PART 2Obligations of economic operators

Distributors

Requirements which must be satisfied before a distributor makes a safety component for lifts available on the market37

1

Before making a safety component for lifts available on the market, the distributor must ensure that—

a

the safety component for lifts—

i

bears the CE marking;

ii

is accompanied by the EU declaration of conformity and the required documents; and

iii

is accompanied by the instructions referred to in point 6.1 of Annex I to the Directive (as amended from time to time) in a language which can be easily understood by end-users in the member State in which the safety component for lifts is to be made available on the market;

b

the manufacturer has complied with the requirements set out in regulation 19 (labelling and instructions); and

c

the importer has complied with the requirements set out in regulation 28 (information identifying importer).

2

Where the safety component for lifts is to be made available to end-users in the United Kingdom the language which can be easily understood by end-users is English.

3

In paragraph 1(a)(ii), “required documents” means any labels or documents that are required to be provided with the safety component for lifts pursuant to—

a

regulation 19(3); and

b

regulation 28(3).