(5)There is also Union legislation which does not incorporate Article R17 of Annex I to Decision No 768/2008/EC. However, it requires the intervention of third party conformity assessment body and provides for accreditation of those bodies in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 to demonstrate the competence of such bodies. For example, Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Councilnote in its Article 2(20) defines the ‘environmental verifier’ as a conformity assessment body as defined in Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 or any association or group of such bodies, which has obtained accreditation in accordance with that Regulation.
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