Will a Notified Body be required to review conformity to RED Cyber?

Answer

It depends.

Yes if the equipment manufacturer cannot adhere to the restrictions (Annex I) to the implementation of the applicable harmonized standards EN18031-1:2024, EN18031-2:2024 or EN18031-3:2024, then a Notified Body is required to review conformity through a Type Examination Procedure to those standards to confirms compliance and issue a Type Examination Certificate to fulfill that item in an equipment Declaration of Conformity.

No if the equipment manufacturer adheres to the restrictions (Annex I) to the implementation of the applicable harmonized standards EN18031-1:2024, EN18031-2:2024 or EN18031-3:2024, then a Type Examination Procedure can be performed by the equipment manufacturer through a formal conformity self-assessment. The equipment manufacturer then declares and confirms compliance within the equipment Declaration of Conformity.