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1. An accredited in-house technical service of a manufacturer may be designated only for carrying out activities under category A, as referred to in Article 40(1), point (a). That technical service shall constitute a separate and distinct part of the undertaking and shall not be involved in the design, manufacturing, supply or maintenance of the non-road mobile machinery, systems, components or separate technical units it assesses.

2. An accredited in-house technical service shall be designated by the approval authority of a Member State and meet the following requirements:

(a) the accredited in-house technical service shall be accredited by a national accreditation body as defined in Article 2, point (11), of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and in accordance with the rules referred to in Article 42 of this Regulation;

(b) the accredited in-house technical service and its personnel shall be organisationally identifiable and have reporting methods within the undertaking of which they form part which ensure their impartiality and demonstrate it to the relevant national accreditation body;

(c) neither the accredited in-house technical service nor its personnel shall engage in any activity that might conflict with their independence of judgment or integrity in relation to the categories of activities for which they have been designated;

(d) the accredited in-house technical service shall supply its services exclusively to the undertaking of which it forms part.

3. An accredited in-house technical service need not be notified to the Commission for the purposes of Article 44, but information concerning its accreditation shall be given by the undertaking of which it forms part or by the national accreditation body to the designating approval authority at the request of that authority.