Regulation 3 InterpretationE1

In these Regulations—

• “the 1987 Act” means the Consumer Protection Act 1987;

• F1“the Directive” means Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18th June 2009 on the safety of toys;

• “the GPSR” means the General Product Safety Regulations 2005 M1;

• F2“ approved body requirements ” has the meaning given to it in regulation 40A;

• “authorised representative” means a person who has been appointed in accordance with regulation 25(1);

• F3...

• “conformity assessment” means the process demonstrating whether specified requirements relating to a toy have been fulfilled;

• “conformity assessment activities” means activities relating to conformity assessment, including calibration, testing, certification and inspection;

• F4“ designated standard ” has the meaning given to it in regulation 3A;

• “distributor” means any person who—

  1. (a)

     is in the supply chain for a toy, other than the manufacturer or the importer; and

  2. (b)

     makes the toy available on the market;

• “economic operator” means a manufacturer, an authorised representative, an importer or a distributor;

• “enforcement authority” has the same meaning as in section 45(1) of the 1987 Act;

• “essential safety requirements” has the meaning given in regulation 5;

• “harm” means physical injury or any other damage to health, including long-term health effects;

• F5...

• “hazard” means a potential source of harm;

• F6“importer” means a person who—

  1. (a)

     is established in the United Kingdom and places a toy from a country outside of the United Kingdom on the market; or

  2. (b)

     is established in Northern Ireland and places a toy on the market that has been supplied to them for distribution, consumption or use in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge, from an EEA state;

• “intended for use by” means that a parent or supervisor shall reasonably be able to assume by virtue of the functions, dimensions and characteristics of a toy that it is intended for use by children of the stated age group;

• “make available on the market” means supply in the course of a commercial activity (whether in return for payment or free of charge) for distribution, consumption or use on the EU market, and related expressions shall be construed accordingly;

• “manufacturer” means a person who—

  1. (a)

     manufactures a toy or has a toy designed or manufactured; and

  2. (b)

     markets that toy under that person's name or trademark;

• F7“ Module ” means a Module set out in Schedule 6 and Module A, B or C is to be construed accordingly;

• “notified body designation” has the meaning given in regulation 40;

• “place on the market” means make a toy available on the EU market for the first time, and related expressions shall be construed accordingly;

• “recall” means take any measure aimed at achieving the return of a toy that has already been made available to the end user;

• “risk” means the probable rate of occurrence of a hazard causing harm and the degree of severity of the harm;

• “supply” includes offering to supply, agreeing to supply, exposing for supply and possessing for supply;

• “toy” has the meaning given in regulation 4;

• “UK notified body” has the meaning given in regulation 40;

• “withdraw” means take any measure aimed at preventing a toy in the supply chain from being made available on the market.