determining such timeframes;  Minimum requirements for thenumber of technical files that mu

determining such timeframes;

• Minimum requirements for thenumber of technical files that must beassessed;

• Recommendations for design dossierreviews;

• Rules for subcontracting; and

• Rules for certification decisions.

For many of these components, the code of conduct emphasizes the need for flexibility in terms of applying its requirements to each individual signatory in order to accommodate national regulations to which they must adhere. Such flexibility judiciously must be allowed, however, lest EU regulators interpret it as leniency instead.