--- title: "RED vs Market Surveillance Regulation: radio equipment compliance roles" canonical_url: "https://www.sorena.io/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/red-vs-msr" source_url: "https://www.sorena.io/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/red-vs-msr" author: "Sorena AI" description: "Compare RED product conformity duties with EU Market Surveillance Regulation controls for radio equipment, online sales, responsible operators, customs holds, and evidence." published_at: "2026-05-09" updated_at: "2026-05-09" keywords: - "RED vs Market Surveillance Regulation" - "Radio Equipment Directive" - "Regulation 2019/1020" - "Article 4 economic operator" - "radio equipment customs controls" - "RED technical documentation" - "EU Radio Equipment Directive" - "RED" - "Directive 2014/53/EU" - "RED vs MSR" - "RED compliance" - "RED evidence" --- **[SORENA](https://www.sorena.io/)** - AI-Powered GRC Platform [Home](https://www.sorena.io/) | [Solutions](https://www.sorena.io/solutions) | [Artifacts](https://www.sorena.io/artifacts) | [About Us](https://www.sorena.io/about-us) | [Contact](https://www.sorena.io/contact) | [Portal](https://app.sorena.io) --- # RED vs Market Surveillance Regulation: radio equipment compliance roles Compare RED product conformity duties with EU Market Surveillance Regulation controls for radio equipment, online sales, responsible operators, customs holds, and evidence. *Side-by-side* *EU* ## RED vs Market Surveillance Regulation radio equipment comparison RED decides whether the radio product itself may be made available or put into service: essential requirements, Article 17 conformity assessment, technical documentation, EU declaration, CE marking, labelling, common-charger duties, and selected Article 3(3) cybersecurity requirements. Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 sits beside that product file as the EU market-surveillance layer for responsible economic operators, online offers, authority cooperation, border controls, ICSMS, RAPEX, and corrective action. Use this comparison when the same connected device raises both RED conformity questions and EU market-surveillance questions. RED answers whether the radio equipment meets the essential requirements before placement on the Union market. The Market Surveillance Regulation answers how authorities, customs, online sales channels, and responsible economic operators can be involved once products are checked, challenged, held, or corrected. ## RED vs Market Surveillance Regulation: side-by-side comparison A practical comparison for deciding when radio equipment needs RED conformity work, when Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 adds market-surveillance controls, and when both records should be linked. - **RED**: RED is the product-conformity column: use it to confirm radio scope, Article 3 requirements, conformity route, technical documentation, EU declaration, CE marking, instructions, labels, and retention. - **MSR**: MSR is the market-surveillance column: use it where authorities, customs, online offers, fulfilment services, Article 4 responsible operators, ICSMS/RAPEX, or corrective action add work beyond the RED file. | Dimension | RED | MSR | Operational implication | Sources | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Scope and covered activity | RED applies to electrical or electronic products that intentionally emit or receive radio waves for radio communication or radiodetermination, including products that need an accessory such as an antenna to do so. | MSR is not a second product-standard regime. It provides the market-surveillance and product-compliance framework that authorities use for harmonised non-food products, including online offers, responsible operators, authority cooperation, and controls on products entering the EU. | Write the scope memo in two layers: first the RED product-conformity conclusion, then any MSR enforcement or market-access facts that change who must respond. | [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/53/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding RED source for scope, essential requirements, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking.
[Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Binding MSR source for market surveillance, economic-operator cooperation, online offers, authority powers, and border-control comparisons.
[Commission Notice - Blue Guide on EU product rules (2022)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A52022XC0629%2804%29&ref=sorena.io) - General EU product-law guidance for economic operator roles, CE marking, EU declarations, and market surveillance concepts. | | Who must act | RED allocates duties to the manufacturer, authorised representative, importer, and distributor. It also uses notified bodies where the selected conformity assessment route requires one. | MSR can add a responsible economic operator for products covered by Article 4, and the Blue Guide also treats fulfilment service providers, online intermediaries, market-surveillance authorities, customs, and ADCO cooperation as relevant actors. | Assign RED evidence ownership to product regulatory or engineering, then assign separate MSR response ownership for importer, fulfilment, marketplace, customs, and authority communications. | [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/53/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding RED source for scope, essential requirements, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking.
[Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Binding MSR source for market surveillance, economic-operator cooperation, online offers, authority powers, and border-control comparisons.
[Commission Notice - Blue Guide on EU product rules (2022)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A52022XC0629%2804%29&ref=sorena.io) - General EU product-law guidance for economic operator roles, CE marking, EU declarations, and market surveillance concepts. | | Trigger or threshold | RED work starts before the radio equipment is placed on the EU market or put into service, and must be revisited when configuration, intended use, software, radio interface, antenna, charger category, or applicable standard changes. | MSR work starts when market-surveillance facts arise: an online offer targets EU end users, third-country goods enter free circulation, authorities ask for documents, border authorities suspend release, or corrective action is needed. | Use intake questions that distinguish launch readiness from authority-response readiness; many connected devices need both, but the trigger is different. | [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/53/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding RED source for scope, essential requirements, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking.
[Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Binding MSR source for market surveillance, economic-operator cooperation, online offers, authority powers, and border-control comparisons.
[Commission Notice - Blue Guide on EU product rules (2022)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A52022XC0629%2804%29&ref=sorena.io) - General EU product-law guidance for economic operator roles, CE marking, EU declarations, and market surveillance concepts. | | Core obligations | RED requires the Article 3 essential-requirement assessment, Article 17 conformity assessment, technical documentation, EU declaration, CE marking, required instructions and safety information, importer/distributor checks, and 10-year document retention. Common-charger and delegated cybersecurity duties apply only to covered categories. | MSR focuses on making surveillance effective: a responsible economic operator where Article 4 applies, cooperation with authorities, document availability, online and distance-sales visibility, customs-release controls, corrective measures, ICSMS entries, RAPEX alerts for serious risks, and mutual assistance. | Build one action tracker with two columns: RED evidence needed to show conformity, and MSR actions needed to answer authorities, border controls, or EU-wide corrective measures. | [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/53/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding RED source for scope, essential requirements, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking.
[Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/30 on RED cybersecurity](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2022/30/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Delegated source for RED cybersecurity categories and Article 3(3) activation.
[European Commission - one common charging solution for all](https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/sectors/electrical-and-electronic-engineering-industries-eei/radio-equipment-directive-red/one-common-charging-solution-all_en?ref=sorena.io) - Commission source for common charger scope, information, and timing.
[Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Binding MSR source for market surveillance, economic-operator cooperation, online offers, authority powers, and border-control comparisons.
[Commission Notice - Blue Guide on EU product rules (2022)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A52022XC0629%2804%29&ref=sorena.io) - General EU product-law guidance for economic operator roles, CE marking, EU declarations, and market surveillance concepts. | | Evidence and records | RED evidence should show Article 3 matrix, standards list, test reports, notified-body certificate if needed, cybersecurity evidence, EU DoC, and technical file. | MSR evidence should show the Article 4 responsible economic operator where required, EU-facing online offer records, fulfilment or importer route, authority document requests, customs suspension decisions, ICSMS/RAPEX references, and corrective-action follow-up. | Keep a shared evidence index, but tag each document as RED conformity evidence, MSR response evidence, or both. | [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/53/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding RED source for scope, essential requirements, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking.
[Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Binding MSR source for market surveillance, economic-operator cooperation, online offers, authority powers, and border-control comparisons.
[Commission Notice - Blue Guide on EU product rules (2022)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A52022XC0629%2804%29&ref=sorena.io) - General EU product-law guidance for economic operator roles, CE marking, EU declarations, and market surveillance concepts. | | Timing and cadence | RED is fully applicable for current radio equipment, with a 10-year retention duty for technical documentation and EU declarations. Specific additions have their own dates, such as RED cybersecurity from 1 August 2025 and common-charger requirements from 28 December 2024 for listed handheld devices and 28 April 2026 for laptops. | Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 replaced older market-surveillance provisions from 16 July 2021. In border-control cases, the Blue Guide notes a four-working-day authority reaction point after suspension notification, while further checks and corrective measures may continue. | Track RED product deadlines and MSR authority-response clocks separately, then surface the earlier launch blocker and the longest document-retention or follow-up duty. | [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/53/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding RED source for scope, essential requirements, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking.
[Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2444 on RED cybersecurity application date](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2023/2444/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Delegated source for RED cybersecurity application-date change.
[European Commission - one common charging solution for all](https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/sectors/electrical-and-electronic-engineering-industries-eei/radio-equipment-directive-red/one-common-charging-solution-all_en?ref=sorena.io) - Commission source for common charger scope, information, and timing.
[Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Binding MSR source for market surveillance, economic-operator cooperation, online offers, authority powers, and border-control comparisons.
[Commission Notice - Blue Guide on EU product rules (2022)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A52022XC0629%2804%29&ref=sorena.io) - General EU product-law guidance for economic operator roles, CE marking, EU declarations, and market surveillance concepts. | | Enforcement or assurance route | RED escalation starts with the conformity file: missing technical documentation, non-conforming radio equipment, wrong CE or instructions, unsupported standards, missing notified-body input, or Article 40-43 risk and safeguard procedures. | MSR escalation can involve market-surveillance authorities, customs release decisions, ICSMS records, RAPEX alerts for serious risks, ADCO cooperation, mutual assistance, withdrawal, recall, prohibition, or destruction of non-compliant goods in limited border cases. | Escalation playbooks should name the RED conformity owner, the authority-response owner, the customs or marketplace contact, the corrective-action owner, and the customer-facing message. | [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/53/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding RED source for scope, essential requirements, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking.
[Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Binding MSR source for market surveillance, economic-operator cooperation, online offers, authority powers, and border-control comparisons.
[Commission Notice - Blue Guide on EU product rules (2022)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A52022XC0629%2804%29&ref=sorena.io) - General EU product-law guidance for economic operator roles, CE marking, EU declarations, and market surveillance concepts. | | Overlap and reuse | RED evidence is reusable for MSR only when it proves the same product configuration, intended use, conformity route, standards, test results, and declarations that authorities ask to see. | MSR records can point back to RED evidence, but they add market facts that RED does not fully capture, such as online targeting, fulfilment routing, importer identity, customs suspension, EU-wide corrective action, and authority database references. | Reuse the technical file, declarations, test reports, and labels where they answer the authority request, but keep separate notes for market route, responsible operator, and enforcement status. | [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/53/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding RED source for scope, essential requirements, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking.
[Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Binding MSR source for market surveillance, economic-operator cooperation, online offers, authority powers, and border-control comparisons.
[Commission Notice - Blue Guide on EU product rules (2022)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A52022XC0629%2804%29&ref=sorena.io) - General EU product-law guidance for economic operator roles, CE marking, EU declarations, and market surveillance concepts. | | Practical decision rule | Treat RED as controlling when the open question is whether the radio equipment may be lawfully placed on the EU market: essential requirements, conformity assessment, CE marking, instructions, labels, EU declaration, or technical documentation. | Run an MSR workstream when the open question is market access or authority handling: who is the responsible economic operator, whether an online offer targets EU users, how customs or market-surveillance authorities should receive evidence, or how corrective action is coordinated. | Most launch gates start with RED. Add MSR when the supply chain, online listing, import route, or authority interaction creates a separate surveillance or enforcement task. | [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/53/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding RED source for scope, essential requirements, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking.
[Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Binding MSR source for market surveillance, economic-operator cooperation, online offers, authority powers, and border-control comparisons.
[Commission Notice - Blue Guide on EU product rules (2022)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A52022XC0629%2804%29&ref=sorena.io) - General EU product-law guidance for economic operator roles, CE marking, EU declarations, and market surveillance concepts. | Sources for Scope and covered activity - RED: - [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/53/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding RED source for scope, essential requirements, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "radio equipment" Sources for Scope and covered activity - MSR: - [Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Binding MSR source for market surveillance, economic-operator cooperation, online offers, authority powers, and border-control comparisons. - Quote: "market surveillance and compliance of products" Sources for Scope and covered activity - operational implication: - [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/53/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding RED source for scope, essential requirements, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "radio equipment" - [Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Binding MSR source for market surveillance, economic-operator cooperation, online offers, authority powers, and border-control comparisons. - Quote: "market surveillance and compliance of products" - [Commission Notice - Blue Guide on EU product rules (2022)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A52022XC0629%2804%29&ref=sorena.io) - General EU product-law guidance for economic operator roles, CE marking, EU declarations, and market surveillance concepts. - Quote: "The manufacturer is responsible for the conformity assessment." Sources for Who must act - RED: - [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/53/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding RED source for scope, essential requirements, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "radio equipment" Sources for Who must act - MSR: - [Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Binding MSR source for market surveillance, economic-operator cooperation, online offers, authority powers, and border-control comparisons. - Quote: "market surveillance and compliance of products" - [Commission Notice - Blue Guide on EU product rules (2022)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A52022XC0629%2804%29&ref=sorena.io) - General EU product-law guidance for economic operator roles, CE marking, EU declarations, and market surveillance concepts. - Quote: "The manufacturer is responsible for the conformity assessment." Sources for Who must act - operational implication: - [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/53/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding RED source for scope, essential requirements, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "radio equipment" - [Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Binding MSR source for market surveillance, economic-operator cooperation, online offers, authority powers, and border-control comparisons. - Quote: "market surveillance and compliance of products" - [Commission Notice - Blue Guide on EU product rules (2022)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A52022XC0629%2804%29&ref=sorena.io) - General EU product-law guidance for economic operator roles, CE marking, EU declarations, and market surveillance concepts. - Quote: "The manufacturer is responsible for the conformity assessment." Sources for Trigger or threshold - RED: - [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/53/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding RED source for scope, essential requirements, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "radio equipment" Sources for Trigger or threshold - MSR: - [Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Binding MSR source for market surveillance, economic-operator cooperation, online offers, authority powers, and border-control comparisons. - Quote: "market surveillance and compliance of products" Sources for Trigger or threshold - operational implication: - [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/53/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding RED source for scope, essential requirements, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "radio equipment" - [Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Binding MSR source for market surveillance, economic-operator cooperation, online offers, authority powers, and border-control comparisons. - Quote: "market surveillance and compliance of products" - [Commission Notice - Blue Guide on EU product rules (2022)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A52022XC0629%2804%29&ref=sorena.io) - General EU product-law guidance for economic operator roles, CE marking, EU declarations, and market surveillance concepts. - Quote: "The manufacturer is responsible for the conformity assessment." Sources for Core obligations - RED: - [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/53/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding RED source for scope, essential requirements, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "radio equipment" - [Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/30 on RED cybersecurity](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2022/30/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Delegated source for RED cybersecurity categories and Article 3(3) activation. - Quote: "essential requirements referred to in Article 3(3)" - [European Commission - one common charging solution for all](https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/sectors/electrical-and-electronic-engineering-industries-eei/radio-equipment-directive-red/one-common-charging-solution-all_en?ref=sorena.io) - Commission source for common charger scope, information, and timing. - Quote: "USB-C as the common charging port" Sources for Core obligations - MSR: - [Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Binding MSR source for market surveillance, economic-operator cooperation, online offers, authority powers, and border-control comparisons. - Quote: "market surveillance and compliance of products" - [Commission Notice - Blue Guide on EU product rules (2022)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A52022XC0629%2804%29&ref=sorena.io) - General EU product-law guidance for economic operator roles, CE marking, EU declarations, and market surveillance concepts. - Quote: "The manufacturer is responsible for the conformity assessment." Sources for Core obligations - operational implication: - [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/53/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding RED source for scope, essential requirements, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "radio equipment" - [Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Binding MSR source for market surveillance, economic-operator cooperation, online offers, authority powers, and border-control comparisons. - Quote: "market surveillance and compliance of products" - [Commission Notice - Blue Guide on EU product rules (2022)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A52022XC0629%2804%29&ref=sorena.io) - General EU product-law guidance for economic operator roles, CE marking, EU declarations, and market surveillance concepts. - Quote: "The manufacturer is responsible for the conformity assessment." Sources for Evidence and records - RED: - [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/53/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding RED source for scope, essential requirements, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "radio equipment" Sources for Evidence and records - MSR: - [Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Binding MSR source for market surveillance, economic-operator cooperation, online offers, authority powers, and border-control comparisons. - Quote: "market surveillance and compliance of products" Sources for Evidence and records - operational implication: - [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/53/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding RED source for scope, essential requirements, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "radio equipment" - [Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Binding MSR source for market surveillance, economic-operator cooperation, online offers, authority powers, and border-control comparisons. - Quote: "market surveillance and compliance of products" - [Commission Notice - Blue Guide on EU product rules (2022)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A52022XC0629%2804%29&ref=sorena.io) - General EU product-law guidance for economic operator roles, CE marking, EU declarations, and market surveillance concepts. - Quote: "The manufacturer is responsible for the conformity assessment." Sources for Timing and cadence - RED: - [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/53/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding RED source for scope, essential requirements, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "radio equipment" - [Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2444 on RED cybersecurity application date](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2023/2444/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Delegated source for RED cybersecurity application-date change. - Quote: "date of application" - [European Commission - one common charging solution for all](https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/sectors/electrical-and-electronic-engineering-industries-eei/radio-equipment-directive-red/one-common-charging-solution-all_en?ref=sorena.io) - Commission source for common charger scope, information, and timing. - Quote: "USB-C as the common charging port" Sources for Timing and cadence - MSR: - [Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Binding MSR source for market surveillance, economic-operator cooperation, online offers, authority powers, and border-control comparisons. - Quote: "market surveillance and compliance of products" - [Commission Notice - Blue Guide on EU product rules (2022)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A52022XC0629%2804%29&ref=sorena.io) - General EU product-law guidance for economic operator roles, CE marking, EU declarations, and market surveillance concepts. - Quote: "The manufacturer is responsible for the conformity assessment." Sources for Timing and cadence - operational implication: - [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/53/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding RED source for scope, essential requirements, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "radio equipment" - [Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Binding MSR source for market surveillance, economic-operator cooperation, online offers, authority powers, and border-control comparisons. - Quote: "market surveillance and compliance of products" - [Commission Notice - Blue Guide on EU product rules (2022)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A52022XC0629%2804%29&ref=sorena.io) - General EU product-law guidance for economic operator roles, CE marking, EU declarations, and market surveillance concepts. - Quote: "The manufacturer is responsible for the conformity assessment." Sources for Enforcement or assurance route - RED: - [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/53/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding RED source for scope, essential requirements, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "radio equipment" Sources for Enforcement or assurance route - MSR: - [Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Binding MSR source for market surveillance, economic-operator cooperation, online offers, authority powers, and border-control comparisons. - Quote: "market surveillance and compliance of products" Sources for Enforcement or assurance route - operational implication: - [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/53/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding RED source for scope, essential requirements, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "radio equipment" - [Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Binding MSR source for market surveillance, economic-operator cooperation, online offers, authority powers, and border-control comparisons. - Quote: "market surveillance and compliance of products" - [Commission Notice - Blue Guide on EU product rules (2022)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A52022XC0629%2804%29&ref=sorena.io) - General EU product-law guidance for economic operator roles, CE marking, EU declarations, and market surveillance concepts. - Quote: "The manufacturer is responsible for the conformity assessment." Sources for Overlap and reuse - RED: - [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/53/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding RED source for scope, essential requirements, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "radio equipment" - [Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Binding MSR source for market surveillance, economic-operator cooperation, online offers, authority powers, and border-control comparisons. - Quote: "market surveillance and compliance of products" - [Commission Notice - Blue Guide on EU product rules (2022)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A52022XC0629%2804%29&ref=sorena.io) - General EU product-law guidance for economic operator roles, CE marking, EU declarations, and market surveillance concepts. - Quote: "The manufacturer is responsible for the conformity assessment." Sources for Overlap and reuse - MSR: - [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/53/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding RED source for scope, essential requirements, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "radio equipment" - [Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Binding MSR source for market surveillance, economic-operator cooperation, online offers, authority powers, and border-control comparisons. - Quote: "market surveillance and compliance of products" - [Commission Notice - Blue Guide on EU product rules (2022)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A52022XC0629%2804%29&ref=sorena.io) - General EU product-law guidance for economic operator roles, CE marking, EU declarations, and market surveillance concepts. - Quote: "The manufacturer is responsible for the conformity assessment." Sources for Overlap and reuse - operational implication: - [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/53/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding RED source for scope, essential requirements, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "radio equipment" - [Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Binding MSR source for market surveillance, economic-operator cooperation, online offers, authority powers, and border-control comparisons. - Quote: "market surveillance and compliance of products" - [Commission Notice - Blue Guide on EU product rules (2022)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A52022XC0629%2804%29&ref=sorena.io) - General EU product-law guidance for economic operator roles, CE marking, EU declarations, and market surveillance concepts. - Quote: "The manufacturer is responsible for the conformity assessment." Sources for Practical decision rule - RED: - [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/53/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding RED source for scope, essential requirements, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "radio equipment" - [Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Binding MSR source for market surveillance, economic-operator cooperation, online offers, authority powers, and border-control comparisons. - Quote: "market surveillance and compliance of products" - [Commission Notice - Blue Guide on EU product rules (2022)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A52022XC0629%2804%29&ref=sorena.io) - General EU product-law guidance for economic operator roles, CE marking, EU declarations, and market surveillance concepts. - Quote: "The manufacturer is responsible for the conformity assessment." Sources for Practical decision rule - MSR: - [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/53/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding RED source for scope, essential requirements, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "radio equipment" - [Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Binding MSR source for market surveillance, economic-operator cooperation, online offers, authority powers, and border-control comparisons. - Quote: "market surveillance and compliance of products" - [Commission Notice - Blue Guide on EU product rules (2022)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A52022XC0629%2804%29&ref=sorena.io) - General EU product-law guidance for economic operator roles, CE marking, EU declarations, and market surveillance concepts. - Quote: "The manufacturer is responsible for the conformity assessment." Sources for Practical decision rule - operational implication: - [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/53/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding RED source for scope, essential requirements, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "radio equipment" - [Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Binding MSR source for market surveillance, economic-operator cooperation, online offers, authority powers, and border-control comparisons. - Quote: "market surveillance and compliance of products" - [Commission Notice - Blue Guide on EU product rules (2022)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A52022XC0629%2804%29&ref=sorena.io) - General EU product-law guidance for economic operator roles, CE marking, EU declarations, and market surveillance concepts. - Quote: "The manufacturer is responsible for the conformity assessment." ### How should teams decide between RED and MSR for compliance planning? - Start with the radio product and launch question: if the issue is essential requirements, conformity assessment, CE marking, instructions, EU declaration, or technical documentation, use RED. - Add MSR when the issue is authority cooperation, Article 4 responsible operator, online offer targeting, fulfilment, customs release, ICSMS/RAPEX, mutual assistance, or corrective action. - Reuse evidence only after tagging the document to the specific RED duty or MSR process it supports. Sources for the practical decision rule: - [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/53/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding RED source for scope, essential requirements, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "radio equipment" - [Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Binding MSR source for market surveillance, economic-operator cooperation, online offers, authority powers, and border-control comparisons. - Quote: "market surveillance and compliance of products" - [Commission Notice - Blue Guide on EU product rules (2022)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A52022XC0629%2804%29&ref=sorena.io) - General EU product-law guidance for economic operator roles, CE marking, EU declarations, and market surveillance concepts. - Quote: "The manufacturer is responsible for the conformity assessment." ## How should teams split RED and Market Surveillance Regulation work? Start with the RED product file. Confirm whether the item is radio equipment, which Article 3 essential requirements apply, which harmonised standards or notified-body route supports the assessment, and whether the finished equipment also needs common-charger, cybersecurity, labelling, EU declaration, CE marking, or technical-documentation updates. Then add the market-surveillance layer only where it is actually relevant: products offered online to EU end users, goods entering the EU, a required Article 4 economic operator, a fulfilment service provider, an authority request, a customs suspension, a RAPEX/ICSMS record, or corrective action after non-compliance. Keep the two records linked, but do not let the MSR workflow replace RED conformity evidence. - Use RED for product-specific conformity: Article 3 requirements, Article 17 conformity assessment, technical documentation, EU declaration, CE marking, instructions, importer/distributor checks, and 10-year retention duties. - Use the Market Surveillance Regulation for enforcement mechanics supported by the Blue Guide: online offer targeting, fulfilment-service placement, Article 4 responsible operator checks, customs release suspensions, ICSMS, RAPEX, and cross-border authority cooperation. - Assign owners separately: product regulatory or engineering owns RED evidence; logistics, importer, marketplace, fulfilment, customs, or authority-response owners may own the MSR process. Sources for this answer: - [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/53/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding RED source for scope, essential requirements, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - [Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Binding MSR source for market surveillance, economic-operator cooperation, online offers, authority powers, and border-control comparisons. - [Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/30 on RED cybersecurity](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2022/30/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Delegated source for RED cybersecurity categories and Article 3(3) activation. - [Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2444 on RED cybersecurity application date](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2023/2444/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Delegated source for RED cybersecurity application-date change. ## What evidence should be kept for RED and market surveillance? Keep evidence that shows both the conformity decision and the authority-response trail. For RED, the file should identify the radio equipment, intended operating conditions, Article 3 requirements, standards or alternative technical rationale, test reports, notified-body certificate where required, cybersecurity scope, common-charger information where relevant, EU declaration, CE marking, instructions, and the technical documentation retained for 10 years. For market surveillance, keep the evidence narrower: who acts as the responsible economic operator when Article 4 applies, what was offered online or imported, which documents were supplied to authorities, whether customs suspended release, what corrective action was taken, and which ICSMS, RAPEX, ADCO, or mutual-assistance channel was used. Those records can point back to the RED file, but they are not a substitute for it. - Index RED evidence by product model, radio technology, intended market, applicable Article 3 clauses, standards, tests, declarations, labels, importer checks, and retention owner. - Index MSR evidence by EU responsible operator, fulfilment route, online listing, customs entry, authority request, document response, corrective action, and EU-wide follow-up. - Reopen both records when the product configuration, supplier, firmware, harmonised standard, charger category, cybersecurity application date, online offer, importer, or fulfilment model changes. Sources for this answer: - [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/53/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding RED source for scope, essential requirements, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - [Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Binding MSR source for market surveillance, economic-operator cooperation, online offers, authority powers, and border-control comparisons. - [Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/30 on RED cybersecurity](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2022/30/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Delegated source for RED cybersecurity categories and Article 3(3) activation. - [Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2444 on RED cybersecurity application date](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2023/2444/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Delegated source for RED cybersecurity application-date change. *Recommended next step* *Placement: after implementation section* ## Build a RED and MSR evidence map Turn this comparison into a launch and authority-response workflow for connected products: RED conformity evidence on one side, market-surveillance owners, customs, online offer, and corrective-action records on the other. - [Open Research Copilot](/solutions/research-copilot.md): Answer RED scope, Article 3, Article 17, MSR, customs, and authority-response questions with cited outputs. - [Talk through implementation](/contact.md): Review your radio equipment evidence model, EU operator roles, import route, and launch blockers. ## Implementation checklist for RED vs MSR decisions Treat the checklist as a handoff between product compliance and market-surveillance response. The output should say whether RED alone is enough, whether MSR controls also apply, and which evidence must be ready before launch, import, online listing, or authority response. - Confirm the device, radio function, accessory or antenna dependency, software configuration, intended EU market, importer, distributor, fulfilment route, and online offer pattern. - Complete the RED scope and conformity assessment before relying on CE marking, EU declaration, instructions, charging labels, or cybersecurity claims. - Check whether the MSR layer adds an Article 4 responsible economic operator, fulfilment-service role, online targeting record, customs-control risk, or authority-response playbook. - Keep a shared evidence index, but tag every document to the RED duty, MSR process, or both. - Schedule review after release, firmware change, supplier change, importer change, harmonised-standard update, charger-category change, authority request, customs hold, incident, or corrective action. Sources for this answer: - [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/53/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding RED source for scope, essential requirements, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - [Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Binding MSR source for market surveillance, economic-operator cooperation, online offers, authority powers, and border-control comparisons. - [Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/30 on RED cybersecurity](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2022/30/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Delegated source for RED cybersecurity categories and Article 3(3) activation. - [Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2444 on RED cybersecurity application date](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2023/2444/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Delegated source for RED cybersecurity application-date change. ## Primary sources - [Directive 2014/53/EU on radio equipment](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/53/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Binding RED source for scope, essential requirements, conformity assessment, EU declaration, and CE marking. - Quote: "radio equipment" - [Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1020/oj/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Binding MSR source for market surveillance, economic-operator cooperation, online offers, authority powers, and border-control comparisons. - Quote: "market surveillance and compliance of products" - [Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/30 on RED cybersecurity](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2022/30/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Delegated source for RED cybersecurity categories and Article 3(3) activation. - Quote: "essential requirements referred to in Article 3(3)" - [Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2444 on RED cybersecurity application date](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2023/2444/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Delegated source for RED cybersecurity application-date change. - Quote: "date of application" - [European Commission - one common charging solution for all](https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/sectors/electrical-and-electronic-engineering-industries-eei/radio-equipment-directive-red/one-common-charging-solution-all_en?ref=sorena.io) - Commission source for common charger scope, information, and timing. - Quote: "USB-C as the common charging port" - [European Commission - harmonised standards for radio equipment](https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/single-market/goods/european-standards/harmonised-standards/radio-equipment_en?ref=sorena.io) - Commission page listing RED harmonised-standard references published in the Official Journal and their presumption-of-conformity status. - Quote: "presumption of conformity" - [Commission Notice - Blue Guide on EU product rules (2022)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A52022XC0629%2804%29&ref=sorena.io) - General EU product-law guidance for economic operator roles, CE marking, EU declarations, and market surveillance concepts. - Quote: "The manufacturer is responsible for the conformity assessment." ## Related Topic Guides - [Are radio kits and evaluation boards covered by the RED? | RED FAQ](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/faq/kits.md): RED FAQ for radio kits, construction kits, amateur-radio kits, and custom-built professional R&D evaluation boards under Directive 2014/53/EU. - [EU Radio Equipment Directive Timeline: practical guide](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/timeline.md): EU Radio Equipment Directive guide to Timeline with scope decisions, owner actions, evidence records, source-linked citations, and practical next steps. - [EU RED Applicability Test for Radio Equipment](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/applicability-test.md): Decide whether Directive 2014/53/EU applies to a connected product, which RED requirements are triggered, and what evidence belongs in the technical file. - [EU RED Common Charger FAQ: Which devices need USB-C?](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/faq/common-charger.md): FAQ on EU RED common charger scope, 28 December 2024 and 28 April 2026 dates, USB-C, USB Power Delivery, charger unbundling, labels, pictograms, and evidence. - [EU RED Common Charger Obligations: USB-C scope, dates, labels](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/common-charger-obligations.md): source-linked RED common charger guide covering in-scope device categories, 28 December 2024 and 28 April 2026 dates, USB-C, USB PD, charger unbundling, labels, pictograms, and evidence. - [EU RED compliance evidence guide](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/compliance.md): Build a Radio Equipment Directive compliance file with Article 3 requirement mapping, harmonised-standard checks, conformity assessment evidence, EU declarations, CE marking, and RED source links. - [EU RED Cybersecurity Product Categories: 2022/30 scope](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/cybersecurity-delegated-act-product-categories.md): source-linked guide to RED Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/30 product categories for Article 3(3)(d), (e), and (f), carve-outs, 1 August 2025 application, and release evidence. - [EU RED FAQ: Scope, CE and USB-C](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/faq.md): Answers to common EU RED questions on radio equipment scope, Article 3 requirements, cybersecurity, USB-C common charger rules, CE marking, and technical-file evidence. - [EU RED Radio Equipment Scope: products and exclusions](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/radio-equipment-scope.md): Decide whether a product is radio equipment under Directive 2014/53/EU, with RED scope tests, exclusions, examples, and evidence records. - [EU RED Requirements Map: CE and Article 3](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/requirements.md): Map Radio Equipment Directive requirements for radio products: Article 3 safety, EMC, spectrum, selected Article 3(3) duties, common charger rules, conformity assessment, CE marking, EU declaration, and technical documentation. - [EU RED Scope and Classification](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/scope-and-classification.md): Classify products under the EU Radio Equipment Directive with source-linked tests for radio equipment scope, exclusions, Article 3 requirement buckets, cybersecurity, common charging, and evidence records. - [EU RED Scope Classification Workflow](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/red-scope-classification-workflow.md): Classify products under the EU Radio Equipment Directive with a source-linked workflow for RED scope, exclusions, Article 3 requirements, standards, CE evidence, cybersecurity, and common-charger triggers. - [RED Article 10 labelling, instructions, and restrictions](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/article-10-labelling-and-restrictions.md): source-linked RED Article 10 guide for radio equipment labels, manufacturer contact details, instructions, DoC statements, frequency information, and use restrictions. - [RED Article 3 requirement selection workflow](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/article-3-requirement-selection-workflow.md): Select the right RED Article 3 branches for radio equipment: safety, EMC, spectrum, delegated Article 3(3) duties, cybersecurity, common charging, evidence, and conformity assessment. - [RED Article 3 Requirements: Safety, EMC, Spectrum and Cyber](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/article-3-1-3-2-and-3-3-requirements.md): Map Radio Equipment Directive Article 3(1), 3(2), and 3(3) requirements to safety, EMC, spectrum, interoperability, emergency, software, and cyber evidence. - [RED Compliance Checklist for Radio Equipment](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/checklist.md): source-linked RED checklist for radio equipment scope, Article 3 requirements, technical documentation, DoC, CE marking, cybersecurity, common charger, and notified-body decisions. - [RED compliance deadlines calendar: 2016, 2024, 2025 and 2026 dates](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/deadlines-and-compliance-calendar.md): Calendar the EU Radio Equipment Directive deadlines that affect launches: RED applicability, transition end, common charger dates, cybersecurity requirements, OJEU standards, CE marking, declarations and technical files. - [RED conformity assessment and CE marking](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/conformity-assessment-and-ce.md): EU Radio Equipment Directive guide to Article 17 conformity modules, notified-body triggers, technical documentation, EU declarations, and CE marking. - [RED Conformity Assessment Template](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/red-conformity-assessment-template.md): Template fields for documenting RED Article 3 requirements, Article 17 route selection, harmonised standards, notified-body evidence, technical documentation, EU declaration, CE marking, cybersecurity, and common-charger checks. - [RED Cyber Compliance Workflow for Article 3(3)(d/e/f)](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/cyber-compliance-workflow.md): A source-linked RED cybersecurity workflow for internet-connected radio equipment, privacy and data safeguards, payment-fraud features, evidence packs, and CE release gates. - [RED Cybersecurity Delegated Act Guide | Article 3(3)(d/e/f)](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/red-cybersecurity-delegated-act-guide.md): Practical guide to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/30 under the Radio Equipment Directive, covering Article 3(3)(d), (e), and (f) cybersecurity scope, 1 August 2025 application, evidence, standards, and notified-body checkpoints. - [RED Cybersecurity Requirements for Radio Equipment](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/cybersecurity-requirements.md): EU RED cybersecurity requirements under Article 3(3)(d), (e), and (f): scope, affected radio equipment, application date, standards, notified bodies, and evidence. - [RED DoC and CE marking file: what to include](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/faq/doc-and-ce.md): FAQ answer for Radio Equipment Directive declarations of conformity, CE marking evidence, technical documentation, notified-body records, and related labels. - [RED EMC and LVD Safety Interplay for Radio Equipment](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/emc-and-lvd-safety-interplay.md): Explain how EU RED Article 3 applies LVD safety objectives and EMC requirements to radio equipment, with evidence, test-plan, and technical-file guidance. - [RED Harmonised Standards and Test Plans: OJEU evidence guide](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/harmonized-standards-and-test-plans.md): Build a Radio Equipment Directive standards matrix and test plan around OJEU-cited harmonised standards, Article 3 requirements, Article 17 route triggers, and Annex V technical-file evidence. - [RED importer obligations FAQ | Directive 2014/53/EU](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/faq/importers.md): What importers must check before placing radio equipment on the EU market: conformity assessment, spectrum use, technical documentation, EU declaration, CE marking, traceability, instructions, restrictions, storage, corrective action, and authority cooperation. - [RED notified body route selection under Article 17](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/notified-body-route-selection.md): Decide when RED radio equipment can use internal production control and when Article 17 requires Annex III EU-type examination or Annex IV full quality assurance. - [RED Notified Body Trigger Workflow: Article 17 evidence guide](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/notified-body-trigger-workflow.md): Decide when the EU Radio Equipment Directive needs a notified body by mapping Article 3 requirements, OJEU-cited harmonised standards, Annex III EU-type examination, and Annex IV full quality assurance evidence. - [RED penalties, fines, and enforcement actions](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/penalties-and-fines.md): EU Radio Equipment Directive penalties guide covering Article 46, Member State penalty rules, recalls, withdrawals, formal non-compliance, and enforcement evidence. - [RED radio modules FAQ: host product assessment](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/faq/radio-modules.md): FAQ on how Directive 2014/53/EU treats RF modules and host products, including module evidence, final-product responsibility, Article 3 assessment, technical documentation, instructions, antennas, software, and DoC records. - [RED SAR and RF Exposure Evidence FAQ](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/faq/sar-and-wireless-exposure.md): What SAR and RF exposure evidence to keep under the EU Radio Equipment Directive, including Article 3(1)(a), foreseeable use, frequency, power, antenna, and standards evidence. - [RED software update impact for radio equipment](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/software-update-impact.md): Assess when firmware, app, and software updates can affect EU Radio Equipment Directive conformity, technical documentation, DoC, standards, and notified-body evidence. - [RED standards not cited in the OJEU: can you use them?](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/faq/standards-not-cited-in-ojeu.md): FAQ answer for Radio Equipment Directive products when a standard is useful but not OJEU-cited, including presumption of conformity, Article 17 route selection, and technical-file evidence. - [RED vs Cyber Resilience Act: radio equipment cyber scope](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/red-vs-cyber-resilience-act.md): Compare RED cybersecurity duties with Cyber Resilience Act planning for connected radio equipment, using grounded RED scope, evidence, dates, and caveats. - [RED vs EMC Directive: when radio equipment uses RED instead of EMCD](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/red-vs-emc.md): Compare the EU Radio Equipment Directive and EMC Directive for radio products, EMC evidence, CE marking, declarations, technical files, and scope boundaries. - [RED vs ETSI EN 303 645: IoT cyber evidence comparison](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/red-vs-etsi-en-303-645.md): Compare EU RED cybersecurity duties with ETSI EN 303 645 evidence reuse for connected radio products, OJEU standards, CE files, and 1 August 2025 planning. - [RED vs LVD: when radio equipment uses RED for electrical safety](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/red-vs-lvd.md): Compare the EU Radio Equipment Directive and Low Voltage Directive for radio-product safety, voltage limits, CE marking, technical files, and declarations. - [RED vs UK PSTI for connected radio products](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/red-vs-uk-psti.md): Compare EU RED duties with UK PSTI planning for connected radio products: scope, actors, evidence, cybersecurity overlap, CE marking, and separate UK product-security workstreams. - [When do RED cybersecurity requirements apply to connected radio equipment? | RED FAQ](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/faq/cybersecurity-applicability.md): RED FAQ explaining when Article 3(3)(d), (e), and (f) cybersecurity requirements apply to internet-connected, childcare, toy, wearable, and payment-capable radio equipment. - [Which receivers and transmitters are covered by RED? | Directive 2014/53/EU FAQ](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/faq/receivers-and-transmitters.md): RED scope FAQ for products that intentionally emit or receive radio waves for radio communication or radiodetermination, including receiver-only products, transmitters, accessory-dependent products, and common exclusions. - [Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Products Under the EU RED](/artifacts/eu/radio-equipment-directive/faq/wi-fi-and-bluetooth-products.md): FAQ for assessing Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, BLE and other short-range wireless products under the EU Radio Equipment Directive, including Article 3, CE, technical file, cybersecurity and notified-body triggers. --- [Privacy Policy](https://www.sorena.io/privacy) | [Terms of Use](https://www.sorena.io/terms-of-use) | [DMCA](https://www.sorena.io/dmca) | [About Us](https://www.sorena.io/about-us) (c) 2026 Sorena AB (559573-7338). 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