Under European Union product legislation, Notified Bodies must be established in an EU Member State and must be designated by a competent authority of a Member State in order to perform activities as part of a conformity assessment.
With the loss of “EU status” for many Notified Bodies, as of January 1st 2021, British Notified Bodies based in Great Britain are no longer able to perform conformity assessment activities under European legislation, and as a result, certificates issued by such a Notified Body will not be valid going forward.
At this point, advice to companies is to switch to a Notified Body or type-approval authority located in the EU single market if they wish to continue to market their products and vehicles in the European Union.