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Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and compliance of products and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011 (Text with EEA relevance)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 1.Subject matter

    2. Article 2.Scope

    3. Article 3.Definitions

  3. CHAPTER II TASKS OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS

    1. Article 4.Tasks of economic operators regarding products subject to certain Union harmonisation legislation

    2. Article 5.Authorised representative

    3. Article 6.Distance sales

    4. Article 7.Obligation of cooperation

  4. CHAPTER III ASSISTANCE TO AND COOPERATION WITH ECONOMIC OPERATORS

    1. Article 8.Information to economic operators

    2. Article 9.Joint activities to promote compliance

  5. CHAPTER IV ORGANISATION, ACTIVITIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF MARKET SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITIES AND THE SINGLE LIAISON OFFICE

    1. Article 10.Designation of market surveillance authorities and the single liaison office

    2. Article 11.Activities of market surveillance authorities

    3. Article 12.Peer reviews

    4. Article 13.National market surveillance strategies

  6. CHAPTER V MARKET SURVEILLANCE POWERS AND MEASURES

    1. Article 14.Powers of market surveillance authorities

    2. Article 15.Recovery of costs by market surveillance authorities

    3. Article 16.Market surveillance measures

    4. Article 17.Use of information, professional and commercial secrecy

    5. Article 18.Procedural rights of economic operators

    6. Article 19.Products presenting a serious risk

    7. Article 20.Rapid Information Exchange System

    8. Article 21.Union testing facilities

  7. CHAPTER VI CROSS-BORDER MUTUAL ASSISTANCE

    1. Article 22.Mutual Assistance

    2. Article 23.Requests for enforcement measures

    3. Article 24.Procedure for mutual assistance requests

  8. CHAPTER VII PRODUCTS ENTERING THE UNION MARKET

    1. Article 25.Controls on products entering the Union market

    2. Article 26.Suspension of release for free circulation

    3. Article 27.Release for free circulation

    4. Article 28.Refusal to release for free circulation

  9. CHAPTER VIII COORDINATED ENFORCEMENT AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

    1. Article 29.Union Product Compliance Network

    2. Article 30.Composition and functioning of the Network

    3. Article 31.Role and tasks of the Network

    4. Article 32.Role and tasks of administrative cooperation groups

    5. Article 33.Role and tasks of the Commission

    6. Article 34.Information and communication system

    7. Article 35.International cooperation

  10. CHAPTER IX FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 36.Financing activities

    2. Article 37.Protection of the financial interests of the Union

  11. CHAPTER X AMENDMENTS

    1. Article 38.Amendments to Directive 2004/42/EC

    2. Article 39.Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 765/2008

    3. Article 40.Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 305/2011

  12. CHAPTER XI FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 41.Penalties

    2. Article 42.Evaluation, review and guidelines

    3. Article 43.Committee procedure

    4. Article 44.Entry into force and application

  13. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

      List of Union harmonisation legislation

      1. Council Directive 69/493/EEC of 15 December 1969 on the approximation of...

    2. ANNEX II

      List of Union harmonisation legislation without provisions on penalties

      1. Council Directive 69/493/EEC of 15 December 1969 on the approximation of...

    3. ANNEX III

      Correlation table

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