A notified body is responsible for issuing the EC type-examination certificates referred to in Article 10.5 of the EMC Directive.

Member states of the EA must notify, on their own responsibility, the bodies under their jurisdiction responsible for issuing the EC type-examination certificates referred to in Article 105 of the Directive to the Commission and the other Member States of the EEA. They have been chosen from among those considered to be technically competent. For the Member States of the EEA, this responsibility of notification involves the obligation to ensure that the notified bodies permanently maintain the technical competence required by the EMC Directive and that they keep their notifying authorities informed about the performance of their tasks.

A manufacturer always has the choice of contacting any body which has been notified by a Member State within the EEA