{"id":17361,"date":"2022-09-13T21:09:47","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T21:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/legalblog.ie\/?p=17361"},"modified":"2022-09-24T22:15:16","modified_gmt":"2022-09-24T22:15:16","slug":"recognition-goods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/recognition-goods\/","title":{"rendered":"Recognition Goods [EU]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_63 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/recognition-goods\/#Mutual_recognition_of_goods\" title=\"Mutual recognition of goods\">Mutual recognition of goods<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/recognition-goods\/#Key_Points\" title=\"Key Points\">Key Points<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/recognition-goods\/#Implementing_act\" title=\"Implementing act\">Implementing act<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/recognition-goods\/#Application_Background\" title=\"Application &amp; Background\">Application &amp; Background<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/recognition-goods\/#MAIN_DOCUMENT\" title=\"MAIN DOCUMENT\">MAIN DOCUMENT<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mutual_recognition_of_goods\"><\/span>Mutual recognition of goods<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Regulation (EU) 2019\/515 on the mutual recognition of goods lawfully marketed in another EU country<\/p>\n<p>It aims to strengthen the internal market by improving the application of the mutual recognition principle* in the field of goods and removing unjustified barriers to trade. It does so by:<\/p>\n<p>defining the principle\u2019s rights and obligations for national authorities and businesses when goods are sold in another EU country;<br \/>\nproviding safeguards when mutual recognition would be denied in individual cases;<br \/>\nreinforcing the role of national product contact points as providers of information and points of communication between national authorities and companies.<br \/>\nThe legislation replaces Regulation (EC) No 764\/2008.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_Points\"><\/span>Key Points<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The mutual recognition principle ensures market access for goods that are not, or are only partly, subject to EU harmonisation legislation.<\/p>\n<p>The regulation applies to:<\/p>\n<p>all types of goods lawfully marketed in another EU country, including agricultural and fisheries products, irrespective of the way they are produced and processed;<br \/>\nnational administrative decisions that restrict or deny access to that country\u2019s market to such goods.<br \/>\nWhen a competent authority in the importing country intends to assess the goods, businesses may use a voluntary mutual recognition declaration to demonstrate that the goods are lawfully marketed in another EU country.<\/p>\n<p>National authorities assessing imported goods under the mutual recognition principle must:<\/p>\n<p>immediately contact the business concerned explaining the planned assessment;<br \/>\nallow the goods to be distributed and sold while they make the assessment (unless there is a prior authorisation procedure for the goods in their country or if they temporarily suspend market access);<br \/>\naccept a mutual recognition declaration, together with supporting evidence necessary to verify the information contained in it , as sufficient to demonstrate that the goods are lawfully marketed in another EU country. If no declaration is supplied, the competent authority may request the business concerned to provide documentation and information about both the characteristics of the goods or type of goods in question and the lawful marketing of the goods in another EU country;<br \/>\ntake due account of the content of test reports or certificates issued by a conformity assessment body that have been provided by any business as part of the assessment;<br \/>\nnotify the business immediately \u2014 and the European Commission and EU countries within 20 days \u2014 if it decides to deny or restrict market access to the goods;<br \/>\nwhen adopting a negative administrative decision, set out in a sufficiently detailed and reasoned manner why they restrict or deny market access, including the following<br \/>\nthe national technical rule on which the decision is based<br \/>\nthe legitimate public interest grounds justifying the use of the national technical rule<br \/>\nthe scientific and technical evidence considered<br \/>\na summary of the relevant arguments the business concerned put forward<br \/>\nevidence demonstrating that the decision is proportionate<br \/>\nthe various national remedies open to the business and their time limits, including the possibility to use the free service SOLVIT (which may lead to an Opinion of the Commission).<\/p>\n<p>National authorities assessing imported goods may temporarily suspend their sale or distribution, immediately informing the business, the Commission and EU countries, if:<\/p>\n<p>under normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use, the goods pose a serious risk to safety or health of persons or to the environment, including one where the effects are not immediate, which requires rapid intervention by the competent authority; or<br \/>\nthe making available of the goods, or of goods of that type, on the market in that EU country is generally prohibited in that EU country on grounds of public morality or public security.<\/p>\n<p>If SOLVIT centres are not able to find a good solution in an individual case using the SOLVIT procedure, the Commission may assist in solving the case at the request of any of the SOLVIT Centres involved by issuing an Opinion. For this, the Commission:<\/p>\n<p>must assess whether the national authority\u2019s decision is compatible with the mutual recognition principle and the requirements of the regulation;<br \/>\nif additional information or documents are needed, must ask the relevant SOLVIT Centre to contact the business or the competent authority, to obtain such additional information or documents;<br \/>\nmust issue an Opinion within 45 days;<br \/>\nthe opinion must be communicated to the business and the national authority by the relevant SOLVIT Centre. The Commission must notify the Opinion to the EU countries;<br \/>\nwhere appropriate, the Commission\u2019s Opinion must identify any concerns that should be addressed in the SOLVIT case or must make recommendations to assist in solving the case.<\/p>\n<p>Each EU country must establish and maintain on its territory product contact points, and ensure they have sufficient powers and adequate resources. The product contact points must:<\/p>\n<p>provide online information on<br \/>\nthe mutual recognition principle and the application of the regulation in their country<br \/>\ncontact details of the relevant national authorities, including those of the authorities responsible for supervising the implementation of the national technical rules applicable in their country<br \/>\nremedies and procedures available in their country in the event of a dispute, including the SOLVIT procedure set out in the regulation;<br \/>\nrespond, free of charge, within 15 days to requests from companies or national authorities for further information;<br \/>\nwhen necessary, help to arrange contacts between national authorities in relation to the assessment procedure of the regulation.<\/p>\n<p>The EU may finance the following activities in support of the regulation:<\/p>\n<p>awareness-raising campaigns;<br \/>\neducation and training;<br \/>\ncooperation among product contact points and competent authorities, and the technical and logistic support for this cooperation;<br \/>\nthe collection of data related to the functioning of the principle of mutual recognition and its impact on the EU\u2019s single market for goods;<br \/>\nexchange of officials and of best practices.<\/p>\n<p>The Commission must carry out an evaluation of the regulation by 20 April 2025, and every 4 years thereafter, and submit a report to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Implementing_act\"><\/span>Implementing act<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020\/1668 sets out the details necessary to adapt Information and Communication System for Market surveillance (ICSMS) for the purposes of mutual recognition.<\/p>\n<p>The implementing regulation introduces the use of the ICSMS for:<\/p>\n<p>notifications of administrative decisions (Article 5);<br \/>\nnotifications of temporary suspensions (Article 6);<br \/>\nnotification of the Commission\u2019s opinion to all EU countries (Article 8);<br \/>\nexchange of information between the competent authorities of the EU countries in charge of verifying data and documents supplied by the businesses during an assessment (Article 10).<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Application_Background\"><\/span>Application &amp; Background<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>It has applied since 19 April 2020.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, see:<\/p>\n<p>Mutual recognition of goods (European Commission).<\/p>\n<p>KEY TERMS<br \/>\nMutual recognition principle: a principle of EU law under which EU countries may not prohibit the sale on their territory of goods which are lawfully marketed in another EU country. The only exception is where EU countries have legitimate public interest grounds for restricting or denying market access and the restriction is justified and proportionate.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MAIN_DOCUMENT\"><\/span>MAIN DOCUMENT<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Regulation (EU) 2019\/515 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019 on the mutual recognition of goods lawfully marketed in another Member State and repealing Regulation (EC) No 764\/2008 (OJ L 91, 29.3.2019, pp. 1-18)<\/p>\n<p>RELATED DOCUMENTS<br \/>\nRegulation (EU) 2019\/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and compliance of products and amending Directive 2004\/42\/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765\/2008 and (EU) No 305\/2011 (OJ L 169, 25.6.2019, pp. 1-44)<\/p>\n<p>Regulation (EU) 2018\/1724 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 October 2018 establishing a single digital gateway to provide access to information, to procedures and to assistance and problem-solving services and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024\/2012 (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, pp. 1-38)<\/p>\n<p>Regulation (EU) 2017\/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999\/2001, (EC) No 396\/2005, (EC) No 1069\/2009, (EC) No 1107\/2009, (EU) No 1151\/2012, (EU) No 652\/2014, (EU) 2016\/429 and (EU) 2016\/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1\/2005 and (EC) No 1099\/2009 and Council Directives 98\/58\/EC, 1999\/74\/EC, 2007\/43\/EC, 2008\/119\/EC and 2008\/120\/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854\/2004 and (EC) No 882\/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89\/608\/EEC, 89\/662\/EEC, 90\/425\/EEC, 91\/496\/EEC, 96\/23\/EC, 96\/93\/EC and 97\/78\/EC and Council Decision 92\/438\/EEC (Official Controls Regulation) (OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, pp. 1-142)<\/p>\n<p>Successive amendments to Regulation (EU) 2017\/625 have been incorporated into the original text. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.<\/p>\n<p>Directive (EU) 2015\/1535 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 September 2015 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical regulations and of rules on Information Society services (OJ L 241, 17.9.2015, pp. 1-15)<\/p>\n<p>Regulation (EU) No 1306\/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352\/78, (EC) No 165\/94, (EC) No 2799\/98, (EC) No 814\/2000, (EC) No 1290\/2005 and (EC) No 485\/2008 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, pp. 549-607)<\/p>\n<p>See consolidated version.<\/p>\n<p>Regulation (EC) No 765\/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339\/93 (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, pp. 30-47)<\/p>\n<p>Regulation (EC) No 178\/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, pp. 1-24)<\/p>\n<p>See consolidated version.<\/p>\n<p>Directive 2001\/95\/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 December 2001 on general product safety (OJ L 11, 15.1.2002, pp. 4-17)<\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-17361\" data-postid=\"17361\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-17361 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mutual recognition of goods Regulation (EU) 2019\/515 on the mutual recognition of goods lawfully marketed in another EU country It aims to strengthen the internal market by improving the application of the mutual recognition principle* in the field of goods and removing unjustified barriers to trade. 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