Article 2 — Scope
Market Surveillance Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2019/1020
What does MARKET-SURVEILLANCE Article 2 say?
Short answer, straight from the official text
1. This Regulation shall apply to products that are subject to the Union harmonisation legislation listed in Annex I (‘Union harmonisation legislation’), in so far as there are no specific provisions with the same objective in the Union harmonisation legislation, which regulate in a more specific manner particular aspects of …
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 |
Official text
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1. This Regulation shall apply to products that are subject to the Union harmonisation legislation listed in Annex I (‘Union harmonisation legislation’), in so far as there are no specific provisions with the same objective in the Union harmonisation legislation, which regulate in a more specific manner particular aspects of market surveillance and enforcement.
2. Articles 25 to 28 shall apply to products covered by Union law in so far as there are no specific provisions relating to the organisation of controls on products entering the Union market in Union law.
3. The application of this Regulation shall not prevent market surveillance authorities from taking more specific measures as provided for in Directive 2001/95/EC.
4. This Regulation is without prejudice to Articles 12 to 15 of Directive 2000/31/EC.
The same rule in other acts
These articles carry the same official heading. The wording is not identical; read each text at its own source.
- AI Act Article 2 — Scope
- NIS2 Article 2 — Scope
- DSA Article 2 — Scope
- PSD2 Article 2 — Scope
Who does this apply to
The register names five roles. Open a role to see the duties this act places on it, each row with its article and its source.
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