§7.6.3.2 Administrative cooperation groups

Cooperation between market surveillance authorities of the Member States regarding products covered by Union harmonisation legislation takes place in administrative cooperation groups (ADCOs) established for sectors of Union harmonisation legislation. Many of the groups cover one piece of Union harmonisation legislation and others cover a few closely related pieces of Union harmonisation legislation. Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 specifies their tasks in Article 32. They facilitate the uniform application of Union harmonisation legislation, e.g. by discussing and resolving divergent application of Union harmonisation legislation. They further carry out a range of other cooperation activities, including in many cases the planning and carrying out of joint actions. They also provide input to the cooperation in the EU Product Compliance Network (see next point). Some groups use a different name than ADCO sometimes with their own legal basis in Union harmonisation legislation, with their tasks specified therein. They operated on the basis of that legislation, while also cooperating in the EU Product Compliance Network in the same way as ADCOs do.

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