What is it called?
Regulation (EU) 2019/515 on the mutual recognition of goods (the
"Mutual Recognition Regulation") is one
part of the so-called "Goods Package" that was proposed
by the European Commission in December 2017. The other part is
Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance and compliance of
products.
What is it about?
The principle of mutual recognition of goods stems from the
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, one of the two
main treaties that form the basis for EU law. It requires that any
goods sold lawfully in one EU Member State can be sold lawfully in
another (subject to limited exceptions for public safety, health
and the environment), even if the goods do not fully comply with
national requirements of the second Member State. This ensures
market access for goods that are not, or are only partly, subject
to EU harmonisation legislation. Goods subject to EU harmonisation
legislation do not require mutual recognition – as
