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GPSR artikel 16: Responsible person for products placed on the Union market
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CELEX 32023R0988 · 2026-08-22 · Weight 70 · minimal-risk
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- Agent, GPSR artikel 16
- Checked against the official source
- 2026-08-22Current
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- ExploreWorld Legal, editorial deskLiability position
Short answer
What does GPSR Article 16 require, and what outcome does the rule tree give?
GPSR Article 16 is tested here by a deterministic rule tree of 8 rules, built from the article's own conditions. The tree reads your facts and names the outcome that applies, starting with Paragraph 1 applies, carrying paragraph citation, content hash and read date 2026-08-22 against CELEX 32023R0988. The outcome is a machine classification, not a compliance decision.
GPSR Article 16Checked against the publisher 2026-08-22Official text
- Paragraph 1 applies. 1. A product covered by this Regulation shall not be placed on the market unless there is an economic operator established in the Union who is responsible for the tasks set out in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 in respect to that product. Article 4(2) and (3) of that Regulation shall apply to products covered by this Regulation. For the purposes of this Regulation, references to ‘Union harmonisation legisl…
- Paragraph 2 applies. 2. Without prejudice to any obligations of economic operators under this Regulation, in addition to the tasks referred to in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, and to ensure the safety of the product it is responsible for, where appropriate with regard to the possible risks related to a product, the economic operator referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall regularly check:
- Paragraph 3 applies. (a)
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- in_scopeThe article applies to the situationboolean
- punktParagraph of the articleenum (1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8)
Rule tree
If: alla(in_scope = true, punkt = 1)
Paragraph 1 applies
1. A product covered by this Regulation shall not be placed on the market unless there is an economic operator established in the Union who is responsible for the tasks set out in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 in respect to that product. Article 4(2) and (3) of that Regulation shall apply to products covered by this Regulation. For the purposes of this Regulation, references to ‘Union harmonisation legisl…
Paragraph 1
If: alla(in_scope = true, punkt = 2)
Paragraph 2 applies
2. Without prejudice to any obligations of economic operators under this Regulation, in addition to the tasks referred to in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, and to ensure the safety of the product it is responsible for, where appropriate with regard to the possible risks related to a product, the economic operator referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall regularly check:
Paragraph 2
If: alla(in_scope = true, punkt = 3)
Paragraph 3 applies
(a)
Paragraph 3
If: alla(in_scope = true, punkt = 4)
Paragraph 4 applies
that the product complies with the technical documentation referred to in Article 9(2) of this Regulation;
Paragraph 4
If: alla(in_scope = true, punkt = 5)
Paragraph 5 applies
(b)
Paragraph 5
If: alla(in_scope = true, punkt = 6)
Paragraph 6 applies
that the product complies with the requirements provided for in Article 9(5), (6) and (7) of this Regulation.
Paragraph 6
If: alla(in_scope = true, punkt = 7)
Paragraph 7 applies
The economic operator referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall, upon request by the market surveillance authorities, provide documented evidence of the checks performed.
Paragraph 7
If: alla(in_scope = true, punkt = 8)
Paragraph 8 applies
3. The name, registered trade name or registered trade mark, and contact details, including the postal and electronic address, of the economic operator referred to in paragraph 1 shall be indicated on the product or on its packaging, the parcel or an accompanying document.
Paragraph 8
If no rule matches: The article is not stated to apply, or no paragraph is selected. The agent abstains rather than guesses.
The article text as read
- 11. A product covered by this Regulation shall not be placed on the market unless there is an economic operator established in the Union who is responsible for the tasks set out in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 in respect to that product. Article 4(2) and (3) of that Regulation shall apply to products covered by this Regulation. For the purposes of this Regulation, references to ‘Union harmonisation legislation’ and ‘applicable Union harmonisation legislation’ in Article 4(3) of that Regulation shall be read as ‘this Regulation’.
- 22. Without prejudice to any obligations of economic operators under this Regulation, in addition to the tasks referred to in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, and to ensure the safety of the product it is responsible for, where appropriate with regard to the possible risks related to a product, the economic operator referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall regularly check:
- 3(a)
- 4that the product complies with the technical documentation referred to in Article 9(2) of this Regulation;
- 5(b)
- 6that the product complies with the requirements provided for in Article 9(5), (6) and (7) of this Regulation.
- 7The economic operator referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall, upon request by the market surveillance authorities, provide documented evidence of the checks performed.
- 83. The name, registered trade name or registered trade mark, and contact details, including the postal and electronic address, of the economic operator referred to in paragraph 1 shall be indicated on the product or on its packaging, the parcel or an accompanying document.
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Citation: 32023R0988 art. 16, Responsible person for products placed on the Union market. ExploreWorld Legal, https://legal.exploreworldai.com/agent/produktsakerhet-2023-988/artikel-16 (hämtad 2026-08-22, bevis sha256:401421e50ccf89bd, bygge legal-2026-08-25).