does not satisfy the applicable requirements of these Regulations, the approved body shall refuse to issue a design examination certificate and shall inform the applicant accordingly, giving detailed reasons for its refusal.