SCHEDULE 4Compliance, Withdrawal and Recall Notices
Withdrawal notice
2.
(1)
An enforcement authority may serve a withdrawal notice on a relevant economic operator in respect of PPE if the authority has reasonable grounds for believing that—
(a)
the PPE has been made available on the market; and
(b)
either of the following conditions are met—
(i)
the PPE presents a risk; or
(ii)
the PPE is not in conformity with the requirements of EU Regulation 2016/425 or RAMS (in its application to PPE);
(2)
A withdrawal notice must prohibit the relevant economic operator from making the PPE available on the market without the consent of the enforcement authority.
(3)
A withdrawal notice may require the relevant economic operator to take action to alert end-users to any risk presented by the PPE.
(4)
A withdrawal notice may require the relevant economic operator to keep the enforcement authority informed of the whereabouts of any PPE referred to in the notice.
(5)
A consent given by the enforcement authority pursuant to a withdrawal notice may impose such conditions on the making available on the market as the authority considers appropriate.