When making a subsystem or a safety component available on the market, distributors shall act with due care in relation to the requirements of this Regulation.

Before making a subsystem or a safety component available on the market, distributors shall verify that the subsystem or the safety component bears the F1UK marking and that it is accompanied by a copy of the F2declaration of conformity, by instructions and safety information, and, where appropriate, by other required documents, F3in English and that the manufacturer and the importer have complied with the requirements set out in Article 11(5) and (6) and Article 13(3) respectively.

Where a distributor considers or has reason to believe that a subsystem or a safety component is not in conformity with the applicable essential requirements set out in Annex II, he shall not make the subsystem or the safety component available on the market until it has been brought into conformity. Furthermore, where the subsystem or the safety component presents a risk, the distributor shall inform the manufacturer or the importer to that effect as well as the F4Executive.

Distributors shall ensure that, while a subsystem or a safety component is under their responsibility, storage or transport conditions do not jeopardise its compliance with the applicable essential requirements set out in Annex II.

Distributors who consider or have reason to believe that a subsystem or a safety component which they have made available on the market is not in conformity with this Regulation shall make sure that the corrective measures necessary to bring that subsystem or safety component into conformity, to withdraw it or recall it, if appropriate, are taken. Furthermore, where the subsystem or the safety component presents a risk, distributors shall immediately inform the F5Secretary of State to that effect, giving details, in particular, of the non-compliance and of any corrective measures taken.

Distributors shall, further to a reasoned request from F6the Secretary of State, provide the Secretary of State with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of a subsystem or a safety component. That information and documentation may be provided in paper or electronic form. They shall cooperate with F7the Secretary of State, at the Secretary of State's request, on any action taken to eliminate the risks posed by subsystems or safety components which they have made available on the market.