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31.—(1) Before making radio equipment available on the market, the distributor must verify that—
(a)the radio equipment—
(i)bears the CE marking,
(ii)is accompanied by the required documents,
(iii)is accompanied by instructions and safety information in a language which can be easily understood by consumers and other end-users in the Member State in which the radio equipment is to be made available on the market,
(b)the manufacturer has complied with the requirements set out in—
(i)regulation 8 (construction must allow operation in at least one Member State),
(ii)regulation 12 (identification of the radio equipment and manufacturer),
(iii)regulation 13 (instructions and information to be included with the radio equipment),
(iv)regulation 14 (information to be included where there are restrictions on putting into service or requirements for authorisation of use), and
(c)the importer has complied with the requirements set out in regulation 23 (information identifying importer).
(2) Where the radio equipment is to be made available to consumers and other end-users in the United Kingdom, the language which can easily be understood is English.
(3) In paragraph (1)(a)(ii), “required documents” means any documents that are required to be provided pursuant to regulations 12(4), 14 and 23(3).
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