Regulation 13 EC declaration of conformity to type

(1)

If a manufacturer decides, in accordance with the requirements of Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 1734, to apply the EC declaration of conformity to type procedure to equipment in respect of which an EC type-examination certificate has been issued, the manufacturer or his authorised representative established within the Community shall–

(a)

ensure and declare that the items of equipment–

(i)

conform to the specimen in respect of which the EC type-examination certificate was issued; and

(ii)

satisfy the applicable international standards;

(b)

affix the mark referred to in regulation 18 below to each item of equipment to which it relates; and

(c)

draw up a written declaration of conformity.

(2)

A manufacturer applying the EC declaration of conformity to type procedure to equipment shall take all measures necessary to ensure that the equipment’s manufacturing process ensures that the equipment–

(a)

conforms to the specimen in respect of which the EC type-examination certificate was issued; and

(b)

satisfies the applicable international standards.

(3)

The manufacturer or his authorised representative established within the Community shall keep a copy of the declaration of conformity referred to in paragraph (1)(c) above for at least 10 years after the last item of equipment to which it relates has been manufactured.