Market surveillance
Market surveillance ensures that non-food products on the EU market do not endanger consumers and workers. The national market surveillance authorities can withdraw, recall and the apply sanctions to stop the circulation of non-compliant products and/or bring them into compliance.
Legislation:
REGULATION (EU) 2019/1020 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and compliance of products and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011
Documents on market surveillance activities:
- Good Practice in Market Surveillance Activities related to Non-Food Consumer Products sold Online, January 2015
- Cooperation and mutual assistance among Member States about products presenting a risk, February 2016
- Assemblies according to the Pressure Equipment Directive - a consideration provided by the PED-AdCo Group, May 2017
- Good Practice Guide on Market Surveillance Interventions - Machinery, May 2014
- Market Surveillance ADCO Working Group on Model for Market Surveillance Intervention, Market surveillance procedures according to the Pressure Equipment Directive, October 2013