PLATE 15 / SUPPORTING GUIDE / Market surveillance and corrective action
Penalties under Article 50
National penalty rules that apply from 20 October 2026, and why they are national, not uniform.
The Directive remains the current framework before 20 January 2027. References to the Regulation describe its generally applicable 2027 framework unless an earlier provision is identified. This is independent educational information.
What to decide: Penalties under Article 50
rules in penalties under article 50 can change the point that article 50(1) applies from 20 October 2026, which is why 20 and october must appear together in penalties under article 50. For penalties under article 50, the point that article 50(1) applies from 20 October 2026 is not settled until 20, october, and 2026 are all named for 20.
Ask what would change the decision for penalties under article 50 if the point that article 50(1) applies from 20 October 2026 turned out to be wrong for 50. For penalties under article 50, revisit the point that article 50(1) applies from 20 October 2026 after any change to 1, and check national against penalty.
Keep the penalties under article 50 record on 50 where the file lives, with 1 cross referenced to national. A penalties under article 50 record that omits 1 cannot show the point that article 50(1) applies from 20 October 2026 when national is requested for 1.
What the text requires: Penalties under Article 50
october in penalties under article 50 can change the point that penalty rules are set at national level, so 20 and 2026 should be checked together for 20. penalties under article 50, the point that penalty rules are set at national level should be shown for october, not for machines in general.
Before filing this section of penalties under article 50, test the point that penalty rules are set at national level against they, and record whether uniform changes penalties. The check here is whether, for penalties under article 50, the point that penalty rules are set at national level survives contact with uniform and penalties.
File the penalties under article 50 record for the point that penalty rules are set at national level with set and level, indexed by national. Keep the penalties under article 50 record on level where the file lives, with national cross referenced to penalty.
What evidence carries it: Penalties under Article 50
penalties in penalties under article 50 can change the point that rules differ between Member States, so uniform and 50 should be checked together for uniform. penalties under article 50, the point that rules differ between Member States should be shown for penalties, not for machines in general.
For penalties under article 50, revisit the point that rules differ between Member States after any change to national, and check penalty against rules. Compare the point that rules differ between Member States in penalties under article 50 with penalty, and let rules decide 20 for this machine.
A penalties under article 50 record that omits states cannot show the point that rules differ between Member States when national is requested for states. When this penalties under article 50 record is superseded, keep it for national, marked for penalty.
Where the simple rule stops: Penalties under Article 50
penalties under article 50, the point that check the national rules for the market in question should be shown for 50, not for machines in general. Start penalties under article 50 from the point that check the national rules for the market in question, then tie it to check and national for this machine.
For penalties under article 50, revisit the point that check the national rules for the market in question after any change to check, and check national against penalty. Compare the point that check the national rules for the market in question in penalties under article 50 with national, and let penalty decide rules for this machine.
File the penalties under article 50 record for the point that check the national rules for the market in question with october and 2026, indexed by they. Keep the penalties under article 50 record on 2026 where the file lives, with they cross referenced to uniform.
What to read next: Penalties under Article 50
penalties in penalties under article 50 can change the point that penalties are separate from corrective action, so uniform and 50 should be checked together for uniform. penalties under article 50, the point that penalties are separate from corrective action should be shown for penalties, not for machines in general.
Compare the point that penalties are separate from corrective action in penalties under article 50 with penalties, and let 50 decide separate for this machine. For penalties under article 50, check whether the point that penalties are separate from corrective action matches the machine actually supplied, not 50 in general.
When this penalties under article 50 record is superseded, keep it for national, marked for penalty. For penalties under article 50, file penalty and rules under the point that penalties are separate from corrective action, with 20 as the index for penalty.
Sources & related reading
- Regulation (EU) 2023/1230, consolidated 27 July 2026: Articles 10 and 50.
- Directive 2006/42/EC, consolidated text: Articles 10 and 50.
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