Importers and manufacturers of refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment charged with hydrofluorocarbons ('equipment') shall draw up the declaration of conformity referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 using the template set out in Annex I to this Regulation. The declaration of conformity shall be signed by a legal representative of the manufacturer or importer of equipment.

In case of imports of equipment referred to in Article 1, the importer shall ensure that a copy of the declaration of conformity is available to the customs authorities at the time the customs declaration related to the release for free circulation in F1any part of Great Britain is submitted.

A declaration of conformity may only refer to an authorisation referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 if the authorisation is duly registered in the registry established pursuant to Article 17 of that Regulation.