PART 2Obligations of economic operators
All economic operators
Cases in which obligations of manufacturers apply to importers and distributors35
An importer or distributor (“A”) is to be considered a manufacturer for the purposes of these Regulations, and is subject to the obligations of the manufacturer under this Part, where A—
a
places a vessel on the market under A's own name or trademark; or
b
modifies a vessel already placed on the market in such a way that it may affect whether the vessel is in conformity with Part 2.