The primary role of a notified body is to provide services for conformity assessment. This means assessing the manufacturer’s conformity to the essential requirements listed in each directive.
Notification is an act whereby a member state informs the Commission and the other member states that a body, which fulfills the relevant requirements, has been designated to carry out conformity assessment according to a directive. Notification of notified bodies and their withdrawal are the responsibility of the notifying member state.
DNV is a notified body for 11 directives.