Distributors not to make non-conforming non-automatic weighing instruments available on the market etc.U.K.
28.—(1) This regulation applies where a distributor considers, or has reason to believe, that a regulated non-automatic weighing instrument is not in conformity with the essential requirements.
(2) Where this regulation applies, the distributor must not make the regulated non-automatic weighing instrument available on the market until it has been brought into conformity.
(3) Where the regulated non-automatic weighing instrument presents a risk, the distributor must immediately inform—
(a)the manufacturer;
(b)the importer (where the distributor is not also the manufacturer or importer); and
(c)the market surveillance authority,
to that effect, giving details, in particular, of the non-compliance of the instrument and of the corrective measures taken by that distributor.