applicant authority — the market surveillance authority that makes a request for mutual assistance Article 3 — Definitions

authorised representative — any natural or legal person established within the Union who has received a written mandate from a manufacturer to act on its behalf in relation to specified tasks with regard to the manufacturer's obligations under the relevant Union harmonisation legislation or under the requirements of this Regulation Article 3 — Definitions

corrective action — any action taken by an economic operator to bring any non-compliance to an end where required by a market surveillance authority or on the economic operator's own initiative Article 3 — Definitions

customs authorities — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own Article 3 — Definitions

distributor — any natural or legal person in the supply chain, other than the manufacturer or the importer, who makes a product available on the market Article 3 — Definitions

economic operator — the manufacturer, the authorised representative, the importer, the distributor, the fulfilment service provider or any other natural or legal person who is subject to obligations in relation to the manufacture of products, making them available on the market or putting them into service in accordance with the relevant Union harmonisation legislation Article 3 — Definitions

end user — any natural or legal person residing or established in the Union, to whom a product has been made available either as a consumer outside of any trade, business, craft or profession or as a professional end user in the course of its industrial or professional activities Article 3 — Definitions

fulfilment service provider — any natural or legal person offering, in the course of commercial activity, at least two of the following services: warehousing, packaging, addressing and dispatching, without having ownership of the products involved, excluding postal services as defined in point 1 of Article 2 of Directive 97/67/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (31), parcel delivery services as defined in point 2 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2018/644 of the European Parliament and of the Council (32), and any other postal services or freight transport services Article 3 — Definitions

importer — any natural or legal person established within the Union who places a product from a third country on the Union market Article 3 — Definitions

information society service provider — a provider of a service as defined in point (b) of Article 1(1) of Directive (EU) 2015/1535 of the European Parliament and of the Council (33) Article 3 — Definitions

making available on the market — any supply of a product for distribution, consumption or use on the Union market in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge Article 3 — Definitions

manufacturer — any natural or legal person who manufactures a product or has a product designed or manufactured, and markets that product under its name or trademark Article 3 — Definitions

market surveillance — the activities carried out and measures taken by market surveillance authorities to ensure that products comply with the requirements set out in the applicable Union harmonisation legislation and to ensure protection of the public interest covered by that legislation Article 3 — Definitions

market surveillance authority — an authority designated by a Member State under Article 10 as responsible for carrying out market surveillance in the territory of that Member State Article 3 — Definitions

non-compliance — any failure to comply with any requirement under the Union harmonisation legislation or under this Regulation Article 3 — Definitions

online interface — any software, including a website, part of a website or an application, that is operated by or on behalf of an economic operator, and which serves to give end users access to the economic operator's products Article 3 — Definitions

placing on the market — the first making available of a product on the Union market Article 3 — Definitions

product presenting a risk — a product having the potential to affect adversely health and safety of persons in general, health and safety in the workplace, protection of consumers, the environment, public security and other public interests, protected by the applicable Union harmonisation legislation, to a degree which goes beyond that considered reasonable and acceptable in relation to its intended purpose or under the normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use of the product concerned, including the duration of use and, where applicable, its putting into service, installation and maintenance requirements Article 3 — Definitions

product presenting a serious risk — a product presenting a risk, for which, based on a risk assessment and taking into account the normal and foreseeable use of the product, the combination of the probability of occurrence of a hazard causing harm and the degree of severity of the harm is considered to require rapid intervention by the market surveillance authorities, including cases where the effects of the risk are not immediate Article 3 — Definitions

products entering the Union market — products from third countries intended to be placed on the Union market or intended for private use or consumption within the customs territory of the Union and placed under the customs procedure ‘release for free circulation Article 3 — Definitions

recall — any measure aimed at achieving the return of a product that has already been made available to the end user Article 3 — Definitions

release for free circulation — the procedure laid down in Article 201 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 Article 3 — Definitions

requested authority — the market surveillance authority that receives a request for mutual assistance Article 3 — Definitions

risk — the combination of the probability of an occurrence of a hazard causing harm and the degree of severity of that harm Article 3 — Definitions

voluntary measure — a corrective action where not required by a market surveillance authority Article 3 — Definitions

withdrawal — any measure aimed at preventing a product in the supply chain from being made available on the market Article 3 — Definitions