Preamble
Recitals 54
Chapter I - INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS (Article 1-4) 4
Chapter II - COMPETENT AUTHORITIES AND THEIR POWERS (Article 5-10) 6
Chapter III - MUTUAL ASSISTANCE MECHANISM (Article 11-14) 4
Chapter IV - COORDINATED INVESTIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS FOR WIDESPREAD INFRINGEMENTS AND FOR WIDESPREAD INFRINGEMENTS WITH A UNION DIMENSION (Article 15-25) 11
Chapter V - UNION-WIDE ACTIVITIES (Article 26-32) 7
Chapter VI - COMMON ARRANGEMENTS (Article 33-37) 5
Chapter VII - FINAL PROVISIONS (Article 38-42) 5
Annexes 1
- Annex 1 - Directives and Regulations referred to in point (1) of Article 3
Amending acts 1
- Directive (EU) 2019/771from 01/01/2022

designated body

Definitions over time (1)

16/01/2018 – 03/12/2018 Article 3, Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 Scope: Whole act

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:

‘designated body’ means a body having a legitimate interest in the cessation or prohibition of infringements of the Union laws that protect consumers’ interests which is designated by a Member State and instructed by a competent authority for the purpose of gathering the necessary information and to take the necessary enforcement measures available to that body under national law in order to bring about the cessation or prohibition of the infringement, and which is acting on behalf of that competent authority;

Each has its own scope, dates and uses. Open one to see when it applies.

No text uses this concept on 12/11/2026.