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impartiality of its activities.\n3. <a id=\"p-3\"></a>A notifying authority shall be organised in such a way that each decision relating to notification of a [conformity assessment body](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/cra/conformity-assessment-body) is taken by competent persons different from those who carried out the assessment.\n4. <a id=\"p-4\"></a>A notifying authority shall not offer or provide any activities that conformity assessment bodies perform or consultancy services on commercial or competitive basis.\n5. <a id=\"p-5\"></a>A notifying authority shall safeguard the confidentiality of the information it obtains.\n6. <a id=\"p-6\"></a>A notifying authority shall have a sufficient number of competent personnel at its disposal for the proper performance of its tasks.\n\n***\n\n[Chapter IV — Notification of conformity assessment bodies](../chapters/iv.md) · [← Article 36](36.md) · [Article 38 →](38.md)\n"}