Regulation 2 InterpretationE1

In these Regulations—

• the “1987 Act” means the Consumer Protection Act 1987 M1;

• the “2006 Regulations” means the Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2006 M2;

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• F3“approved body” has the meaning given in regulation 43 (approved bodies);

• “apparatus” means any finished appliance or combination thereof made available on the market as a single functional unit, intended for the end-user and liable to generate electromagnetic disturbance, or the performance of which is liable to be affected by such disturbance and includes—

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     components or sub-assemblies intended for incorporation into an apparatus by an end-user, which are liable to generate or be affected by electromagnetic disturbance;

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     a mobile installation defined as a combination of apparatus and, where applicable, other devices, intended to be moved and operated in a range of locations;

• “authorised representative” means a person established within the F4United Kingdom appointed in accordance with regulation 38 (appointment of an authorised representative);

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• “conformity assessment” means the process demonstrating whether the essential requirements relating to apparatus have been fulfilled;

• “conformity assessment body” means a body that performs conformity assessment activities;

• F7“conformity assessment procedure” means a procedure referred to in regulation 40;

• “declaration of conformity” means a declaration of conformity required to be drawn up in accordance with regulation 10(1)(a) (declaration of conformity and UK marking);

• “designated standard” has the meaning given to it in regulation 2A;

• “the Directive” means Directive 2014/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility (recast) M3 F8...;

• “distributor” means any person in the supply chain, other than the manufacturer, authorised representative or importer, who makes apparatus available on the market;

• “district council” means a district council within the meaning of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 M4;

• “economic operator” means a manufacturer, authorised representative, importer or distributor;

• “electromagnetic compatibility” means the ability of equipment to function satisfactorily in its electromagnetic environment without introducing intolerable electromagnetic disturbances to other equipment in that environment;

• “electromagnetic disturbance” means any electromagnetic phenomenon which may degrade the performance of equipment; an electromagnetic disturbance may be electromagnetic noise, an unwanted signal or a change in the propagation medium itself;

• “electromagnetic environment” means all electromagnetic phenomena observable in a given location;

• “enforcing authority” is to be interpreted in accordance with regulation 52 (designation of enforcing authorities);

• “equipment” means any apparatus or fixed installation;

• “essential requirements” means the requirements set out in Schedule 1;

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• “European Commission” means the Commission of the European Union;

• “fixed installation” means a particular combination of several types of apparatus and, where applicable, other devices, which are assembled, installed and intended to be used permanently, at a predefined location;

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• “immunity” means the ability of equipment to perform as intended without degradation in the presence of electromagnetic disturbance;

• F12“importer” means a person who—

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     is established in the United Kingdom and places apparatus from a country outside of the United Kingdom on the market; or

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     is established in Northern Ireland and places apparatus on the market that has been supplied to them for distribution, consumption or use in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge, from an EEA state;

• “make available on the market” means any supply of apparatus for distribution or use on the F13market of Great Britain in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge, and related expressions must be construed accordingly;

• “manufacturer” means a person who—

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     manufactures apparatus or has apparatus designed or manufactured; and

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     markets that apparatus under that person's name or trademark;

• “market surveillance authority” has the meaning given in regulation 53 (designation of market surveillance authorities);

• “mobile installation” means a combination of apparatus and, where applicable, other devices, which are intended to be moved and operated in a range of locations;

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• “OFCOM” means the Office of Communications established under the Office of Communications Act 2002 M5;

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• “place on the market” means the first making available of apparatus on the F18market of Great Britain, and related expressions must be construed accordingly;

• “put into service” means the first use of equipment in the F19United Kingdom market by its end-user for the purposes for which it was intended, and related expressions must be construed accordingly;

• “RAMS” means Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339/93 M6;

• “recall” means any measure aimed at achieving the return of apparatus that has already been made available to the end-user, and related expressions must be construed accordingly;

• “relevant conformity assessment procedure” means a conformity assessment procedure referred to in regulation 40 (conformity assessment procedures);

• “relevant economic operator” means, in relation to apparatus, an economic operator with obligations in respect of that apparatus under Part 2;

• “technical specification” means a document that prescribes technical requirements to be fulfilled by the equipment;

• F20“UK marking” means the marking in the form set out in Annex 2 of RAMS;

• “UK national accreditation body” means the body appointed by the Secretary of State in accordance with Article 4 of RAMS;

• “weights and measures authority” means a local weights and measures authority within the meaning set out in section 69 of the Weights and Measures Act 1985 M7;

• “withdrawal” means any measure aimed at preventing apparatus in the supply chain from being made available on the market, and related expressions must be construed accordingly.

In these Regulations, a reference to apparatus or equipment being “in conformity with Part 2” means that—

In these Regulations, “risk” means a risk to F21the protections against electromagnetic disturbance referred to in these Regulations.

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