Requirements which shall be satisfied before a distributor makes a product available on the marketN.I.
29.—(1) Before making a product available on the market, the distributor shall verify that—
(a)the product—
(i)bears a CE marking where applicable;
(ii)is accompanied by the EU declaration of conformity or the attestation of conformity;
(iii)is accompanied by the required documents; and
(iv)is accompanied by instructions and safety information in a language which can be easily understood by end-users in the Member State in which the product is to be made available on the market;
(b)the manufacturer has complied with the requirements set out in regulation 11 (Labelling and packaging of products), regulation 12 (Labelling and packaging of products, other than components) and regulation 13 (Information identifying manufacturer); and
(c)the importer has complied with the requirements set out in regulation 21 (Information identifying importer).
(2) In paragraph (1)(a)(iii), “required documents” means the documents that the manufacturer or importer is required to provide with the product pursuant to—
(a)regulation 11(2) (Labelling and packaging of products);
(b)regulation 13(2)(b) (Information identifying manufacturer);
(c)regulation 21(3)(b) (Information identifying importer).