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PART 2 REGULATED NON-AUTOMATIC WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS – OBLIGATIONS OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS
CHAPTER 1 OBLIGATIONS OF MANUFACTURERS AND PERSONS TO BE TREATED AS MANUFACTURERS
6.Manufacturers' responsibilities – design, conformity assessment and marking of regulated non-automatic weighing instruments
8.Manufacturers' obligations to ensure continuing conformity with the essential requirements
9.Manufacturers' obligations in relation to the marking of regulated non-automatic weighing instruments with serial numbers etc.
10.Manufacturers to mark contact details on regulated non-automatic weighing instruments
11.Documentation to accompany regulated non-automatic weighing instruments
12.Action to be taken where regulated non-automatic weighing instruments placed on the market are not in conformity with the essential requirements
CHAPTER 2 OBLIGATIONS OF IMPORTERS
16.Ensuring compliance of regulated non-automatic weighing instruments
17.Importers duty to notify manufacturer and market surveillance authorities of non-compliant regulated non-automatic weighing instruments that present a risk
18.Requirements to mark importers' details on regulated non-automatic weighing instruments
19.Importers' duty to ensure that regulated non-automatic weighing instruments are accompanied by relevant documentation.
20.Duty of importers to ensure proper conditions of storage and transport
22.Action to be taken by importers where regulated non-automatic weighing instruments placed on the market by them are not in conformity with essential requirements
23.Requirement for importer to keep copy of EU declaration of conformity
CHAPTER 3 OBLIGATIONS OF DISTRIBUTORS
28.Distributors not to make non-conforming non-automatic weighing instruments available on the market etc.
29.Duty of distributors to ensure proper conditions of storage and transport
30.Action to be taken by distributors where regulated non-automatic weighing instruments placed on the market by them are not in conformity with essential requirements
PART 3 CONFORMITY OF REGULATED NON-AUTOMATIC WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS
PART 4 REQUIREMENTS FOR NON-REGULATED NON-AUTOMATIC WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS
PART 7 USE FOR TRADE OF REGULATED NON-AUTOMATIC WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS IN GREAT BRITAIN
INFORMATION TO BE MARKED ON REGULATED NON-AUTOMATIC WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS
OPERATIONAL OBLIGATIONS OF NOTIFIED BODIES
1.Conformity assessment must be carried out in a proportionate manner,...
2.Conformity assessment bodies must perform their activities taking due account...
3.Where a notified body finds that the essential requirements have...
4.Where in the course of the monitoring of conformity following...
7.Notified bodies must inform the notifying authority of the following—...
8.Notified bodies must provide other bodies notified under this Directive...
9.Notified bodies must— (a) when requested by the Secretary of...
REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO NOTIFIED BODIES
1.A conformity assessment body must be established under the national...
2.A conformity assessment body must be a third party body...
3.A body belonging to a business association or professional federation...
4.A conformity assessment body, its top level management and the...
5.A conformity assessment body, its top level management and the...
6.Conformity assessment bodies must ensure that the activities of their...
7.Conformity assessment bodies and their personnel must carry out the...
8.A conformity assessment body must be capable of carrying out...
9.At all times and for each conformity assessment procedure and...
10.A conformity assessment body must have the means necessary to...
11.The personnel responsible for carrying out conformity assessment tasks must...
12.Conformity assessment bodies, their top-level management and the personal responsible...
13.The remuneration of the top-level management and personnel responsible for...
14.A conformity assessment body must satisfy the Secretary of State...
15.The personnel of a conformity assessment body must observe professional...
16.Conformity assessment bodies must participate in, or ensure that their...
USE FOR TRADE OF REGULATED NON-AUTOMATIC WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS IN GREAT BRITAIN
2.Manner of erection of regulated non-automatic weighing instruments
3.Regulated non-automatic weighing instruments marked with temperature range
4.Regulated non-automatic weighing instruments marked with manner of use
5.Regulated non-automatic weighing instruments fitted with printing devices
8.Regulated non-automatic weighing instruments to be set to zero or to be balanced before use
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