Article 3 — Definitions

Market Surveillance Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2019/1020

What does MARKET-SURVEILLANCE Article 3 say?

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For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply: (1) ‘making available on the market’ means any supply of a product for distribution, consumption or use on the Union market in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge;

Source: Market Surveillance Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, read 2026-10-13.

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For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) ‘making available on the market’ means any supply of a product for distribution, consumption or use on the Union market in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge;

(2) ‘placing on the market’ means the first making available of a product on the Union market;

(3) ‘market surveillance’ means the activities carried out and measures taken by market surveillance authorities to ensure that products comply with the requirements set out in the applicable Union harmonisation legislation and to ensure protection of the public interest covered by that legislation;

(4) ‘market surveillance authority’ means an authority designated by a Member State under Article 10 as responsible for carrying out market surveillance in the territory of that Member State;

(5) ‘applicant authority’ means the market surveillance authority that makes a request for mutual assistance;

(6) ‘requested authority’ means the market surveillance authority that receives a request for mutual assistance;

(7) ‘non-compliance’ means any failure to comply with any requirement under the Union harmonisation legislation or under this Regulation;

(8) ‘manufacturer’ means any natural or legal person who manufactures a product or has a product designed or manufactured, and markets that product under its name or trademark;

(9) ‘importer’ means any natural or legal person established within the Union who places a product from a third country on the Union market;

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