Article 16 Verification under other Union legal acts including maritime and aviation sectors

1.   The verifiers accredited pursuant to Article 16 of Regulation (EU) 2015/757 and the delegated acts adopted on the basis thereof, or pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2023/1805 and the delegated acts adopted on the basis thereof, may carry out the verification activities of conformity assessment bodies under Article 13 of this Regulation. Those verifiers shall be deemed to be accredited pursuant to Articles 14 and 15 of this Regulation to carry out verification activities for the maritime sector.

2.   The verifiers accredited pursuant to Article 15 of Directive 2003/87/EC and to the implementing acts adopted on the basis thereof, may carry out the verification activities of conformity assessment bodies under Article 13 of this Regulation. Those verifiers shall be deemed to be accredited pursuant to Articles 14 and 15 of this Regulation to carry out verification activities for the aviation sector.

3.   The verifiers referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall inform the authority referred to in Article 15(2) of their intention to carry out the verification activities of conformity assessment bodies under this Regulation before carrying out their first verification under this Regulation.