Section 2: Monitoring and investigative powers of market surveillance authorities and authorised agents

I.-For the purposes of verifying the compliance of equipment with the design, manufacturing and marketing rules applicable to it and obtaining evidence of any non-compliance, the market surveillance authorities and authorised agents may: 1° Require economic operators to provide the documents and information mentioned in article R. 4314-8; 2° Carry out on-site inspections, unannounced if necessary, and physical checks on equipment, including by subjecting it to verification in the form…

The use of an assumed identity is permitted when the market surveillance authority or the regulated agent has information enabling it to consider that its identification would be likely to hinder the conduct or effectiveness of the inspection. During on-site inspections, authorised agents must carry their professional card as proof of their status. Where the establishment of proof of a breach depends on this and cannot be established in any…

After each inspection, the authorised officers draw up a report on compliance by economic operators with the regulations governing the design, manufacture and marketing of equipment.