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title: "Article 40 — Presumption of conformity of notified bodies"
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shortTitle: "Article 40 — Presumption of conformity of notified bodies"
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*In force · Consolidated version of 20 November 2024 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02024R2847-20241120)*

Where a [conformity assessment body](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/cra/conformity-assessment-body) demonstrates its conformity with the criteria laid down in the relevant harmonised standards or parts thereof the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union it shall be presumed to comply with the requirements set out in [Article 39](39.md) in so far as the applicable harmonised standards cover those requirements.

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[Chapter IV — Notification of conformity assessment bodies](../chapters/iv.md) · [← Article 39](39.md) · [Article 41 →](41.md)