PART 2Prohibitions and Obligations on Economic Operators
Distributors
Duty to act with due care and prohibition on making EEE available on the market29
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 Member 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.