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Article 20Obligations of economic operators in the case of accidents related to safety of products
CELEX 32023R0988 · Read on 2026-08-22
Short answer
1. The manufacturer shall ensure that, through the Safety Business Gateway, an accident caused by a product placed or made available on the market is notified, without undue delay from the moment it knows about the accident, to the competent authorities of the Member State where the accident has occurred.
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1. The manufacturer shall ensure that, through the Safety Business Gateway, an accident caused by a product placed or made available on the market is notified, without undue delay from the moment it knows about the accident, to the competent authorities of the Member State where the accident has occurred. The notification shall include the type and identification number of the product as well as the circumstances of the accident, if known. The manufacturer shall notify, upon request, to the competent authorities any other relevant information.
2. For the purpose of paragraph 1, the manufacturer shall notify the competent authorities of the occurrences associated with the use of a product that resulted in an individual’s death or in serious adverse effects on that individual’s health and safety, permanent or temporary, including injuries, other damage to the body, illnesses and chronic health effects.
3. The importers and the distributors which have knowledge of an accident caused by a product that they placed or made available on the market shall without undue delay inform the manufacturer thereof. The manufacturer shall make the notification in accordance with paragraph 1 or instruct the importer or one of the distributors to make the notification.
4. Where the manufacturer of the product is not established in the Union, the responsible person within the meaning of Article 16(1) of this Regulation or Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 who has knowledge of an accident shall ensure that the notification is made.
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Knowledge card
- Applies
- manufacturer: Notify accidents caused by a product placed on the market through the Safety Business Gateway.
- Risk if ignored
- Not in the register
- What to do
- Notify accidents caused by a product placed on the market through the Safety Business Gateway.
- Deadline
- Without undue delay after becoming aware
card:eu:article:gpsr--art-20 · sha256 3dde78c58320 · Source: NovaCopilot
Judgments of the Court of Justice
1 decisions
- C-626/21Court of Justice of the European Union
Funke Sp. z o.o. v Landespolizeidirektion Wien
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Approximation of laws – Directive 2001/95/EC – Article 12 and Annex II – Technical standards and regulations – European Union Rapid Information System (RAPEX) – Guidelines – Dangerous non-food products – Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/417 – Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 – Articles 20 and 22 – Notifications to the European Commission – Administrative decision – Prohibition on the sale of certain pyrotechnic articles and obligation to withdraw – Request from a distributor of the products concerned that the notification be supplemented – Authority competent to give a decision on the request – Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Effective judicial protection.
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