# The Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018, Paragraph 2: Withdrawal notice


(1) An enforcement authority may serve a withdrawal notice on a relevant economic operator in respect of PPE if the authority has reasonable grounds for believing that—
(a) the PPE has been made available on the market; and
(b) either of the following conditions are met—
(i) the PPE presents a risk; or
(ii) the PPE is not in conformity with the requirements of EU Regulation 2016/425 or RAMS (in its application to PPE);
(2) A withdrawal notice must prohibit the relevant economic operator from making the PPE 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 PPE.
(4) A withdrawal notice may require the relevant economic operator to keep the enforcement authority informed of the whereabouts of any PPE 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/390/schedule/4/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/personal-protective-equipment-enforcement-regulations-2018/schedule-4/paragraph-2
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