# Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (recast) (Text with EEA relevance), Article 11: Cases in which obligations of manufacturers apply to importers and distributors

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Member States shall ensure that an importer or distributor is considered a manufacturer for the purposes of this Directive and that he is subject to the obligations of the manufacturer under Article 7, where he places EEE on the market under his name or trademark or modifies EEE already placed on the market in such a way that compliance with the applicable requirements may be affected.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2011/65/article/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2011-65/article-11
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