Article 19Market surveillance of products

1. Article 15(3), Articles 16 to 19, Article 21, Articles 23 to 28 and Article 29(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 shall apply to products.

2. When carrying out market surveillance of products, the relevant market surveillance authorities shall, when the economic operator has relied on Article 14 of this Directive:

(a)

check that the assessment referred to in Article 14 has been conducted by the economic operator;

(b)

review that assessment and its results, including the correct use of the criteria set out in Annex VI; and

(c)

check compliance with the applicable accessibility requirements.

3. Member States shall ensure that information held by market surveillance authorities concerning the compliance of economic operators with the applicable accessibility requirements of this Directive and the assessment provided for in Article 14, is made available to consumers upon request and in an accessible format, except where that information cannot be provided for reasons of confidentiality as provided for in Article 19(5) of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008.