Article 38: Coordination of Notified Bodies
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The Commission shall ensure that, with regard to high-risk AI systems, appropriate coordination and cooperation between notified bodies active in the conformity assessmentconformity assessmentmeans the process of demonstrating whether the requirements set out in Chapter III, Section 2 relating to a high-risk AI systemAI systemmeans a machine-based system that is designed to operate with varying levels of autonomy and that may exhibit adaptiveness after deployment, and that, for explicit or implicit objectives, infers, from the input it receives, how to generate outputs such as predictions, content, recommendations, or decisions that can influence physical or virtual environmentsArticle 3(1) have been fulfilledArticle 3(20) procedures pursuant to this Regulation are put in place and properly operated in the form of a sectoral group of notified bodies.
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Each notifying authoritynotifying authoritymeans the national authority responsible for setting up and carrying out the necessary procedures for the assessment, designation and notification of conformity assessment bodies and for their monitoringArticle 3(19) shall ensure that the bodies notified by it participate in the work of a group referred to in paragraph 1, directly or through designated representatives.
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The Commission shall provide for the exchange of knowledge and best practices between notifying authorities.