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Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339/93 (Text with EEA relevance)
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- Ch. 3 Art. 27 repeal by EUR 2019/1020 Regulation
- Ch. 3 Art. 23 repeal by EUR 2019/1020 Regulation
- Ch. 3 Art. 16 repeal by EUR 2019/1020 Regulation
- Ch. 3 Art. 29 repeal by EUR 2019/1020 Regulation
- Ch. 3 Art. 19 repeal by EUR 2019/1020 Regulation
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- Ch. 3 Art. 15 repeal by EUR 2019/1020 Regulation
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- Ch. 3 Art. 28 repeal by EUR 2019/1020 Regulation
- Ch. 3 Art. 26 repeal by EUR 2019/1020 Regulation
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- Ch. 3 Art. 27 repeal by EUR 2019/1020 Regulation
- Ch. 3 Art. 23 repeal by EUR 2019/1020 Regulation
- Ch. 3 Art. 16 repeal by EUR 2019/1020 Regulation
- Ch. 3 Art. 29 repeal by EUR 2019/1020 Regulation
- Ch. 3 Art. 19 repeal by EUR 2019/1020 Regulation
- Ch. 3 Art. 17 repeal by EUR 2019/1020 Regulation
- Ch. 3 Art. 22 repeal by EUR 2019/1020 Regulation
- Ch. 3 Art. 21 repeal by EUR 2019/1020 Regulation
- Ch. 3 Art. 15 repeal by EUR 2019/1020 Regulation
- Ch. 3 Art. 24 repeal by EUR 2019/1020 Regulation
- Ch. 3 Art. 28 repeal by EUR 2019/1020 Regulation
- Ch. 3 Art. 26 repeal by EUR 2019/1020 Regulation
- Ch. 3 Art. 20 repeal by EUR 2019/1020 Regulation
- Ch. 3 Art. 18 repeal by EUR 2019/1020 Regulation
- Ch. 3 Art. 25 repeal by EUR 2019/1020 Regulation
SECTION 1U.K.General provisions
Article 15U.K.Scope
1.Articles 16 to [F122 and] 26 F2... apply to products covered by [F3any relevant enactment].
2.Each of the provisions of Articles 16 to [F422 and] 26 [F5applies] in so far as there are no specific provisions with the same objective in [F6any relevant enactment].
3.The application of this Regulation [F7does] not prevent market surveillance authorities from taking more specific measures as provided for in [F8the General Product Safety Regulations 2005].
4.For the purposes of Articles 16 to [F922 and] 26, a ‘product’ [F10means] a substance, preparation or good produced through a manufacturing process other than food, feed, living plants and animals, products of human origin and products of plants and animals relating directly to their future reproduction.
5.Articles 27, 28 and 29 F11... apply to all products covered by [F12any relevant enactment] in so far as other [F13enactments do] not contain specific provisions relating to the organisation of border controls.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Art. 15(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 33 para. 14(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Word in Art. 15(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 33 para. 14(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in Art. 15(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 33 para. 14(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Words in Art. 15(2) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 33 para. 14(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Word in Art. 15(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 33 para. 14(d); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6Words in Art. 15(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 33 para. 14(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F7Word in Art. 15(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 33 para. 14(e)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F8Words in Art. 15(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 33 para. 14(e)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F9Words in Art. 15(4) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 33 para. 14(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F10Word in Art. 15(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 33 para. 14(f); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F11Word in Art. 15(5) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 33 para. 14(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F12Words in Art. 15(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 33 para. 14(g)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F13Words in Art. 15(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 33 para. 14(g)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Article 16U.K.General requirements
F141.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.Market surveillance [F15authorities] [F16must] ensure that products covered by [F17any relevant enactment] which, when used in accordance with their intended purpose or under conditions which can be reasonably foreseen and when properly installed and maintained, are liable to compromise the health or safety of users, or which otherwise do not conform to applicable requirements set out in [F17any relevant enactment] are withdrawn or their being made available on the market is prohibited or restricted and that the public [F18and the Secretary of State] are informed accordingly.
[F193.The Secretary of State must ensure that there is a national market surveillance infrastructure and programme so that effective measures may be taken in relation to any product subject to any relevant enactment.]
4.Market surveillance [F20must] cover products assembled or manufactured for the manufacturer's own use where [F21any relevant enactment] provides that its provisions F22... apply to such products.
Textual Amendments
F14Art. 16(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 33 para. 15(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F15Word in Art. 16(2) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 33 para. 15(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F16Word in Art. 16(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 33 para. 15(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F17Words in Art. 16(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 33 para. 15(b)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F18Words in Art. 16(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 33 para. 15(b)(iv); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F19Art. 16(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 33 para. 15(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F20Word in Art. 16(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 33 para. 15(d)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F21Words in Art. 16(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 33 para. 15(d)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F22Word in Art. 16(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 33 para. 15(d)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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