Recital 107 Designation of market surveillance authorities and a single liaison office

In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, a market surveillance authority means a market surveillance authority as defined in Article 3, point (4), of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020; carries out market surveillance in the territory of the Member State that designates it. This Regulation should not prevent Member States from choosing the competent authoritiesas defined in Article 46 to carry out market surveillance tasks. Each Member State should designate one or more market surveillance authorities means a market surveillance authority as defined in Article 3, point (4), of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020; in its territory. Member States should be able to choose to designate any existing or new authority to act as market surveillance authority means a market surveillance authority as defined in Article 3, point (4), of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020;, including competent authoritiesas defined in Article 46 designated or established pursuant to Article 8 of Directive (EU) 2022/2555, national cybersecurity means cybersecurity as defined in Article 2, point (1), of Regulation (EU) 2019/881; certification authorities designated pursuant to Article 58 of Regulation (EU) 2019/881 or market surveillance authorities means a market surveillance authority as defined in Article 3, point (4), of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020; designated for the purposes of Directive 2014/53/EU. Economic operators means the manufacturer, the authorised representative, the importer, the distributor, or other natural or legal person who is subject to obligations in relation to the manufacture of products with digital elements or to the making available of products with digital elements on the market in accordance with this Regulation; should fully cooperate with market surveillance authorities means a market surveillance authority as defined in Article 3, point (4), of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020; and other competent authoritiesas defined in Article 46. Each Member State should inform the Commission and the other Member States of its market surveillance authorities means a market surveillance authority as defined in Article 3, point (4), of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020; and the areas of competence of each of those authorities and should ensure the necessary resources and skills to carry out the market surveillance tasks relating to this Regulation. Pursuant to Article 10(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, each Member State should appoint a single liaison office that should be responsible, inter alia, for representing the coordinated position of the market surveillance authorities means a market surveillance authority as defined in Article 3, point (4), of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020; and assisting in the cooperation between market surveillance authorities means a market surveillance authority as defined in Article 3, point (4), of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020; in different Member States.