PART 2Prohibitions and Obligations on Economic Operators

Importers

Duties to retain and provide information31

1

An importer must, for a period of 10 years after the day on which the toy is placed on the market—

a

keep a copy of the EC declaration of conformity; and

b

ensure that the technical documentation can be made available to an enforcement authority on request by the authority.

2

An enforcement authority may, during the 10 year period, request an importer to provide, within such period as the authority may specify, a copy of all or part of the technical documentation (including the EC declaration of conformity), or a translation of it into English.

3

The request must be accompanied by the reasons for making the request.

4

The importer must comply with the request.