Article 11 — Activities of market surveillance authorities
Market Surveillance Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2019/1020
What does MARKET-SURVEILLANCE Article 11 say?
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1. Market surveillance authorities shall conduct their activities in order to ensure the following: (a) effective market surveillance within their territory of products made available online and offline with respect to products that are subject to Union harmonisation legislation;
Source: Market Surveillance Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, read 2026-10-13.
| In the act | EU 2019/1020 |
| CELEX | 32019R1020 |
| Read on | 2026-10-13 |
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1. Market surveillance authorities shall conduct their activities in order to ensure the following:
(a) effective market surveillance within their territory of products made available online and offline with respect to products that are subject to Union harmonisation legislation;
(b) the taking by economic operators of appropriate and proportionate corrective action in relation to compliance with that legislation and this Regulation;
(c) the taking of appropriate and proportionate measures where the economic operator fails to take corrective action.
2. Market surveillance authorities shall exercise their powers and carry out their duties independently, impartially and without bias.
3. Market surveillance authorities, as part of their activities set out in paragraph 1 of this Article, shall perform appropriate checks on the characteristics of products on an adequate scale, by means of documentary checks and, where appropriate, physical and laboratory checks based on adequate samples, prioritising their resources and actions to ensure effective market surveillance and taking into account the national market surveillance strategy referred to in Article 13.
In deciding on which checks to perform, on which types of products and on what scale, market surveillance authorities shall follow a risk-based approach taking into account the following factors:
(a) possible hazards and non-compliance associated with the products and, where available, their occurrence on the market;
(b) activities and operations under the control of the economic operator;
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