Regulation 11
Information to be provided to Designating Authority
of Consumer Protection (Conformity Assessment) Regulations 2025
Subregulation 1
A CAB designated by the Designating Authority must, where applicable, maintain and make available to the Designating Authority information on all or any of the following relating to its designation:
product certifications;
submissions of testing;
evaluation reports;
certification reports;
evidence of participation in proficiency testing or any other comparison exercise mentioned in regulation 15(3)(b);
any other documents and information in connection with the business of conformity assessment or testing of products relating to conformity assessment of the CAB relevant to its designation that the Designating Authority may require.
Subregulation 2
Where a CAB (Certification) knows or has reason to believe that a product certified by it as conforming to any safety requirements for the purposes of the Consumer Protection (Safety Requirements) Regulations no longer conforms to those safety requirements, the CAB (Certification) must immediately notify the Designating Authority in writing and any person to whom the CAB (Certification) has provided that certification.
Subregulation 3
A CAB designated by the Designating Authority must notify the Designating Authority in writing of the occurrence of any of the following not later than 2 weeks before that occurrence:
the cessation of its business of conformity assessment or testing of products relating to conformity assessment for which it is designated;
where the CAB is a company (other than a public listed company) — any change to its shareholding;
any change to its organisational structure;
any change to its accreditation status or its IECEE CB Scheme membership, as the case may be;
any change to its key personnel;
any change to its business address;
any change which may affect its ability to properly certify or test any product for conformity to the requirements for which it is designated.
Subregulation 4
A CAB that contravenes paragraph (1) or (3) shall be guilty of an offence.
Subregulation 5
In paragraph (3)(e), “key personnel” means any director, managing director, technical manager, quality manager or testing personnel of the CAB.