# The Recreational Craft Regulations 2017, Paragraph 4: Verification of conformity by examination and testing of every product


(1) All products must be individually examined, and appropriate tests set out in the relevant designated standard or technical specifications or equivalent tests must be carried out in order to verify conformity with the approved type described in the type examination certificate and with the essential requirements that apply to it. In the absence of such a designated standard, the approved body concerned must decide on the appropriate tests to be carried out.
(2) The approved body must issue a certificate of conformity in respect of the examinations and tests carried out and must affix its identification number to each approved product or have it affixed under its responsibility.
(3) The manufacturer must keep the certificates of conformity at the disposal of the enforcing authority for 10 years after the product has been placed on the market.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/737/schedule/15/part/8/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/recreational-craft-regulations-2017/schedule-15/part-8/paragraph-4
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