reg 31 Cases in which obligations of manufacturers apply to importers and distributors
(1) An importer or distributor (“A”) is to be considered a manufacturer for the purposes of these Regulations, and is subject to the relevant obligations of the manufacturer under this Part, where A— (a) places electrical equipment on the market under A's own name or trademark; or (b) modifies electrical equipment already placed on the market in such a way that it may affect whether the electrical equipment is in conformity with Part 2. (2) In paragraph (1), “ relevant obligations ” means the obligations under regulations 4 (design and manufacture in accordance with safety objectives) to 13 (provision of information and cooperation).