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Mutual assistance requests for information and for enforcement can be refused in certain circumstances, which are specified in Articles 22 and 23 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020. A request for information can be refused if the applicant authority has not made it clear why the information is necessary. A request for enforcement measures can be refused if the applicant authority has not provided sufficient information to follow it up. A request for enforcement measures can also be refused if the requested authority disagrees that there is a non-compliance. Further, both types of requests can be refused if it overburdens the requested authority’s own activities. However, authorities should act in good faith and, as a general principle, accept requests for mutual assistance, in particular those concerning request for obtaining the EU declaration of conformity, declaration of performance and technical documentation. Refusals of request have to be justified. The Commission will monitor the operation of the mutual assistance mechanism and will identify areas where the refusals were not justified.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-25 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.