The entry into force of Regulation 2019/881 heralded a new stage in the construction of the EU cybersecurity model. At present, at the level of both EU institutions and individual Member States, preparatory work is underway to create the first ICT certification programmes relating to the area of cybersecurity. To date, the role of national competition and consumer protection authorities in helping to build a coherent cybersecurity model has not been sufficiently highlighted. The problem of the cybersecurity of products intended for the consumer market is a pressing issue. Furthermore, its significance is growing due in no small part to the increasing number of so-called smart connected consumer products and the mass expansion of the IoT market. As a result, threats to security or privacy increasingly stem not from cyberattacks on leading providers of online services but from the exploitation of vulnerabilities in commonly-used consumer products. This article aims to discuss the possible role of competition and consumer protection authorities in shaping a future model of EU cybersecurity. We discuss the existing mechanisms in EU law that allow supervisory authorities to shape the consumer product safety market and consider whether these measures can also be considered adequate for cybersecurity purposes. Particular attention is paid to identifying what legislative steps would be necessary to effectively synthesize the new EU cybersecurity regulations (including the planned cybersecurity certification framework) with existing consumer product safety laws.

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欧盟网络空间保护模式背景下的消费品网络安全

2019/881 号条例的生效预示着欧盟网络安全模式建设进入了一个新阶段。目前，在欧盟机构和个别成员国层面，正在开展准备工作，以创建与网络安全领域相关的第一个 ICT 认证计划。迄今为止，国家竞争和消费者保护机构在帮助建立连贯的网络安全模型方面的作用尚未得到充分强调。面向消费市场的产品的网络安全问题是一个紧迫的问题。此外，由于所谓的智能连接消费产品数量的增加和物联网市场的大规模扩张，其重要性也在不断增长。因此，对安全或隐私的威胁越来越不是来自对领先在线服务提供商的网络攻击，而是来自对常用消费产品漏洞的利用。本文旨在讨论竞争和消费者保护机构在塑造欧盟网络安全未来模式中可能发挥的作用。我们讨论了欧盟法律中允许监管机构塑造消费品安全市场的现有机制，并考虑这些措施是否也可以被认为足以用于网络安全目的。特别注意确定需要哪些立法步骤才能有效地将新的欧盟网络安全法规（包括计划中的网络安全认证框架）与现有的消费品安全法相结合。