# The Lifts Regulations 2016, Regulation 35: Cases in which obligations of manufacturers apply to importers


(1) An economic operator who would, but for this regulation, be considered an importer (“A”), is to be considered a manufacturer for the purposes of these Regulations and is subject to the relevant obligations of the manufacturer under this Part, where A—
(a) places a safety component for lifts on the market under A's own name or trademark; or
(b) modifies a safety component for lifts already placed on the market in such a way that it may affect whether the safety component for lifts is in conformity with Part 2.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1093/regulation/35 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/lifts-regulations-2016/regulation-35
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