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Directive 2013/53/EU

Preamble
Recitals 53
Chapter I - GENERAL PROVISIONS (Article 1-6) 6
Chapter II - OBLIGATIONS OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS AND PRIVATE IMPORTERS (Article 7-13) 7
Chapter III - CONFORMITY OF THE PRODUCT (Article 14-18) 5
Chapter IV - CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT (Article 19-25) 7
Chapter V - NOTIFICATION OF CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BODIES (Article 26-42) 17
Chapter VI - UNION MARKET SURVEILLANCE, CONTROL OF PRODUCTS ENTERING THE UNION MARKET AND SAFEGUARD PROCEDURES (Article 43-46) 4
Chapter VII - DELEGATED ACTS AND IMPLEMENTING ACTS (Article 47-50) 4
Chapter VIII - SPECIFIC ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (Article 51-53) 3
Chapter IX - FINAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS (Article 54-58) 5
Annexes 9
- Annex I
- Annex II
- Annex III
- Annex IV
- Annex V
- Annex VI
- Annex VII
- Annex VIII
- Annex IX

importer

Defined in Article 3, Directive 2013/53/EU

Definitions over time (1)

17/01/2014 – today applies on 11/11/2026 Article 3, Directive 2013/53/EU Scope: Whole act

For the purposes of this Directive the following definitions shall apply:

‘importer’ means any natural or legal person established within the Union who places a product from a third country on the Union market;

Earlier definition records in this act (1)

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Article 3(16) Historical · definitions end 17/01/2014

Used in (61 places in 25 provisions on 11/11/2026)

Directive 2013/53/EU (61 in 25)

Recital 8 · Recital 11³ · Recital 13² · Recital 14² · Recital 15 · Recital 17 · Recital 18² · Recital 29 · Recital 34 · Article 3⁴ · Article 6² · Article 9¹² · Article 10² · Article 11 · Article 12³ · Article 13² · Article 15² · Article 19 · Article 38³ · Article 44⁶ · Article 45² · Article 46² · Article 53 · Annex III² · Annex IV²