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Regulation 18 Requirements to mark importers' details on regulated non-automatic weighing instrumentsE1C1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

An importer must indicate on any regulated non-automatic weighing instrument imported by that importer, the importer's name, registered trade name or trademark, and the postal address at which the importer can be contacted.

F1(2)

Paragraph (1) does not apply where—

(a)

either—

(i)

the importer would have to open the packaging in order to indicate the information on the instrument; or

(ii)

the importer has imported the instrument from an EEA state or Switzerland and places it on the market within the period of F2seven years beginning with IP completion day, and

(b)

before placing the instrument on the market, the importer sets out the information referred to in paragraph (1)—

(i)

where sub-paragraph (a)(i) applies, on the packaging and in a document accompanying the instrument;

(ii)

where sub-paragraph (a)(ii) applies, in a document accompanying the instrument.

(3)

The contact details required by this regulation must be F3clear, legible and in easily understandable English.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Reg. 18(2) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 26 para. 15(a) (with Sch. 26 para. 5) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1246, regs. 1(3), 5; S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2; S.I. 2020/852, regs. 2(2), 4(2), Sch. 1 para. 1(o)(iv) and S.I. 2020/1460, reg. 1(4), Sch. 3 para. 2(1)(j)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2

Words in reg. 18(2)(a)(ii) substituted (E.W.S) (31.12.2022) by The Product Safety and Metrology (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1393), regs. 1(1), 4, Sch. 3 para. (m)

F3

Words in reg. 18(3) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 26 para. 15(b) (with Sch. 26 para. 5) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Modifications

C1

Reg. 18 modified by The Conformity Assessment (Mutual Recognition Agreements) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/392), reg. 6 (as inserted (temp.) (10.9.2019) by The Product Safety, Metrology and Mutual Recognition Agreement (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1246), regs. 1(2)(4), 2(3) (with reg. 18))

Extent

E1

This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only