Article 4 — Tasks of economic operators regarding products subject to certain Union harmonisation legislation
Market Surveillance Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2019/1020
What does MARKET-SURVEILLANCE Article 4 say?
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1. Notwithstanding any obligations set out in applicable Union harmonisation legislation, a product subject to legislation referred to in paragraph 5 may be placed on the market only if there is an economic operator established in the Union who is responsible for the tasks set out in paragraph 3 in respect of that product. 2.
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. Notwithstanding any obligations set out in applicable Union harmonisation legislation, a product subject to legislation referred to in paragraph 5 may be placed on the market only if there is an economic operator established in the Union who is responsible for the tasks set out in paragraph 3 in respect of that product.
2. For the purposes of this Article, the economic operator referred to in paragraph 1 means any of the following:
(a) a manufacturer established in the Union;
(b) an importer, where the manufacturer is not established in the Union;
(c) an authorised representative who has a written mandate from the manufacturer designating the authorised representative to perform the tasks set out in paragraph 3 on the manufacturer's behalf;
(d) a fulfilment service provider established in the Union with respect to the products it handles, where no other economic operator as mentioned in points (a), (b) and (c) is established in the Union.
3. Without prejudice to any obligations of economic operators under the applicable Union harmonisation legislation, the economic operator referred to in paragraph 1 shall perform the following tasks:
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