The regulation tightens the rules concerning how the independent notified bodies — which assess the conformity of medium- and high-risk medical devices before they are placed on the market — are designated, organised and monitored.

The regulation tightens the rules concerning how the independent notified bodies — which assess the conformity of medium- and high-risk medical devices before they are placed on the market — are designated, organised and monitored.

8. Notes that the ESAs are currently financed from compulsory contributions by the national member authorities, money from the EU budget and charges payable by the institutions they supervise; considers that this financial arrangement is nationally oriented, inflexible, burdensome and a potential threat to the independence of the ESAs; renews its call to the Commission, therefore, to submit by 2017 at the latest a proposal for a financing concept that is financed by fees replacing completely the current contributions from member states; sees this system as a means of securing both the European authorities’ independence from their nati ...[+++]onal member authorities and the full integrity of the ESAs vis-à-vis financial market participants;

Oversight and Review of Canada’s National Security and Anti-terrorism Framework – The best way to ensure that Canada’s anti-terrorism laws are applied in a manner consistent with our fundamental values and principles of justice is through ongoing, independent oversight and review.