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Accreditation and Market Surveillance Regulation In force since 1 January 2010

Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products
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Articles

Chapter I GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Article 1 — Subject matter and scope
• Article 2 — Definitions

Chapter II ACCREDITATION

• Article 3 — Scope
• Article 4 — General principles
• Article 5 — Operation of accreditation
• Article 6 — Principle of non-competition
• Article 7 — Cross-border accreditation
• Article 8 — Requirements for national accreditation bodies
• Article 9 — Compliance with requirements
• Article 10 — Peer evaluation
• Article 11 — Presumption of conformity for national accreditation bodies
• Article 12 — Information obligation
• Article 13 — Requests to the body recognised under Article 14
• Article 14 — European accreditation infrastructure

Chapter III COMMUNITY MARKET SURVEILLANCE FRAMEWORK AND CONTROLS OF PRODUCTS ENTERING THE COMMUNITY MARKET

Section 1 General provisions

• Article 15 — Scope
• Article 16 — General requirements

Section 2 Community market surveillance framework

• Article 17 — Information obligations
• Article 18 — Obligations of the Member States as regards organisation
• Article 19 — Market surveillance measures
• Article 20 — Products presenting a serious risk
• Article 21 — Restrictive measures
• Article 22 — Exchange of information — Community Rapid Information System
• Article 23 — General information support system
• Article 24 — Principles of cooperation between the Member States and the Commission
• Article 25 — Sharing of resources
• Article 26 — Cooperation with the competent authorities of third countries

Section 3 Controls of products entering the Community market

• Article 27 — Controls of products entering the Community market
• Article 28 — Release of products
• Article 29 — National measures

Chapter IV CE MARKING

• Article 30 — General principles of the CE marking

Chapter V COMMUNITY FINANCING

• Article 31 — Body pursuing an aim of general European interest
• Article 32 — Activities eligible for Community financing
• Article 33 — Bodies eligible for Community financing
• Article 34 — Financing
• Article 35 — Financing arrangements
• Article 36 — Management and monitoring
• Article 37 — Protection of the Community's financial interests

Chapter VI FINAL PROVISIONS

• Article 38 — Technical guidelines
• Article 39 — Transitional provision
• Article 40 — Review and reporting
• Article 41 — Penalties
• Article 42 — Amendment to Directive 2001/95/EC
• Article 43 — Repeal
• Article 44 — Entry into force