Availability of spare parts
15.—(1) Manufacturers, authorised representatives or importers of electronic displays must make available to professional repairers at least the following spare parts—
(a)internal power supply;
(b)connectors to connect external equipment (including cable, antenna, USB, DVD and Blu-ray);
(c)capacitors above 400 microfarads, batteries and accumulators;
(d)DVD/Blu-ray module if applicable; and
(e)hard drive or solid state drive (HD/SSD) module if applicable;
for a minimum period of seven years after placing the last unit of the model on the market.
(2) Manufacturers, authorised representatives or importers of electronic displays must make available to professional repairers and end-users at least the following spare parts—
(a)external power supply; and
(b)remote control;
for a minimum period of seven years after placing the last unit of the model on the market.
(3) Manufacturers must ensure that the spare parts mentioned in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) can be replaced with the use of commonly available tools and without permanent damage to the appliance.
(4) The manufacturer, authorised representative or importer must—
(a)no later than two years after the first unit of a model is placed on the market, publish for that product the list of spare parts referred to in sub-paragraph (1) and the procedure for ordering them on a website which is accessible to the public without charge; and
(b)ensure that the information referred to in paragraph (a) remains accessible throughout the period that the spare parts remain available.
(5) When the first unit of a model is placed on the market, the manufacturer, authorised representative or importer must—
(a)publish for that product—
(i)the list of spare parts referred to in sub-paragraph (2);
(ii)the procedure for ordering them; and
(iii)the repair instructions;
on a website which is accessible to the public without charge; and
(b)ensure that the information referred to in paragraph (a) remains accessible throughout the period that the spare parts remain available.