Regulation 6 Removal of light sources and separate control gears

(1)

Manufacturers, authorised representatives and importers of containing products must ensure that light sources and separate control gears can be replaced with the use of commonly available tools and without permanent damage to the containing product.

(2)

Paragraph (1) does not apply where a technical justification related to the functionality of the containing product is provided in the technical documentation^f1 explaining why the replacement of light sources and separate control gear is not appropriate.

(3)

Manufacturers, authorised representatives and importers of containing products must ensure that light sources and separate control gears can be removed without being permanently damaged for verification purposes by the market surveillance authority, and the technical documentation must provide instructions on removal for this purpose.

(4)

Manufacturers, authorised representatives and importers of containing products must provide information about the replaceability or non-replaceability of light sources and control gears by—

(a)

end-users; or

(b)

professional repairers,

without permanent damage to the containing product.

(5)

The information referred to in paragraph (4) must be—

(a)

available on a website which is accessible to the public without charge; and

(b)

for products sold directly to end-users—

(i)

on the packaging, at least in the form of a pictogram; and

(ii)

in the user instructions.

(6)

Manufacturers, authorised representatives and importers of containing products must ensure that—

(a)

light sources and separate control gears can be dismantled from containing products at end of life; and

(b)

dismantling instructions are available on a website which is accessible to the public without charge.

(7)

For purposes of paragraph (4), “professional repairer” means a person who provides services of repair and professional maintenance of light sources and separate control gears.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: See paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 1A to the 2010 Regulations for the meaning of “technical documentation”. Schedule 1A was inserted by S.I. 2019/539.