Article 1
1. Economic operators may make available a declaration of performance referred to in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 on a website, by virtue of derogation from Article 7(1) of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011, provided that they comply with all of the following conditions: (a) they shall ensure that the content of a declaration of performance is not altered after it has been made available on the website; (b) they shall ensure that the website where the declarations of performance drawn up for construction products have been made available is monitored and maintained so that the website and the declarations of performance are continuously available to recipients of construction products; (c) they shall ensure that the declaration of performance may be accessed by the recipients of construction products free of charge for a period of 10 years after the construction product has been placed on the market, or for such other period that may be applicable in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011; (d) they shall provide instructions to the recipients of construction products on how to access the website and the declarations of performance drawn up for such products available on that website. 2. Manufacturers shall ensure that every single product, or batch of the same product, they are placing on the market is linked to a given declaration of performance by means of the unique identification code of the product-type.