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30. When making radio equipment available on the market, a distributor must act with due care to ensure that it is in conformity with Part 2.
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).
32.—(1) Where a distributor considers, or has reason to believe, that radio equipment is not in conformity with the essential requirements, the distributor must not make the radio equipment available on the market.
(2) Where the radio equipment presents a risk, the distributor must inform the following persons of the risk—
(a)the manufacturer or, where appropriate, the importer, and
(b)the market surveillance authority.
33. Where a distributor has responsibility for radio equipment, the distributor must ensure that the conditions under which it is stored or transported do not jeopardise the radio equipment’s conformity with the essential requirements.
34.—(1) A distributor who considers, or has reason to believe, that radio equipment which the distributor has made available on the market is not in conformity with Part 2 must make sure that the necessary corrective measures are taken to—
(a)bring that radio equipment into conformity,
(b)withdraw the radio equipment, or
(c)recall the radio equipment.
(2) Where the radio equipment presents a risk, the distributor must immediately inform the market surveillance authority, and the competent national authorities of the other Member States in which the distributor has made the radio equipment available on the market, of that risk, giving details of—
(a)the respect in which the radio equipment is considered not to be in conformity with Part 2, and
(b)any corrective measures taken.
35.—(1) Further to a reasoned request from an enforcing authority or a competent national authority of another Member State, a distributor, within such period as the authority may specify, must provide the authority with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate that the radio equipment is in conformity with Part 2.
(2) A request referred to in paragraph (1)—
(a)may only be made during the period of 10 years beginning on the day on which the radio equipment was made available on the market, and
(b)must be accompanied by the reasons for making the request.
(3) The information referred to in paragraph (1)—
(a)may be provided in electronic form, and
(b)must be in a language which can be easily understood by the authority concerned.
(4) A distributor must, at the request of the enforcing authority or a competent national authority of another Member State, cooperate with the authority on any action taken to—
(a)evaluate radio equipment in accordance with regulation 59 (evaluation of radio equipment presenting a risk), and
(b)eliminate the risks posed by radio equipment which the distributor has made available on the market.
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