Translation of declaration of conformity
(1) Before placing radio equipment on the market or making radio equipment available on the market, an economic operator must ensure that the EU declaration of conformity and, where appropriate, the simplified EU declaration of conformity is prepared in, or translated into, the language required by the relevant state in which it is to be placed on the market or made available on the market.
(2) Where the radio equipment is to be placed on the market or made available on the market in Northern Ireland , the language required is English.
Identification of economic operators
(1) An economic operator (“E”), who receives a request from the market surveillance authority before the end of the relevant period, must, within such period as the authority may specify, identify to the authority—
(a) any economic operator who has supplied E with radio equipment, and
(b) any economic operator to whom E has supplied radio equipment.
(2) The relevant period is—
(a) for information under paragraph (1)(a), 10 years beginning on the day on which E was supplied with the radio equipment,
(b) for information under paragraph (1)(b), 10 years beginning on the day on which E supplied the radio equipment.
Prohibition on improper use of UK marking
(1) An economic operator must not affix the UK marking to radio equipment unless—
(a) that economic operator is the manufacturer, and
(b) the conformity of the radio equipment with the essential requirements has been demonstrated by a relevant conformity assessment procedure.
(2) An economic operator must not affix to radio equipment a marking other than the UK marking which purports to attest that the radio equipment is in conformity with the essential requirements.
(3) An economic operator must not affix to radio equipment a marking, sign or inscription which is likely to mislead any other person as to the meaning or form of the UK marking.
(4) An economic operator must not affix to radio equipment any other marking if the visibility, legibility and meaning of the UK marking would be impaired as a result.
Requirement to offer common charger radio equipment without a charging device
(1) When making common charger radio equipment available to consumers or other end-users, an economic operator must—
(a) where paragraph (2) applies, also offer the common charger radio equipment without any charging device; and
(b) ensure that where—
(i) a charging device is included with the common charger radio equipment, a pictogram in the form set out in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1C is printed in accordance with paragraphs 3 to 6 of that Schedule; or
(ii) a charging device is not included with the common charger radio equipment, a pictogram in the form set out in paragraph 2 of Schedule 1C is printed in accordance with paragraphs 3 to 6 of that Schedule.
(2) This paragraph applies where an economic operator makes available common charger radio equipment with a charging device.
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