Article 32

Use of qualified technical bodies for space activities

1. Member States making use of the possibility referred to in Article 8(1), point (a), shall ensure that qualified technical bodies for space activities are designated, assessed and monitored by public authorities and that they are notified to the Commission, in accordance with Article 33.

2. Member States may entrust the tasks of assessment and monitoring to the national accreditation body within the meaning of, and in accordance with, Regulation (EC) No 765/2008. The Commission shall make that information publicly available.

3. Member States shall ensure that the public authority referred to in paragraph 1:

(a) is organised and operates in a way that no conflict of interest arises with the technical assessment activities carried out by the qualified technical bodies for space activities;

(b) carries out with objectivity and impartiality the tasks of designating, assessing and monitoring the qualified technical bodies for space activities;

(c) has an adequate number of personnel for the performance of its tasks.

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