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Regulation 19 Requirements that must be satisfied before an importer places a product on the marketI1E1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Before placing a product on the market an importer must ensure that—

(a)

a relevant conformity assessment F1procedure has been carried out by the manufacturer;

(b)

the manufacturer has drawn up the technical documentation;

(c)

the product—

(i)

bears the F2UK marking; and

(ii)

is accompanied by the required documents; and;

(d)

the manufacturer has complied with the requirements of regulations 13 (duty of manufacturers to ensure products are labelled) and 14 (duty to provide information).

(2)

In paragraph (1)(c)(ii) “required documents” means—

(a)

the F3... declaration of conformity; and

(b)

the owner’s manual referred to in Schedule 1.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Word in reg. 19(1)(a) inserted (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. 28 para. 11(a)(i) (with Sch. 28 para. 41) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2

Word in reg. 19(1)(c)(i) 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. 28 para. 11(a)(ii) (with Sch. 28 para. 41) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3

Word in reg. 19(2)(a) 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. 11(b) (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. 19 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