Obligations of importers

Article 9(1): Obligations of importers

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Importers shall place only compliant products on the market.

Article 9(1) on EUR-Lex · as of 2026-08-14 · Directive (EU) 2019/882

Article 9(2)

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Before placing a product on the market, importers shall ensure that the conformity assessment procedure set out in Annex IV has been carried out by the manufacturer. They shall ensure that the manufacturer has drawn up the technical documentation required by that Annex, that the product bears the CE marking and is accompanied by the required documents and that the manufacturer has complied with the requirements set out in Article 7(5) and (6).

Article 9(2) on EUR-Lex · as of 2026-08-14 · Directive (EU) 2019/882

Article 9(3)

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Where an importer considers or has reason to believe that a product is not in conformity with the applicable accessibility requirements of this Directive, the importer shall not place the product on the market until it has been brought into conformity. Furthermore, where the product does not comply with the applicable accessibility requirements, the importer shall inform the manufacturer and the market surveillance authorities to that effect.

Article 9(3) on EUR-Lex · as of 2026-08-14 · Directive (EU) 2019/882

Article 9(4)

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Importers shall indicate their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark and the address at which they can be contacted on the product or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in a document accompanying the product. The contact details shall be in a language easily understood by end-users and market surveillance authorities.

Article 9(4) on EUR-Lex · as of 2026-08-14 · Directive (EU) 2019/882

Article 9(5)

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Importers shall ensure that the product is accompanied by instructions and safety information in a language which can be easily understood by consumers and other end-users, as determined by the Member State concerned.

Article 9(5) on EUR-Lex · as of 2026-08-14 · Directive (EU) 2019/882

Article 9(6)

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Importers shall ensure that, while a product is under their responsibility, storage or transport conditions do not jeopardise its compliance with the applicable accessibility requirements.

Article 9(6) on EUR-Lex · as of 2026-08-14 · Directive (EU) 2019/882

Article 9(7)

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Importers shall, for a period of five years keep a copy of the EU declaration of conformity at the disposal of the market surveillance authorities and shall ensure that the technical documentation can be made available to those authorities upon request.

How to satisfy it: The importer keeps the declaration five years AND must be able to produce the technical documentation on request. It is not enough that the manufacturer holds it.

Article 9(7) on EUR-Lex · as of 2026-08-14 · Directive (EU) 2019/882

Article 9(8)

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Importers who consider or have reason to believe that a product which they have placed on the market is not in conformity with this Directive shall immediately take the corrective measures necessary to bring that product into conformity, or, if appropriate, to withdraw it. Furthermore, where the product does not comply with the applicable accessibility requirements, importers shall immediately inform the competent national authorities of the Member States in which they made the product available to that effect, giving details, in particular, of the non-compliance and of any corrective measures taken. In such cases, importers shall keep a register of products which do not comply with applicable accessibility requirements, and of the related complaints.

Article 9(8) on EUR-Lex · as of 2026-08-14 · Directive (EU) 2019/882

Article 9(9)

importer · subject kind product · Article 9(9)

Importers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of a product in a language which can be easily understood by that authority. They shall cooperate with that authority, at its request, on any action taken to eliminate the non-compliance with the applicable accessibility requirements of products which they have placed on the market.

Article 9(9) on EUR-Lex · as of 2026-08-14 · Directive (EU) 2019/882