Sending a notification regarding the marketing of used machinery in Portugal (mutual recognition)

In order to market particularly dangerous used machinery in Portugal, which is not yet on the Portuguese market and has already been marketed in at least one European Union (EU) Member State (MS), the economic operator must send a notification of compliance with the requirements for mutual recognition.

Service channels

Procedure and requirements

Procedure

  1. Submission of the form by the economic operator (producer of the goods, authorised representative of the producer of the goods, importer or distributor)
    • Click on the ‘access the service’ button.
    • Confirm your identity using a valid means of electronic identification (Digital Mobile Key, Citizen Card or Digital Certificate).
    • Complete the form online and attach the necessary documents (see the ‘what is necessary?’ field.
    • Submit the form.
  2. Examination of the notification
    • The form and the documents will be examined by the Agency for Competition and Innovation (IAPMEI).
    • If all is in order, the procedure ends there and the IAPMEI notifies the economic operator that the goods in question comply with the mutual recognition requirements and can start to be marketed.
    • If the notification is not completed properly, additional information or documents will be requested. Once the applicant has provided this information, a new examination is conducted to ensure everything is now in order.
    • The notification may still not be accepted if it does not meet the necessary requirements.

Additional Data

If you have any questions about the marketing of used machinery under the mutual recognition procedure, please contact the IAPMEI by emailing rm515@iapmei.pt.

Competent Entity

Agência para a Competitividade e Inovação

Address: Estrada do Paço do Lumiar, Campus do Lumiar, Edifício A 1649-038 Lisboa

Phone number: 21 383 60 00

Fax: 21 383 62 83

Email address: info@iapmei.pt

Web url: http://www.iapmei.pt/

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