From the PED to the CPR

In many cases, manufacturers need an independent body to provide third-party testing, inspection and certification throughout the manufacturing process. These bodies, who are approved by a government and notified to the European Commission, are called Notified Bodies, or NoBos. 

We've been a Notified Body for as long as there have been Notified Bodies. LRQA is a NoBo for several EU Directives, and can provide independent certification for your products. 

Independence and Impartiality.

We maintain our independence and impartiality by proactively managing conflicts of interest across all LRQA businesses including those which may exist between consultancy and third-party certification services.  We will not offer consultancy services for any customer product that is in the process of or has completed accredited third-party certification with LR. Furthermore, if we are already providing consultancy services to a customer product, we will not offer any accredited third-party inspection/assessment services for that same product.