Article 20 Cases in which obligations of manufacturers apply to importers and distributors

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 8, 13 and 14, in the following cases:

1. (a)

   where the importer or distributor makes available on the market, 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 the vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit may no longer comply with the applicable requirements; or

2. (b)

   where the importer or distributor makes available on the market or is responsible for the entry into service of a system, component or separate technical unit on the basis of a UN type-approval that was granted to a manufacturer outside F1Great Britain, and it is not possible to identify a manufacturer's representative in F2... Great Britain F3;

3. (c)

   where the importer or distributor makes available on the market or is responsible for the entry into service of a vehicle, system, component or separate technical unit to which Article 5A applies on the basis of a relevant EU approval or a relevant NI approval that was granted to a manufacturer outside Great Britain, and it is not possible to identify a manufacturer’s representative in Great Britain.