The bodies referred to in article R. 322-35 meet the following obligations in particular: legal personality, independence and impartiality, technical competence, existence of appropriate technical and human resources, integrity and competence of staff, in particular, respect for professional secrecy, quality of organisation.
Bodies accredited by the Comité français d’accréditation (COFRAC) in accordance with the standard relating to the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, the reference for which is published in the Journal officiel de la République française, are presumed to meet the above obligations.
The list of organisations accredited under this article is published in the Journal officiel de la République française.