11.—(1) A notified body must meet the criteria in Schedule 7.
(2) A person may make an application in writing to the Secretary of State to be approved as a notified body in respect of one or more listed products.
(3) If a person meets the criteria in Schedule 7 in respect of a listed product or products, the Secretary of State must in writing approve that person as a notified body in respect of the product or products.
(4) The Secretary of State may—
(a)make an approval subject to such limitations or conditions as he sees fit, including the period for which the approval is given;
(b)withdraw an approval given to a notified body; or
(c)vary an approval.
(5) The Secretary of State must inform the Commission—
(a)of the details of a notified body he has approved and any limitations or conditions attached to that approval; and
(b)if an approval has been withdrawn or varied.