reg 14 Provision of information and cooperation
(1) Following a request from the enforcing authority, and within such period as the authority may specify, a manufacturer must provide the authority with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate that a vessel 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 the vessel was placed 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 electronically; and (b) must be in a language which can be easily understood by the enforcing authority. (4) A manufacturer must, at the request of the enforcing authority, cooperate with that authority on any action taken to— (a) evaluate a vessel in accordance with regulation 58 (evaluation of vessels presenting a risk); or (b) eliminate the risks posed by a vessel which the manufacturer has placed on the market.