Article 35 — International cooperation
Market Surveillance Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2019/1020
What does MARKET-SURVEILLANCE Article 35 say?
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1. In order to improve the efficiency of market surveillance in the Union, the Commission may cooperate with and exchange market surveillance related information with regulatory authorities of third countries or international organisations within the framework of agreements concluded between the Union and third countries or …
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. In order to improve the efficiency of market surveillance in the Union, the Commission may cooperate with and exchange market surveillance related information with regulatory authorities of third countries or international organisations within the framework of agreements concluded between the Union and third countries or international organisations. Any such agreements shall be based on reciprocity, include provisions on confidentiality corresponding to those applicable in the Union, and ensure that any exchange of information is in accordance with applicable Union law.
2. The cooperation or exchange of information may relate, inter alia, to the following:
(a) risk assessment methods used and the results of product-testing;
(b) coordinated product recalls or other similar actions;
(c) the measures taken by market surveillance authorities under Article 16.
3. The Commission may approve a specific system of product-related pre-export control carried out by a third country on products immediately prior to their export into the Union in order to verify that those products satisfy the requirements of the Union harmonisation legislation applicable to them. The approval may be granted in respect of one or more products, in respect of one or more categories of products or in respect of products or categories of products manufactured by certain manufacturers.
4. The Commission shall produce and maintain a list of those products or categories of products with regard to which approval has been granted as referred to in paragraph 3 and shall make this list available to the public.
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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.
- NIS2 Article 17 — International cooperation
- GPSR Article 40 — International cooperation
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