As part of the EC declaration of conformity procedure, production quality assurance, the manufacturer shall submit to an authorised body for verification the quality system which he has set up for the manufacture of his medical devices. The approved body shall verify that the application of this quality system ensures conformity of the devices with an approved type described in an EC type-examination certificate referred to in Article R. 5211-41 or with the technical documentation referred to in Article R. 5211-39 under the conditions described in this sub-section.