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29.—(1) When making EEE available on the market, a distributor must act with due care in relation to the requirements applicable, in particular by verifying that—
(a)the EEE bears the [F1UK] marking;
(b)the EEE is accompanied by the required documents in a language which can be easily understood by consumers and other end-users in the [F2United Kingdom];
(c)the manufacturer has complied with regulation 18 (information identifying EEE and manufacturer);
(d)the importer has complied with regulation 24 (information identifying importers).
(2) A distributor must not make EEE available on the market if the distributor has reason to believe that the EEE does not comply with the requirements of regulation 3.
Extent Information
E1This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only
Textual Amendments
F1Word in reg. 29(1)(a) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/188), regs. 1(2)(b), 18(20)(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1540, regs. 1(2), 11(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in reg. 29(1)(b) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/188), regs. 1(2)(b), 18(20)(b) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1540, regs. 1(2), 11(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
29.—(1) When making EEE available on the market, a distributor must act with due care in relation to the requirements applicable, in particular by verifying that—
(a)the EEE bears the CE marking;
(b)the EEE is accompanied by the required documents in a language which can be easily understood by consumers and other end-users in the [F4relevant state] in which the EEE is to be made available on the market;
(c)the manufacturer has complied with regulation 18 (information identifying EEE and manufacturer);
(d)the importer has complied with regulation 24 (information identifying importers).
(2) A distributor must not make EEE available on the market if the distributor has reason to believe that the EEE does not comply with the requirements of regulation 3.
Extent Information
E3This version of this provision extends to Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales and Scotland only
Textual Amendments
F4Words in reg. 29(1)(b) substituted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by The Hazardous Substances and Packaging (Legislative Functions and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1647), regs. 1(3), 14(7)
30.—(1) If a distributor has reason to believe that EEE which the distributor was intending to make available on the market does not comply with the requirements of regulation 3, the distributor must inform the following to that effect—
(a)the importer (if there is one);
(b)the manufacturer (if there is no importer); and
(c)the market surveillance authority.
(2) A distributor who has reason to believe that EEE which the distributor has made available on the market is not in conformity with these Regulations must—
(a)take the corrective measures which are necessary to ensure that the provision is complied with in relation to the EEE, withdraw the EEE or recall it, if appropriate; and
(b)immediately provide the market surveillance authority F3... with information about the non-compliance and any corrective measures taken under sub-paragraph (a).
Extent Information
E2This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only
Textual Amendments
F3Words in reg. 30(2)(b) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/188), regs. 1(2)(b), 18(21) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1540, regs. 1(2), 11(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
30.—(1) If a distributor has reason to believe that EEE which the distributor was intending to make available on the market does not comply with the requirements of regulation 3, the distributor must inform the following to that effect—
(a)the importer (if there is one);
(b)the manufacturer (if there is no importer); and
(c)the market surveillance authority.
(2) A distributor who has reason to believe that EEE which the distributor has made available on the market is not in conformity with these Regulations must—
(a)take the corrective measures which are necessary to ensure that the provision is complied with in relation to the EEE, withdraw the EEE or recall it, if appropriate; and
(b)immediately provide the market surveillance authority and the competent national authorities of any other [F5relevant states] in which they made the EEE available with information about the non-compliance and any corrective measures taken under sub-paragraph (a).
Extent Information
E3This version of this provision extends to Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales and Scotland only
Textual Amendments
F5Words in reg. 30(2)(b) substituted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by The Hazardous Substances and Packaging (Legislative Functions and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1647), regs. 1(3), 14(5)
31.—(1) The market surveillance authority may request a distributor who has made EEE available on the market to—
(a)provide it within such period as the authority may specify with all the information and documentation within the distributor’s knowledge or possession which demonstrate that the provisions of these Regulations have been complied with in relation to the EEE; and
(b)co-operate with that authority on any action taken or to be taken to ensure that the provisions of these Regulations are complied with in relation to the EEE.
(2) A request under paragraph (1)(a) must be accompanied by the reasons for making the request.
(3) The distributor must comply with a request under paragraph (1).
(4) A request for information or documents may not be made more than 10 years after the day on which the EEE is placed on the market.
32. A distributor who modifies EEE already placed on the market in such a way that compliance with the requirements of regulation 3 may be affected must comply with all of the duties imposed by these Regulations on manufacturers, and in such a case, a reference to the manufacturer in these Regulations is to be taken as being a reference to the distributor.
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