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The Lifts Regulations 2016

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Requirements which must be satisfied before a distributor makes a safety component for lifts available on the market

37.—(1) Before making a safety component for lifts available on the market, the distributor must ensure that—

(a)the safety component for lifts—

(i)bears the CE marking;

(ii)is accompanied by the EU declaration of conformity and the required documents; and

(iii)is accompanied by the instructions referred to in point 6.1 of Annex I to the Directive (as amended from time to time) in a language which can be easily understood by end-users in the member State in which the safety component for lifts is to be made available on the market;

(b)the manufacturer has complied with the requirements set out in regulation 19 (labelling and instructions); and

(c)the importer has complied with the requirements set out in regulation 28 (information identifying importer).

(2) Where the safety component for lifts is to be made available to end-users in the United Kingdom the language which can be easily understood by end-users is English.

(3) In paragraph 1(a)(ii), “required documents” means any labels or documents that are required to be provided with the safety component for lifts pursuant to—

(a)regulation 19(3); and

(b)regulation 28(3).

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