# Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing Council Directive 89/106/EEC (Text with EEA relevance), Article 16C: Obligations on a distributor which are met by complying with obligations in the EU Construction Products Regulation


1. Paragraph 2 applies where:
(a) a construction product is covered by a standard which:
(i)) is designated under Article 18B(1)(b); or
(ii)) becomes a designated standard under Article 18B(2); and
(b) before making the product available on the market, a distributor:
(i)) finds that the product does not bear the UK marking; and
(ii)) ensures that:
(aa)) the product bears the CE marking, or in the case of a product to which regulation 4(2)(b) of the Construction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 applies, the CE marking accompanied by the UK(NI) indication;
(bb)) the product is accompanied by the ‘documents required’ referred to in Article 14(2) of Regulation (EU) 305/2011 or Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 and by instructions and safety information in English;
(cc)) the manufacturer has complied with Article 11(4) and (5) of this Regulation; and
(dd)) the importer has complied with Article 13(3) of this Regulation.
2. Where this paragraph applies:
(a) the requirements on the distributor in the first subparagraph of Article 14(2) are to be treated as satisfied;
(b) Article 14 has effect as if any reference to a declaration of performance were a reference to the declaration of performance drawn up by the manufacturer in accordance with Articles 4 and 6 of Regulation (EU) 305/2011 or a reference to the declaration of performance and conformity drawn up by the manufacturer in accordance with Articles 13 and 15 of Regulation (EU) 2024/3110.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/305/article/16C (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-305/article-16C
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