GPSR vs Market Surveillance Regulation what overlaps and what does not
The applies a general product-safety framework to consumer products and extends the responsible-person model from to GPSR-covered products.
This comparison is limited to official source overlap points: responsible person, authority controls, operator evidence, dangerous products, recalls, and Safety Gate/Safety Business Gateway workflows.
Use to decide the safety duties for consumer products. Use for the horizontal surveillance framework that authorities apply to products covered by and, through GPSR Article 23, to specified GPSR enforcement work. The two also meet at the EU-based economic operator: GPSR Article 16 applies parts of the task model to GPSR-covered products. They are connected, but they are not interchangeable compliance checklists.
Side-by-side comparison
GPSR vs Regulation (EU) 2019/1020
A focused comparison for the overlap points based on the cited sources: responsible person, market-surveillance controls, operator evidence, unsafe products, recalls, and authorities.
Use for consumer-product safety, responsible-person extension, distance-sales information, online marketplace duties, accident notification, dangerous-product reporting, recall notices, and consumer remedies.
Second framework
Regulation (EU) 2019/1020
Use for the market-surveillance framework: responsible-person tasks, checks, authority powers, corrective action, serious-risk measures, cooperation, and border controls.
Article 16 says a GPSR-covered product cannot be placed on the market unless an EU-established economic operator is responsible for the (3) tasks from . GPSR also adds product-safety checks against GPSR technical documentation and information duties, plus documented evidence for authority requests.
Grounds GPSR Article 16 and its use of Article 4(2) and 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020.
Article 4(2) and (3) of that Regulation shall apply to products covered by this Regulation
applies to products covered by the listed in Article 4(5). It identifies the EU manufacturer, importer, mandated authorised representative, or, if none of those exists, fulfilment service provider that performs the Article 4(3) tasks.
Grounds Article 4 responsible-person categories and tasks.
the economic operator referred to in paragraph 1 shall perform the following tasks
Determine the operator under the applicable legal basis for each product. The same entity may hold different roles across its product lines, but Article 16's additional checks do not apply to products whose Chapter III Section 1 is excluded by Article 2.
Article 23 applies specified market-surveillance provisions from to GPSR-covered products, with references read as references to the GPSR. GPSR also lets authorities request manufacturer information on other products from the same procedure, components, or batch when a dangerous product is identified.
Grounds GPSR Article 23 and authority requests about related products affected by the same risk.
market surveillance authorities may request from the manufacturer information on other products
requires market surveillance authorities to perform documentary, physical, and laboratory checks using a risk-based approach, including hazards, operator history, complaints, and other information that may indicate non-compliance.
Grounds risk-based documentary, physical, and laboratory checks by market surveillance authorities.
documentary checks and, where appropriate, physical and laboratory checks
Use the side for dangerous-product follow-up and the side for risk-based checks. Keep batch and component references on both sides so authorities can trace related products quickly.
requires operators and online marketplaces to hold and transmit product-safety evidence, including Article 16 documented checks, Article 19 distance-sales information, Article 20 accident notifications, and Article 22 marketplace cooperation and Safety Business Gateway information.
Grounds GPSR documented checks, online sales information, accident reporting, marketplace cooperation, and Safety Business Gateway workflows.
through the Safety Business Gateway
requires the responsible economic operator to provide information and documentation necessary to demonstrate conformity after a reasoned authority request, and Article 11 requires authorities to take due account of accredited test reports or certificates.
Grounds Article 4 authority documentation requests and Article 11 treatment of test reports or certificates.
Where economic operators present test reports or certificates
Keep a source-tagged evidence index rather than one generic compliance pack. Separate safety evidence from conformity evidence, then cross-reference test reports, certificates, product identifiers, and authority replies that support both.
uses dangerous-product handling for consumer products: accident notification, marketplace reporting, Safety Gate/Safety Business Gateway flows, authority cooperation, and a presumption that products deemed dangerous by one Member State authority are presumed dangerous by authorities in other Member States.
Grounds GPSR dangerous-product handling, Safety Gate, Safety Business Gateway, and cross-Member-State dangerous-product presumption.
shall be presumed dangerous by market surveillance authorities in other Member States
distinguishes products presenting a risk and products presenting a serious risk. For serious-risk products, authorities must ensure withdrawal or recall where no other effective means can eliminate the serious risk, or prohibit availability, and notify the Commission immediately.
Grounds product-presenting-risk and serious-risk concepts, plus withdrawal, recall, prohibition, and Commission notification duties.
products presenting a serious risk are withdrawn or recalled
Use for the consumer-product safety duties and recall communication. Use the imported provisions for the authority's checks and measures on GPSR products, and use Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 directly for surveillance of products under listed .
sets the consumer-facing recall workflow: direct notification without undue delay where affected consumers can be identified, clear and visible recall notices where they cannot all be contacted, required recall-notice content, and remedies such as repair, replacement, or refund.
Grounds the standard recall-notice template and consumer-facing sections.
WHY IS THIS PRODUCT DANGEROUS?
treats recall as a market-surveillance measure and gives authorities power to order withdrawal or recall when corrective action fails or a serious risk remains. It does not supply the consumer-remedy structure.
Grounds authority power to order withdrawal or recall and related serious-risk measures.
the power to prohibit or restrict the making available of a product on the market or to order that the product is withdrawn or recalled
Use for the recall notice and consumer remedy package, and use for the authority-control record showing why withdrawal, recall, prohibition, or corrective action was required.
uses the Safety Gate Rapid Alert System, Safety Gate Portal, and Safety Business Gateway for dangerous-product notifications, public information, marketplace interfaces, and economic-operator or marketplace submissions.
Supports the operational path for dangerous-product and accident submissions.
National authorities may use the information submitted on the Safety Business Gateway
designates market surveillance authorities, single liaison offices, the information and communication system for enforcement data, and authorities for controls on products entering the Union market.
Grounds market surveillance authorities, single liaison offices, enforcement information systems, and controls on products entering the Union market.
Each Member State shall appoint a single liaison office
Route messages by system and audience: Safety Business Gateway for dangerous-product and accident submissions, Safety Gate for rapid-alert/public information workflows, and channels for market-surveillance and border-control cooperation.
For non-harmonised products, Articles 16 and 23 extend selected responsible-operator and surveillance provisions from . For harmonised products, those GPSR chapters are excluded by Article 2; use the direct market-surveillance route instead.
Grounds GPSR Article 23 and authority requests about related products affected by the same risk.
market surveillance authorities may request from the manufacturer information on other products
applies to products under the listed in Article 4(5). The responsible operator is the EU manufacturer, importer, an authorised representative specifically mandated for the Article 4(3) tasks, or, if none exists, a fulfilment service provider.
Grounds Article 4 responsible-person categories and tasks.
the economic operator referred to in paragraph 1 shall perform the following tasks
Record whether surveillance applies directly under or through Article 23. Reuse product identifiers, batches and correspondence only after recording that legal route.
Article 16 requires an EU-established economic operator for GPSR-covered products. Where appropriate for the product risks, that operator must regularly check compliance with the GPSR technical documentation and information duties and provide documented evidence of those checks on authority request.
Grounds GPSR Article 16 and its use of Article 4(2) and 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020.
Article 4(2) and (3) of that Regulation shall apply to products covered by this Regulation
applies to products under the listed in Article 4(5). The responsible operator is the EU manufacturer, importer, an authorised representative specifically mandated for the Article 4(3) tasks, or, if none exists, a fulfilment service provider.
Grounds Article 4 responsible-person categories and tasks.
the economic operator referred to in paragraph 1 shall perform the following tasks
Use for consumer-safety decisions. For harmonised products, use the applicable sector legislation for substantive conformity and for surveillance, tasks, authority powers, and border controls. Cross-reference shared evidence where both tracks apply.
Supports preserving Article 4 conformity documentation and authority-response evidence.
ensuring that the technical documentation can be made available to those authorities upon request
Responsible economic operator
GPSR
Article 16 says a GPSR-covered product cannot be placed on the market unless an EU-established economic operator is responsible for the (3) tasks from . GPSR also adds product-safety checks against GPSR technical documentation and information duties, plus documented evidence for authority requests.
Grounds GPSR Article 16 and its use of Article 4(2) and 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020.
Article 4(2) and (3) of that Regulation shall apply to products covered by this Regulation
Regulation (EU) 2019/1020
applies to products covered by the listed in Article 4(5). It identifies the EU manufacturer, importer, mandated authorised representative, or, if none of those exists, fulfilment service provider that performs the Article 4(3) tasks.
Grounds Article 4 responsible-person categories and tasks.
the economic operator referred to in paragraph 1 shall perform the following tasks
Operational implication
Determine the operator under the applicable legal basis for each product. The same entity may hold different roles across its product lines, but Article 16's additional checks do not apply to products whose Chapter III Section 1 is excluded by Article 2.
Supports preserving Article 4 conformity documentation and authority-response evidence.
ensuring that the technical documentation can be made available to those authorities upon request
Risk-based authority checks
GPSR
Article 23 applies specified market-surveillance provisions from to GPSR-covered products, with references read as references to the GPSR. GPSR also lets authorities request manufacturer information on other products from the same procedure, components, or batch when a dangerous product is identified.
Grounds GPSR Article 23 and authority requests about related products affected by the same risk.
market surveillance authorities may request from the manufacturer information on other products
Regulation (EU) 2019/1020
requires market surveillance authorities to perform documentary, physical, and laboratory checks using a risk-based approach, including hazards, operator history, complaints, and other information that may indicate non-compliance.
Grounds risk-based documentary, physical, and laboratory checks by market surveillance authorities.
documentary checks and, where appropriate, physical and laboratory checks
Operational implication
Use the side for dangerous-product follow-up and the side for risk-based checks. Keep batch and component references on both sides so authorities can trace related products quickly.
Supports using operator history, complaints, hazards, and other signals in market-surveillance controls.
consumer complaints and other information received from other authorities, economic operators, media and other sources
Evidence and authority requests
GPSR
requires operators and online marketplaces to hold and transmit product-safety evidence, including Article 16 documented checks, Article 19 distance-sales information, Article 20 accident notifications, and Article 22 marketplace cooperation and Safety Business Gateway information.
Grounds GPSR documented checks, online sales information, accident reporting, marketplace cooperation, and Safety Business Gateway workflows.
through the Safety Business Gateway
Regulation (EU) 2019/1020
requires the responsible economic operator to provide information and documentation necessary to demonstrate conformity after a reasoned authority request, and Article 11 requires authorities to take due account of accredited test reports or certificates.
Grounds Article 4 authority documentation requests and Article 11 treatment of test reports or certificates.
Where economic operators present test reports or certificates
Operational implication
Keep a source-tagged evidence index rather than one generic compliance pack. Separate safety evidence from conformity evidence, then cross-reference test reports, certificates, product identifiers, and authority replies that support both.
Supports keeping conformity documentation ready for reasoned market-surveillance requests.
in a language which can be easily understood by that authority
Dangerous and serious-risk products
GPSR
uses dangerous-product handling for consumer products: accident notification, marketplace reporting, Safety Gate/Safety Business Gateway flows, authority cooperation, and a presumption that products deemed dangerous by one Member State authority are presumed dangerous by authorities in other Member States.
Grounds GPSR dangerous-product handling, Safety Gate, Safety Business Gateway, and cross-Member-State dangerous-product presumption.
shall be presumed dangerous by market surveillance authorities in other Member States
Regulation (EU) 2019/1020
distinguishes products presenting a risk and products presenting a serious risk. For serious-risk products, authorities must ensure withdrawal or recall where no other effective means can eliminate the serious risk, or prohibit availability, and notify the Commission immediately.
Grounds product-presenting-risk and serious-risk concepts, plus withdrawal, recall, prohibition, and Commission notification duties.
products presenting a serious risk are withdrawn or recalled
Operational implication
Use for the consumer-product safety duties and recall communication. Use the imported provisions for the authority's checks and measures on GPSR products, and use Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 directly for surveillance of products under listed .
Supports separate serious-risk classification and immediate Commission notification.
A decision whether or not a product presents a serious risk shall be based on an appropriate risk assessment
Recalls and consumer remedies
GPSR
sets the consumer-facing recall workflow: direct notification without undue delay where affected consumers can be identified, clear and visible recall notices where they cannot all be contacted, required recall-notice content, and remedies such as repair, replacement, or refund.
Grounds the standard recall-notice template and consumer-facing sections.
WHY IS THIS PRODUCT DANGEROUS?
Regulation (EU) 2019/1020
treats recall as a market-surveillance measure and gives authorities power to order withdrawal or recall when corrective action fails or a serious risk remains. It does not supply the consumer-remedy structure.
Grounds authority power to order withdrawal or recall and related serious-risk measures.
the power to prohibit or restrict the making available of a product on the market or to order that the product is withdrawn or recalled
Operational implication
Use for the recall notice and consumer remedy package, and use for the authority-control record showing why withdrawal, recall, prohibition, or corrective action was required.
Supports keeping a separate authority-control record for withdrawal, recall, prohibition, and corrective action.
appropriate and proportionate corrective action
Notification systems and authority channels
GPSR
uses the Safety Gate Rapid Alert System, Safety Gate Portal, and Safety Business Gateway for dangerous-product notifications, public information, marketplace interfaces, and economic-operator or marketplace submissions.
Supports the operational path for dangerous-product and accident submissions.
National authorities may use the information submitted on the Safety Business Gateway
Regulation (EU) 2019/1020
designates market surveillance authorities, single liaison offices, the information and communication system for enforcement data, and authorities for controls on products entering the Union market.
Grounds market surveillance authorities, single liaison offices, enforcement information systems, and controls on products entering the Union market.
Each Member State shall appoint a single liaison office
Operational implication
Route messages by system and audience: Safety Business Gateway for dangerous-product and accident submissions, Safety Gate for rapid-alert/public information workflows, and channels for market-surveillance and border-control cooperation.
Supports routing authority cooperation, enforcement data, and border-control evidence through Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 systems.
controls on products entering the Union market
Overlap and reuse
GPSR
For non-harmonised products, Articles 16 and 23 extend selected responsible-operator and surveillance provisions from . For harmonised products, those GPSR chapters are excluded by Article 2; use the direct market-surveillance route instead.
Grounds GPSR Article 23 and authority requests about related products affected by the same risk.
market surveillance authorities may request from the manufacturer information on other products
Regulation (EU) 2019/1020
applies to products under the listed in Article 4(5). The responsible operator is the EU manufacturer, importer, an authorised representative specifically mandated for the Article 4(3) tasks, or, if none exists, a fulfilment service provider.
Grounds Article 4 responsible-person categories and tasks.
the economic operator referred to in paragraph 1 shall perform the following tasks
Operational implication
Record whether surveillance applies directly under or through Article 23. Reuse product identifiers, batches and correspondence only after recording that legal route.
Supports preserving Article 4 conformity documentation and authority-response evidence.
ensuring that the technical documentation can be made available to those authorities upon request
Practical decision rule
GPSR
Article 16 requires an EU-established economic operator for GPSR-covered products. Where appropriate for the product risks, that operator must regularly check compliance with the GPSR technical documentation and information duties and provide documented evidence of those checks on authority request.
Grounds GPSR Article 16 and its use of Article 4(2) and 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020.
Article 4(2) and (3) of that Regulation shall apply to products covered by this Regulation
Regulation (EU) 2019/1020
applies to products under the listed in Article 4(5). The responsible operator is the EU manufacturer, importer, an authorised representative specifically mandated for the Article 4(3) tasks, or, if none exists, a fulfilment service provider.
Grounds Article 4 responsible-person categories and tasks.
the economic operator referred to in paragraph 1 shall perform the following tasks
Operational implication
Use for consumer-safety decisions. For harmonised products, use the applicable sector legislation for substantive conformity and for surveillance, tasks, authority powers, and border controls. Cross-reference shared evidence where both tracks apply.
Supports preserving Article 4 conformity documentation and authority-response evidence.
ensuring that the technical documentation can be made available to those authorities upon request
Practical decision rule
How to decide which source controls the next step
Use when the question is consumer-product safety, Article 16 responsible-person evidence for a GPSR-covered product, online or distance-sales information, accident reporting, dangerous-product submission, recall notice, or consumer remedy.
Use when the question is tasks under listed , authority checks, corrective-action orders, serious-risk controls, or products entering the Union market. Use the applicable sector law, not Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 alone, to decide substantive conformity.
Use both when the same product needs consumer-safety handling and market-surveillance evidence, but keep the cited basis for each action separate.
Supports the market-surveillance side of the decision rule for Article 4, authority checks, corrective action, serious risks, and border controls.
This Regulation also provides a framework for controls on products entering the Union market
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Section 1
Where the two regulations connect
Choose the route by product scope. For products subject to , Article 2 excludes Chapter III Section 1, including Article 16, and Chapter V, including Article 23. Apply directly within its scope for those products. GPSR Articles 16 and 23 extend selected parts of that framework to other GPSR-covered products; they do not add the same duties again to harmonised products.
sets the general market-surveillance and product-compliance framework for products covered by . The then applies parts of that framework to GPSR-covered consumer products and, in Article 16, uses the responsible-person task list from Regulation (EU) 2019/1020.
Article 23 imports only specified provisions of , not that regulation wholesale. A GPSR file should identify the EU-based economic operator, keep product and manufacturer evidence ready for authority requests, track accidents and dangerous-product information, and prepare recall or corrective-action material for authorities, marketplaces, and consumers.
Use to assess consumer-product safety duties, distance-sales information, online marketplace obligations, accident notification, dangerous-product reporting, recall notices, and consumer remedies.
Use to understand responsible-person tasks, market-surveillance checks, authority powers, corrective-action orders, serious-risk handling, and controls on products entering the Union market.
Do not assume the Market Surveillance Regulation adds a second consumer-safety test for every issue; map the overlap to the specific article, authority request, or evidence item.
Grounds GPSR scope, Article 16 responsible-person duties, market-surveillance cross-reference, Safety Gate, Safety Business Gateway, and recall obligations.
Article 10, Article 11(1) to (7), Articles 12 to 15, Article 16(1) to (5), Articles 18 and 19 and Articles 21 to 24 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 shall apply
shall perform appropriate checks on the characteristics of products on an adequate scale
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Section 2
Evidence to keep separate and cross-reference
Separate safety evidence from authority-response evidence, then cross-reference files that serve both. Each document, recall notice, test report, and corrective action should identify its legal basis.
For , keep the product risk assessment, technical documentation, Article 16 responsible-person evidence, Article 19 online or distance-sales information, accident notifications, Safety Business Gateway submissions, recall notices, and remedy records. For , keep conformity documentation, authority requests, information supplied to authorities, progress reports, corrective-action records, serious-risk assessments, and release-for-free-circulation decisions where relevant.
Tag every document to the duty it supports: Article 16, GPSR Article 20, GPSR Articles 35-37, , Article 11, Article 14, Article 16, Article 20, or Articles 25-28.
When the same EU-based operator handles products under Article 16 and products under , retain the role basis and contact-display evidence separately for each product and legal route.
When a dangerous product is found, keep the risk assessment, affected-batch logic, authority correspondence, marketplace notices, recall notice, consumer remedy record, and evidence that the corrective action was completed.
Supports the GPSR evidence list for responsible-person checks, distance-sales disclosures, accident reporting, marketplace cooperation, Safety Business Gateway, and recalls.
upon request by the market surveillance authorities, provide documented evidence of the checks performed
Supports the market-surveillance evidence list for Article 4 documentation, authority requests, corrective actions, risk-based checks, and serious-risk measures.
providing that authority with all information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the product
Recommended next step
Turn the overlap into an authority-ready evidence file
Map each responsible-person task, authority request, unsafe-product decision, recall notice, and Safety Business Gateway submission to the source that supports it.
For unsafe or dangerous products, the handoff should not stop at a legal label. Product safety, quality, support, marketplace operations, and regulatory owners need one shared incident file that shows the risk, affected products, channels, responsible person, authority contacts, consumer message, and remedy route.
The supplies the consumer-safety and recall mechanics. supplies the market-surveillance control pattern: authorities can require corrective action, restrict availability, order withdrawal or recall, and coordinate information about serious-risk products.
Open the incident file with product identifiers, batch or serial information, supply-chain actors, EU responsible-person details, sales channels, affected Member States, and current stock status.
Record whether the matter is a accident notification, a dangerous-product notification, a product safety recall, a market-surveillance corrective action, or a serious-risk control action.
Use the recall-notice elements for consumer-facing communications: product description, hazard, instruction to stop using the product, consumer action, remedy, and contact details.
Supports the market-surveillance evidence list for Article 4 documentation, authority requests, corrective actions, risk-based checks, and serious-risk measures.
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Supports authority powers to require corrective action, prohibit or restrict availability, withdraw or recall products, and handle serious risks.
Grounds Article 4 responsible-person categories and tasks.
Supports preserving Article 4 conformity documentation and authority-response evidence.
Grounds risk-based documentary, physical, and laboratory checks by market surveillance authorities.
Supports using operator history, complaints, hazards, and other signals in market-surveillance controls.
Grounds Article 4 authority documentation requests and Article 11 treatment of test reports or certificates.
Supports keeping conformity documentation ready for reasoned market-surveillance requests.
Grounds product-presenting-risk and serious-risk concepts, plus withdrawal, recall, prohibition, and Commission notification duties.
Supports separate serious-risk classification and immediate Commission notification.
Grounds authority power to order withdrawal or recall and related serious-risk measures.
Supports keeping a separate authority-control record for withdrawal, recall, prohibition, and corrective action.
Grounds market surveillance authorities, single liaison offices, enforcement information systems, and controls on products entering the Union market.
Supports routing authority cooperation, enforcement data, and border-control evidence through Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 systems.
Supports the market-surveillance side of the decision rule for Article 4, authority checks, corrective action, serious risks, and border controls.
"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"
More quoted passages
"shall perform appropriate checks on the characteristics of products on an adequate scale"
"providing that authority with all information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the product"
"the power to prohibit or restrict the making available of a product on the market"
"the economic operator referred to in paragraph 1 shall perform the following tasks"
"ensuring that the technical documentation can be made available to those authorities upon request"
"documentary checks and, where appropriate, physical and laboratory checks"
"consumer complaints and other information received from other authorities, economic operators, media and other sources"
"Where economic operators present test reports or certificates"
"in a language which can be easily understood by that authority"
"products presenting a serious risk are withdrawn or recalled"
"A decision whether or not a product presents a serious risk shall be based on an appropriate risk assessment"
"the power to prohibit or restrict the making available of a product on the market or to order that the product is withdrawn or recalled"
"appropriate and proportionate corrective action"
"Each Member State shall appoint a single liaison office"
"controls on products entering the Union market"
"This Regulation also provides a framework for controls on products entering the Union market"
Primary GPSR text used for consumer-product scope, Article 16 responsible person, online marketplace duties, Safety Business Gateway, Safety Gate, market-surveillance cross-reference, recalls, and remedies.
Grounds GPSR scope, Article 16 responsible-person duties, market-surveillance cross-reference, Safety Gate, Safety Business Gateway, and recall obligations.
Supports the GPSR evidence list for responsible-person checks, distance-sales disclosures, accident reporting, marketplace cooperation, Safety Business Gateway, and recalls.
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Supports GPSR duties for dangerous products, Safety Business Gateway submissions, direct consumer notification, recall notices, and remedies.
Grounds GPSR Article 16 and its use of Article 4(2) and 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020.
Supports keeping GPSR Article 16 checks and documented evidence with the safety file.
Grounds GPSR Article 23 and authority requests about related products affected by the same risk.
Supports keeping batch, component, procedure, and same-risk evidence for GPSR authority follow-up.
Grounds GPSR documented checks, online sales information, accident reporting, marketplace cooperation, and Safety Business Gateway workflows.
Grounds GPSR dangerous-product handling, Safety Gate, Safety Business Gateway, and cross-Member-State dangerous-product presumption.
Supports classifying GPSR consumer-product incidents as accident, dangerous-product, recall, or corrective-action matters.
Grounds GPSR Articles 35, 36, and 37 recall notice, notification, and remedy duties.
Supports consumer remedy handling for GPSR recalls.
Grounds Safety Gate Rapid Alert System, Safety Gate Portal, Safety Business Gateway, and online marketplace authority interactions under GPSR.
Supports routing GPSR submissions and marketplace cooperation through GPSR-specific systems.
Supports the GPSR side of the decision rule for consumer safety, responsible person, Safety Business Gateway, recalls, and remedies.
"A product covered by this Regulation shall not be placed on the market unless there is an economic operator established in the Union"
More quoted passages
"Article 10, Article 11(1) to (7), Articles 12 to 15, Article 16(1) to (5), Articles 18 and 19 and Articles 21 to 24 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 shall apply"
"upon request by the market surveillance authorities, provide documented evidence of the checks performed"
"In the case of a product safety recall"
"Article 4(2) and (3) of that Regulation shall apply to products covered by this Regulation"
"provide documented evidence of the checks performed"
"market surveillance authorities may request from the manufacturer information on other products"
"produced using the same procedure, containing the same components or being part of the same production batch"
"through the Safety Business Gateway"
"shall be presumed dangerous by market surveillance authorities in other Member States"
"Safety Business Gateway"
"all affected consumers that can be identified are notified directly and without undue delay"
"repair of the recalled product"
"The Commission shall maintain a web portal enabling economic operators and providers of online marketplaces to provide"
Operational source for submissions by economic operators and online marketplace providers, and for how submitted information may feed Safety Gate alerts.
Supports the operational channel for notifying market surveillance authorities about dangerous products and accidents.
Supports the operational path for dangerous-product and accident submissions.
"National authorities may use the information submitted on the Safety Business Gateway to create an alert"
More quoted passages
"report dangerous products and accidents"
"National authorities may use the information submitted on the Safety Business Gateway"