Market surveillance
Article 5
1
Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure that equipment referred to in Article 2(1) may be placed on the market or put into service only if it conforms to the provisions of this Directive, bears the CE marking and the indication of the guaranteed sound power level and is accompanied by an EC declaration of conformity.
2
The competent authorities of the Member States shall assist each other in fulfilment of their obligations to carry out market surveillance.