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14.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below,
(a)equipment, a protective system or device—
(i)which is accompanied by an EC declaration of conformity—
(aa)issued in respect of it by the manufacturer or his authorized representative established in the [F1European Union]; and
(bb)containing the elements set out in Schedule 13 hereto; and
(ii)to which the CE marking is affixed in accordance with regulation 6(2)(c) above; or
(b)a component which is accompanied by a [F2written attestation], which has been issued in accordance with regulation 8(2)(b) above,
shall be taken to comply with all the provisions of the ATEX Directive including the appropriate conformity assessment procedure specified in regulation 10 above, unless there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that it does not so comply.
(2) Paragraph (1) above does not apply—
(a)in relation to the enforcement authority where the responsible person fails or refuses to make available to the enforcement authority the documentation which he is required, by the conformity assessment procedure which applies to that equipment, protective system, device or component, to retain or a copy thereof; or
(b)in the case of equipment, a protective system or device
(i)which is supplied in the circumstances described in regulation 7(2)(b) above; and
(ii)to which the CE marking is indelibly affixed.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Regulations substituted (22.4.2011) by The Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1043), arts. 2, 3-6
F2Words in reg. 14(1)(b) substituted (21.12.2001) by The Equipment and Protective Systems Intended for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/3766), regs. 1, 3(8)
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