# Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2013 on the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles (Text with EEA relevance), Article 16: Cases in which obligations of manufacturers apply to importers and distributors

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

An importer or distributor shall be considered a manufacturer for the purposes of this Regulation and shall be subject to the obligations of the manufacturer under Articles 9 to 11, where the importer or distributor makes available on the market, registers or is responsible for the entry into service of a vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit under its name or trademark or modifies a vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit in such a way that compliance with the applicable requirements may be affected.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/168/article/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-168/article-16
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