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Regulation 16 Duty to take action in respect of product placed on the market which is considered not to be in conformityI1E1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

A manufacturer who considers or has reason to believe that a product that it has placed on the market is not in conformity Part 2, must immediately take the corrective measures necessary to—

(a)

bring the product into conformity;

(b)

withdraw the product from the market; or

(c)

recall it.

(2)

Where the product presents a risk, the manufacturer must immediately inform the market surveillance authority F1... of the risk, giving details of—

(a)

the reason why the product is not considered to be in conformity; and

(b)

any corrective measures taken.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in reg. 16(2) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 28 para. 10 (with Sch. 28 para. 41) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Commencement

I1

Reg. 16 in force at 3.8.2017, see reg. 1

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