# The Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015, Regulation 59: Enforcement action in respect of pyrotechnic articles which are in conformity, but present a risk

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Where, having carried out an evaluation under regulation 56, an enforcing authority finds that although a pyrotechnic article is in conformity with Part 2, it presents a risk, the enforcing authority must require a relevant economic operator to take appropriate measures to—
(a) ensure that the pyrotechnic article concerned, when placed on the market, no longer presents a risk;
(b) withdraw the pyrotechnic article within a prescribed period; or
(c) recall the pyrotechnic article within a prescribed period.
(2) Where an enforcing authority is not the Secretary of State and it takes measures under paragraph (1), it must notify the Secretary of State immediately.
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(4) The notice referred to in paragraph (2) must include details about the pyrotechnic article and, in particular—
(a) the data necessary for the identification of the pyrotechnic article concerned;
(b) the origin and the supply chain of the pyrotechnic article;
(c) the nature of the risk involved; and
(d) the nature and duration of the measures taken by the enforcing authority.
(5) In this regulation, “prescribed period” means a period which is—
(a) prescribed by the enforcing authority; and
(b) reasonable and commensurate with the nature of the risk presented by the pyrotechnic article.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1553/regulation/59 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pyrotechnic-articles-safety-regulations-2015/regulation-59
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