CHAPTER II

OBLIGATIONS OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS

Cases in which the obligations of manufacturers apply to importers or distributors
Article 12
An importer or distributor shall be considered a manufacturer for the purposes of this Directive and he shall be subject to the obligations of the manufacturer under Article 8, where he places a safety component for lifts on the market under his name or trade mark or modifies a safety component for lifts already placed on the market in such a way that compliance with this Directive may be affected.