Duty to act with due care and prohibition on making EEE available on the marketE+W+S
29.—(1) When making EEE available on the market, a distributor must act with due care in relation to the requirements applicable, in particular by verifying that—
(a)the EEE bears the [F1UK] marking;
(b)the EEE is accompanied by the required documents in a language which can be easily understood by consumers and other end-users in the [F2United Kingdom];
(c)the manufacturer has complied with regulation 18 (information identifying EEE and manufacturer);
(d)the importer has complied with regulation 24 (information identifying importers).
(2) A distributor must not make EEE available on the market if the distributor has reason to believe that the EEE does not comply with the requirements of regulation 3.
Extent Information
E1This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only
Textual Amendments
F1Word in reg. 29(1)(a) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/188), regs. 1(2)(b), 18(20)(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1540, regs. 1(2), 11(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in reg. 29(1)(b) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/188), regs. 1(2)(b), 18(20)(b) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1540, regs. 1(2), 11(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Duty to act with due care and prohibition on making EEE available on the marketN.I.
29.—(1) When making EEE available on the market, a distributor must act with due care in relation to the requirements applicable, in particular by verifying that—
(a)the EEE bears the CE marking;
(b)the EEE is accompanied by the required documents in a language which can be easily understood by consumers and other end-users in the [F3relevant state] in which the EEE is to be made available on the market;
(c)the manufacturer has complied with regulation 18 (information identifying EEE and manufacturer);
(d)the importer has complied with regulation 24 (information identifying importers).
(2) A distributor must not make EEE available on the market if the distributor has reason to believe that the EEE does not comply with the requirements of regulation 3.
Extent Information
E2This version of this provision extends to Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales and Scotland only
Textual Amendments
F3Words in reg. 29(1)(b) substituted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by The Hazardous Substances and Packaging (Legislative Functions and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1647), regs. 1(3), 14(7)