COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2023/733

of 3 April 2023

designating Union testing facilities for radio equipment and toys in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and compliance of products and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011 (1), and in particular Article 21(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1267 (2) provides that public testing facilities of Member States are to be designated as Union testing facilities following a call for expression of interest.

(2) The Commission launched the call for expression of interest for radio equipment and toys 325/G/GRO/IMA/22/2711/12562. An evaluation of the applications received was carried out pursuant to the applicable rules and against the criteria set out in the call for the expression of interest.

(3) Based on the results of the evaluation, the Communications Regulatory Authority of the Republic of Lithuania should be designated as Union testing facility for radio equipment and the Service Commun des Laboratoires should be designated as Union testing facility for toys,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Union testing facility for radio equipment

Communications Regulatory Authority of the Republic of Lithuania (Mortos str. 14, LT-03219 Vilnius, Lithuania) is hereby designated as a Union testing facility for radio equipment.

Article 2

Union testing facility for toys

Service Commun des Laboratoires (369 rue Jules Guesde, 59651 Villeneuve d’Ascq, France) is hereby designated as a Union testing facility for toys.

Article 3

Review of the designation

The designation as a Union testing facility referred to in Articles 1 and 2 of this Decision shall be reviewed in accordance with Article 2 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1267 by 24 April 2028, and every 5 years thereafter.

Article 4

Entry into force

This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the

Official Journal of the European Union

Done at Brussels, 3 April 2023.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

(1)

OJ L 169, 25.6.2019, p. 1

(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1267 of 20 July 2022 specifying the procedures for the designation of Union testing facilities for the purposes of market surveillance and verification of product compliance in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council (

OJ L 192, 21.7.2022, p. 21