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Paragraph 2 Withdrawal notice

(1)

An enforcement authority may serve a withdrawal notice on a relevant economic operator in respect of an appliance or fitting if the authority has reasonable grounds for believing that—

(a)

the appliance or fitting has been made available on the market; and

(b)

either of the following conditions are met—

(i)

the appliance or fitting presents a risk; or

(ii)

the appliance or fitting is not in conformity with the requirements of EU Regulation 2016/426 or RAMS (in its application to appliances or fittings).

(2)

A withdrawal notice must prohibit the relevant economic operator from making the appliance or fitting available on the market without the consent of the enforcement authority.

(3)

A withdrawal notice may require the relevant economic operator to take action to alert end-users to any risk presented by the appliance or fitting.

(4)

A withdrawal notice may require the relevant economic operator to keep the enforcement authority informed of the whereabouts of any appliance or fitting referred to in the notice.

(5)

A consent given by the enforcement authority pursuant to a withdrawal notice may impose such conditions on the making available on the market as the authority considers appropriate.