Provision of information and cooperation
16.—(1) Further to a request from—
(a)an enforcing authority, where radio equipment has been placed by a manufacturer on the market in the United Kingdom, or
(b)a competent national authority, where the radio equipment has been placed by a manufacturer on the market in another Member State,
the manufacturer must, within such reasonable period as the authority may specify, provide the authority concerned with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate that the radio equipment is in conformity with Part 2.
(2) A request referred to in paragraph (1)—
(a)is one that was made during the period of 10 years beginning on the day that the manufacturer places the radio equipment on the market, and
(b)must be accompanied by the reasons for making the request.
(3) The information referred to in paragraph (1)—
(a)may be provided in electronic form, and
(b)must be in a language which can be easily understood by the authority concerned.
(4) A manufacturer must, at the request of the authority concerned, cooperate with that authority on any action taken to—
(a)evaluate radio equipment in accordance with regulation 59 (evaluation of radio equipment presenting a risk),
(b)eliminate the risks posed by radio equipment which the manufacturer has placed on the market.