If they are successfully designated in accordance with this Regulation, bodies notified pursuant to Directive 98/79/EC shall retain the identification number assigned to them pursuant to that Directive.
Má ainmnítear go rathúil iad i gcomhréir leis an Rialachán seo, coinneoidh na comhlachtaí dá dtugtar fógra de bhun Threoir 98/79/CE an uimhir aitheantais a shanntar dóibh de bhun na Treorach sin.