Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 2A 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. 19 para. 39 (with Sch. 19 para. 36) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
1. Conformity to type based on internal production control plus supervised product checks at random intervals is the part of a conformity assessment procedure whereby the manufacturer fulfils the obligations laid down in points 2, 3 and 4, and ensures and declares on his sole responsibility that the pyrotechnic articles concerned are in conformity with the type described in the Type examination certificate and satisfy the requirements of these Regulations that apply to them.E+W+S
2. ManufacturingE+W+S
The manufacturer shall take all measures necessary so that the manufacturing process and its monitoring ensure conformity of the manufactured pyrotechnic articles with the type described in the Type examination certificate and with the requirements of these Regulations that apply to them.
3. Product checksE+W+S
An approved body, chosen by the manufacturer, shall carry out product checks or have them carried out at random intervals determined by the body, in order to verify the quality of the internal checks on the pyrotechnic article, taking into account, inter alia, the technological complexity of the pyrotechnic articles and the quantity of production. An adequate sample of the final products, taken on site by the approved body before the placing on the market, shall be examined and appropriate tests as identified by the relevant parts of the designated standards and/or equivalent tests set out in other relevant technical specifications, shall be carried out to check the conformity of the pyrotechnic article with the type described in the Type examination certificate and with the relevant requirements of these Regulations. Where a sample does not conform to the acceptable quality level, the body shall take appropriate measures.
The acceptance sampling procedure to be applied is intended to determine whether the manufacturing process of the pyrotechnic article performs within acceptable limits, with a view to ensuring conformity of the pyrotechnic article.
The manufacturer shall, under the responsibility of the approved body, affix the approved body's identification number during the manufacturing process.
4. UK marking and declaration of conformityE+W+S
4.1. The manufacturer shall affix the UK marking to each individual pyrotechnic article that is in conformity with the type described in the Type examination certificate and satisfies the applicable requirements of these Regulations.E+W+S
4.2. The manufacturer shall draw up a written declaration of conformity for each product model and keep it at the disposal of the national authorities for 10 years after the pyrotechnic article has been placed on the market. The declaration of conformity shall identify the pyrotechnic article for which it has been drawn up.E+W+S
A copy of the declaration of conformity shall be made available to the relevant authorities upon request.]