CHAPTER 6UNION MARKET SURVEILLANCE, CONTROL OF EXPLOSIVES ENTERING THE UNION MARKET AND UNION SAFEGUARD PROCEDURE

Article 45Formal non-compliance

1

Without prejudice to Article 42, where a Member State makes one of the following findings, it shall require the relevant economic operator to put an end to the non-compliance concerned:

a

the CE marking has been affixed in violation of Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 or of Article 23 of this Directive;

b

the CE marking has not been affixed;

c

the identification number of the notified body, where that body is involved in the production control phase, has been affixed in violation of Article 23 or has not been affixed;

d

the EU declaration of conformity has not been drawn up;

e

the EU declaration of conformity has not been drawn up correctly;

f

technical documentation is either not available or not complete;

g

the information referred to in Article 5(5) or Article 7(3) is absent, false or incomplete;

h

any other administrative requirement provided for in Article 5 or Article 7 is not fulfilled.

2

Where the non-compliance referred to in paragraph 1 persists, the Member State concerned shall take all appropriate measures to restrict or prohibit the explosive being made available on the market or ensure that it is recalled or withdrawn from the market.