# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1 of 3 January 2017 on procedures for watercraft identification under Directive 2013/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on recreational craft and personal watercraft (Text with EEA relevance), Article 5: UK national body for assigning the unique code of the manufacturer

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

1. The Secretary of State may designate the UK national body responsible for assigning the unique code of the manufacturer.
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(3.) In the absence of a designation under paragraph 1, the Secretary of State is responsible for assigning the unique code of the manufacturer.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2017/1/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-1/article-5
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