**Target:** Proposal for a regulation — Recital 65

## Text proposed by the Commission

(65) In order to carry out third-party conformity assessment for AI systems intended to be used for the remote biometric identification of persons , notified bodies should be designated under this Regulation by the national competent authorities, provided they are compliant with a set of requirements, notably on independence, competence and absence of conflicts of interests.

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## Amendment of the European Parliament

(65) In order to carry out third-party conformity assessments when so required , notified bodies should be designated under this Regulation by the national competent authorities, provided they are compliant with a set of requirements, notably on independence, competence, absence of conflicts of interests and minimum cybersecurity requirements . Member States should encourage the designation of a sufficient number of conformity assessment bodies, in order to make the certification feasible in a timely manner. The procedures of assessment, designation, notification and monitoring of conformity assessment bodies should be implemented as uniformly as possible in Member States, with a view to removing administrative border barriers and ensuring that the potential of the internal market is realised.

In order to carry out third-party conformity assessment for AI systems intended to be used for the remote biometric identification of persons , notified bodies should be designated under this Regulation by the national competent authorities, provided they are compliant with a set of requirements, notably on independence, competence and absence of conflicts of interests.

In order to carry out third-party conformity assessments when so required , notified bodies should be designated under this Regulation by the national competent authorities, provided they are compliant with a set of requirements, notably on independence, competence, absence of conflicts of interests and minimum cybersecurity requirements . Member States should encourage the designation of a sufficient number of conformity assessment bodies, in order to make the certification feasible in a timely manner. The procedures of assessment, designation, notification and monitoring of conformity assessment bodies should be implemented as uniformly as possible in Member States, with a view to removing administrative border barriers and ensuring that the potential of the internal market is realised.