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1. For the purposes of the protection of health and safety of persons or of the environment, the Commission may, cooperate with authorities of third countries or international organisations in the field of application of this Regulation. Such cooperation may include: the exchange of information on enforcement activities and measures related to safety and protection of the environment, including market surveillance; the exchange of data of economic operators; the exchange of information on assessment methods and product testing; the exchange of information on product recalls, requests for corrective actions and other similar actions; cooperation on scientific, technical, and regulatory matters, aiming to improve product safety or the protection of the environment and consumers; the exchange of information on emerging issues of significant environmental, health and safety relevance; the exchange of information on standardisation-related activities; the exchange of officials. The exchange of information pursuant to this paragraph shall respect confidentiality rules and comply with applicable Union law.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-17 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.