(a) not adopt or maintain any such procedure that is stricter, nor apply such procedure more strictly, than necessary to give it confidence that a good or a service conforms with an applicable technical regulation or standard, taking into account the risks that non-conformity would create;
(b) initiate and complete such procedure as expeditiously
as possible;
(c) in accordance with Article 904(3), undertake processing
of applications in non-discriminatory order;
(d) publish the normal processing period for each such procedure or communicate the anticipated processing period to an applicant upon request;
(e) ensure that the competent body
(i) upon receipt of an application, promptly examines the completeness of the documentation and informs the applicant in a precise and complete manner of any deficiency,
(ii) transmits to the applicant as soon as possible the results of the conformity assessment procedure in a form that is precise and complete so that such applicant may take any necessary corrective action,
(iii) where the application is deficient, proceeds as
far as practicable with such procedure if the
applicant so requests, and
(iv) informs the applicant, upon request, of the
status of the application and the reasons for
any delay;
(f) limit the information the applicant is required to
supply to that necessary to conduct such procedure and
to determine appropriate fees;