PART 2PLACING PRODUCTS ON THE MARKET

MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS

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1

Where appropriate with regard to the risks presented by the product to the health and safety of consumers the manufacturer or the importer must carry out monitoring to protect the health and safety of consumers by—

a

carrying out sample testing of a product made available on the market;

b

investigate any complaint that a product is not in conformity with Part 2; and

c

keep a register of—

i

complaints;

ii

products that are not in conformity; and

iii

the recall of any product.

2

The manufacturer or the importer must keep distributors informed of monitoring carried out under this regulation.

3

The manufacturer must keep an entry made in the register for a period of at least 10 years beginning on the day on which the obligation to make the entry arose.