An organization designated to perform specific conformity-assessment functions under the applicable EU framework.
Notified body is an important institutional term because it identifies a specially designated external assessor within EU product-compliance systems. It signals a more formal role than a generic third-party service provider.
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
Notified body is a regulatory term used across ESPR and EU Battery Regulation; it generally refers to a conformity assessment body notified in accordance with Chapter IX, but the exact legal scope depends on the source definition.
This term matters when a product pathway requires third-party assessment, certification, or review by a legally recognized body. Teams need to know when such involvement is mandatory and how it fits into the evidence chain.
For Minespider, notified body is a trust-and-governance term. It helps distinguish ordinary supporting actors from bodies that have a formal place in the regulatory architecture itself.