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Technical Secretariats for the Notified Bodies Group under the Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC and under the Fertilising Products Regulation (EU) 2019/1009
The purpose of this call for tender is to provide a “Technical Secretariat”, able to organise the technical aspects of notified bodies’ coordination and cooperation group meetings. This includes the identification and circulation of relevant technical documents, the drafting of meetings’ minutes, and of Notified Bodies’ Protocols and Reco...
Submission deadline: June 24, 2026 (expired)Type: Tender
Project Management, Management Consulting
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- European Commission, DG GROW - Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
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- June 16, 2026
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- June 24, 2026
- Topic:
- Project Management
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The purpose of this call for tender is to provide a “Technical Secretariat”, able to organise the technical aspects of notified bodies’ coordination and cooperation group meetings. This includes the identification and circulation of relevant technical documents, the drafting of meetings’ minutes, and of Notified Bodies’ Protocols and Recommendations.
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