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

DISTRIBUTORS

Duty to take action in respect of civil explosives made available on the market which are not in conformity24

1

A distributor who considers, or has reason to believe, that a civil explosive which the distributor has made available on the market is not in conformity with this Part must make sure that the necessary corrective measures are taken to—

a

bring that civil explosive into conformity;

b

withdraw the civil explosive; or

c

recall the civil explosive.

2

Where the civil explosive presents a risk, the distributor must immediately inform the competent national authorities of any EEA State in which the distributor has made the civil explosive available on the market, of that risk, giving details of—

a

the respect in which the civil explosive is considered not to be in conformity with this Part; and

b

any corrective measures taken.