Amendment to regulation 21
14. Regulation 21 (information identifying importer) is amended as follows—
(a)in paragraph (2) for “by the competent national authority in the Member State in which it is to be made available to end-users” substitute “the market surveillance authority”;
(b)for paragraph (3) substitute—
“(3) Paragraph (1) does not apply where—
(a)either—
(i)it is not possible to set out the information referred to in paragraph (1) on the product, or
(ii)the importer has imported the product from an EEA state and places it on the market within the period of 18 months beginning with exit day, and
(b)before placing the product on the market, the importer sets out the information referred to in paragraph (1)—
(i)on the packaging; or
(ii)in a document accompanying the product.”.