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Part 2 Obligations of economic operators
15.Prohibition on placing on the market electrical equipment which is not in conformity
16.Requirements which must be satisfied before an importer places electrical equipment on the market
17.Prohibition on placing on the market electrical equipment considered not to be in conformity with the safety objectives
21.Retention of technical documentation and EU declaration of conformity
23.Duty to take action in respect of electrical equipment placed on the market which is considered not to be in conformity
26.Requirements which must be satisfied before a distributor makes electrical equipment available on the market
27.Prohibition on making available on the market where electrical equipment considered not to be in conformity with safety objectives
29.Duty to take action in respect of electrical equipment made available on the market which is considered not to be in conformity
31.Cases in which obligations of manufacturers apply to importers and distributors
Enforcement powers of the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland under the 1978 Order
1.Amendment of the Plugs and Sockets etc (Safety) Regulations 1994
2.Amendment of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
3.Amendment of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999
4.Amendment of the Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Regulations 2000
5.Amendment of the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Provision and Use of Work Equipment) Regulations 2006
6.Amendment of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) Order 2007
7.Amendment of the Co-ordination of Regulatory Enforcement (Regulatory Functions in Scotland and Northern Ireland) Order 2009
9.Amendment of the Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) (England) Order 2012
10.Amendment of the Energy Act 2013 (Office for Nuclear Regulation) Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2014
2.Name and address of manufacturer or his authorised representative:
3.This declaration of conformity is issued under the sole responsibility...
4.Object of the declaration (identification of electrical equipment allowing traceability;...
5.The object of the declaration described above is in conformity...
6.References to the relevant designated standards used or references to...
7.Additional information: Signed for and on behalf of: (place and...
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