¹ The Notification Authority has the following duties:

a.

it obtains the evaluations and opinions of the competent assessment authorities;

b.

it makes decisions in consultation with the assessment authorities;

c.

using random sampling, it analyses the composition of biocidal products placed on the market;

d.²²⁵

it publishes the following lists in an appropriate form:

1.

the list referred to in Article 95 paragraph 1 of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012²²⁶,

2.

the list of persons who have submitted the following documents:

–

documents complying with Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 or with Annex IIA or IVA and, where relevant, IIIA to Directive 98/8/EC²²⁷ or

–

a letter of access to active substance data as referred to in letter d number 2 first indent,

3.²²⁸

the list of persons for whose benefit it has used data in accordance with Article 29a paragraph 5;

e.²²⁹

it shall make available the electronic formats for the submission of applications for authorisation and for declarations.

² It shall request the cantonal enforcement authorities, where appropriate at the request of the assessment authorities:

a.

to carry out checks in accordance with Article 58;

b.

to take random samples for analyses in accordance with paragraph 1 letter c.

³ Where in this Ordinance provision is made for opinions to be obtained from the assessment authorities, their requests are binding on the Notification Authority.²³⁰