CHAPTER 3ASSIGNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNIQUE CODE OF THE MANUFACTURER
Article 4Assignment of the unique code of the manufacturer
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The unique code of the manufacturer shall be assigned by the F1UK national body or, if none is designated, the Secretary of State following a request by a manufacturer or its authorised representative in accordance with Article 6 or 7.
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Article 5F4UK national body for assigning the unique code of the manufacturer
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F5The Secretary of State may designate the UK national body responsible for assigning the unique code of the manufacturer.
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In the absence of a designation under paragraph 1, the Secretary of State is responsible for assigning the unique code of the manufacturer.
Article 6Procedure for assignment of the unique code of the manufacturer to a F8manufacturer established in the United Kingdom
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A manufacturer established in the United Kingdom must, before placing a watercraft on the market of Great Britain, submit an application in English for the assignment of the unique code of the manufacturer, to the UK national body or, if none is designated, the Secretary of State.
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The F12UK national body or, if none is designated, the Secretary of State, after having verified the application, shall assign the unique code of the manufacturer in compliance with Article 4.
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Article 7Procedure for assignment of the unique code of the manufacturer to a manufacturer established F16outside of the United Kingdom
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A manufacturer established F17outside of the United Kingdom or its authorised representative shall, before placing a watercraft on the F18United Kingdom market, submit an application, in F19English, for the assignment of the unique code of the manufacturer to the F20UK national body or, if none is designated, the Secretary of State.
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Upon receipt of an application from a manufacturer, the F23UK national body or, if none is designated, the Secretary of State shall verify in the F24UK third country register the availability of the codes combination in order to ensure that it is the first time the manufacturer has submitted an application F25....
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When assigning the unique code of the manufacturer to a manufacturer established outside of the United Kingdom, the UK national body or, if none is designated, the Secretary of State shall register that code and the name and address of the manufacturer in the UK third country register.
Article 8Procedure in case of post-construction assessment
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In case of post-construction assessment, referred to in F30regulations 42, 43 and 48 of the Recreational Craft Regulations 2017, where the F31approved body has to affix under F32its responsibility the watercraft identification number, the unique code of manufacturer is indicated by the post-construction assessment identification code and shall be assigned by the F33Secretary of State.
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F35Article 9Fees
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F36Article 9ATransitional provision in relation to EU exit
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In this Article, “pre-exit period” means the period beginning with 24 January 2017 and ending immediately before exit day.
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Where during the pre-exit period—
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a manufacturer has submitted an application to the national body of the United Kingdom for the assignment of the unique code of the manufacturer, in accordance with Article 6 as it had effect immediately before exit day; but
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the unique code of the manufacturer has not been assigned,
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Where during the pre-exit period the national body of the United Kingdom has assigned the unique code for a manufacturer, in accordance with Article 4 as it had effect immediately before IP completion day, that unique code is to be treated as if it were issued by the UK national body (or, if none is designated, the Secretary of State) in accordance with Article 4 as it has effect on and after IP completion day.