PART 3SUB-PART A: MAKING AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET – OBLIGATIONS OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS, SUB-PART B: CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT, SUB-PART C: NOTIFICATION OF CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BODIES

IMPORTERS

Requirements which must be satisfied before an importer places a civil explosive on the market14

1

Before placing a civil explosive on the market, an importer must ensure that—

a

a relevant conformity assessment procedure has been carried out by the manufacturer;

b

the manufacturer has drawn up the technical documentation;

c

the civil explosive—

i

bears the CE marking; and

ii

is accompanied by the required documents; and

d

the manufacturer has compiled with the requirements, where applicable, set out in regulation 10 (Traceability of certain civil explosives excluded from the scope of regulations 4, 5 and 6 of ITOER (NI) 2013) to the extent not already covered by sub-paragraph (c)(ii).

2

In paragraph (1)(c)(ii), “required documents” means any documents that are required to be provided with the civil explosive pursuant to—

a

regulation 10(2) and (3) (Traceability of certain civil explosives excluded from the scope of regulations 4, 5 and 6 of ITOER (NI) 2013); and

b

regulation 11 (Instructions and safety information).