Requirements which must be satisfied before a distributor makes a safety component for lifts available on the marketU.K.
37.—(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).