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33B.—(1) In this regulation—
(a)any reference to an Article or an Annex is a reference to an Article or an Annex of the Directive;
(b)“Module B” means the conformity assessment procedure set out under the heading “MODULE B: EU-TYPE EXAMINATION” in Annex II;
(c)“EU-type examination certificate” means an EU-type examination certificate issued in accordance with Module B;
(d)“harmonised standard” has the meaning given to it in Article 4(14);
(e)“instrument-specific Annexes” means Annexes III to XII.
(2) Paragraph (3) applies where—
(a)in accordance with Article 17, one of the conformity assessment procedures listed in the instrument-specific Annex that applies to the regulated measuring instrument is Module B; and
(b)before placing a regulated measuring instrument on the market, the manufacturer ensures that—
(i)the regulated measuring instrument has been designed in accordance with the essential requirements set out in Annex I and in the relevant instrument-specific Annex which applies to the regulated measuring instrument; and
(ii)Module B has been complied with in respect of that regulated measuring instrument.
(3) Where this paragraph applies—
(a)any reference in regulation 7(c) to “relevant conformity assessment procedure” includes Module B;
(b)any reference to “type examination certificate” in regulations 45(1)(j), 72(3)(b) and 73(3)(b) is to be read as a reference to “EU-type examination certificate”; and
(c)any reference to “designated standard” in regulation 45(1)(f) is to be read as a reference to “harmonised standard.]
Textual Amendments
F1Regs. 33A-33D inserted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 27 para. 18 (with Sch. 27 para. 50(a)) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2 and The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (UK(NI) Indication) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1460), reg. 1(4), Sch. 3 para. 19(4)(b)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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