The Energy Information Regulations 2011

PART 3 U.K. Responsibilities of suppliers and dealers

Responsibilities of suppliers U.K.

7.—(1) When placing on the market or putting into service products regulated by an EU measure, suppliers must—

(a) supply a label and a fiche which comply with these Regulations and the EU measure;

(b) produce technical documentation which is sufficient to enable the accuracy of the information contained in the label and the fiche to be assessed.

(2) The documentation in paragraph (1)(b) must include—

(a) a general description of the product;

(b) if relevant, the results of design calculations;

(c) if available, test reports including those carried out by the relevant notified organisations;

(d) if values are used for similar models, the references allowing identification of those models.

(3) Suppliers must—

(a) make the documentation available for inspection purposes for a period of at least 5 years beginning with the date the last product was manufactured;

(b) make available an electronic version of the documentation on request to the market surveillance authority and to the European Commission within 10 working days of receipt of a request by the market surveillance authority or the Commission;

(c) provide the labels free of charge to dealers;

(d) deliver labels promptly upon request from dealers;

(e) provide the fiche free of charge; and

(f) include a fiche in any product brochure.

(4) If the product brochures in paragraph (3)(f) are not provided by the supplier, the supplier must provide fiches in any literature provided with the product.

(5) A supplier must ensure that any information contained on any label or in any fiche is accurate.

(6) Suppliers are deemed to consent to the publication of the information provided on any label or fiche.

Responsibilities of dealers U.K.

8.—(1) Dealers must make the fiche available in the product brochure or any literature which accompanies the product when sold to end-users.

(2) When a product is displayed, dealers must attach the label in the clearly visible position specified in the EU measure.