# The Recreational Craft Regulations 2017, Regulation 33: Cases in which the obligations of manufacturers apply to importers and distributors

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

An importer or a distributor (“A”) who—
(a) places a product on the market under A’s own name or trademark; or
(b) modifies a product already placed on the market in such a way that it may affect whether the product is in conformity with Part 2
is to be treated as the manufacturer of that product for the purposes of these Regulations and must comply with the obligations of a manufacturer set out in this Part.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/737/regulation/33 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/recreational-craft-regulations-2017/regulation-33
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