A formally notified conformity assessment body with a specific role under the applicable EU framework.
Notified-body involvement often signals a higher-trust assessment pathway, but only within its notification scope. The implementation risk is attaching a certificate to the wrong product category, module, or regulation and treating formal status as broader than it is.
ESPR defines notified body as a conformity assessment body notified in accordance with Chapter IX; the EU Battery Regulation uses a parallel definition tied to Chapter V. The chapter, notification scope, product category, and assessment module determine what the body may do.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for sustainable products
a conformity assessment body notified in accordance with Chapter IX;
Reference: Article 2, point 53
Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 concerning batteries and waste batteries
a conformity assessment body that has been notified in accordance with Chapter V;
Reference: Article 3, point 41
A notified body is a conformity assessment body notified in accordance with the relevant EU framework and formally designated for specified assessment tasks. It is a more specific role than an ordinary conformity assessment body because its authority depends on notification status and scope.
Store notification scope, notified-body identifier, notifying authority, product category, assessment module, certificate record, surveillance obligation, expiry date, restriction status, and link to the technical file. The record should show when notified-body involvement was required and what it covered.
Notified body is a notification-scope control: formal status matters only when it is linked to the correct regulation, product category, and assessment task. That control helps users distinguish ordinary third-party evidence from evidence with notified-body authority.