15B.—(1) A manufacturer must—
(a)ensure a conformity assessment is carried out by a notified body;
(b)mark equipment in accordance with articles 14 and 15 of the Transportable Pressure Equipment Directive; and
(c)keep the technical documentation specified in the Dangerous Goods Directive for the period specified in that Directive.
(2) Where a manufacturer knows or has reason to believe that equipment it has placed on the market does not comply with the Directives, that manufacturer must—
(a)take immediate corrective measures to ensure that the equipment complies with the Directives,
(b)withdraw the equipment from the market, or
(c)issue a recall of the equipment.
(3) Where a manufacturer considers that equipment it has placed on the market presents a risk, that manufacturer must immediately inform the TPED competent authority in any relevant member State of the risk, including providing details of any non-compliance with the Directives and any action taken in accordance with paragraph (2).
(4) A manufacturer must record each instance of non-compliance with the Directives and any corrective measure taken and must retain that record for at least 20 years from the date that the non-compliance is discovered.
(5) On receipt of a reasoned request from a TPED competent authority, a manufacturer must—
(a)provide to that authority, in a language that it easily understands, all information and documents necessary to show that the equipment meets the requirements of the Directives; and
(b)cooperate with that authority in any action it takes to eliminate risks posed by that equipment.
(6) This regulation applies to an importer or a distributor as if that person were a manufacturer where the importer or distributor—
(a)places equipment on the market under the importer or distributor’s own name or trademark; or
(b)modifies equipment already placed on the market in such a way that compliance with the Directives may be affected.]
Textual Amendments
F1Regs. 15A-15F inserted (10.11.2011) by The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment (Amendment) (Regulations) (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/365), regs. 1, 5(2)