--- title: "Article 51 — Coordination of notified bodies" type: regulation legal_status: in_force source: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02024R2847-20241120" source_retrieved: 2026-10-03 shortTitle: "Article 51 — Coordination of notified bodies" instrument_type: level1_regulation authority: Commission binding: true binding_character: binding mica_level2: false legal_basis: "Regulation (EU) 2024/2847" instrument: cra celex: "32024R2847" regulation: CRA regulation-full: "Regulation (EU) 2024/2847" article: 51 status: in_force object_id: eu.cra.legal_text.article.51 text_version: "Consolidated version of 20 November 2024" source_url: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02024R2847-20241120" check_status: matched verified: true last_checked: 2026-10-26 --- *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)* 1. The Commission shall ensure that appropriate coordination and cooperation between notified bodies are put in place and properly operated in the form of a cross-sectoral group of notified bodies. 2. Member States shall ensure that the bodies notified by them participate in the work of that group, directly or by means of designated representatives. *** [Chapter IV — Notification of conformity assessment bodies](../chapters/iv.md) · [← Article 50](50.md) · [Article 52 →](52.md)