art.15
- Provide a declaration of conformity for each gas appliance or fitting
Retained EU Law
2016
United Kingdom
Regulation (EU) 2016/426 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on appliances burning gaseous fuels and repealing Directive 2009/142/EC (Text with EEA relevance)
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38 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Plus 4 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
What this Act requires
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uri:annex/iii/division/1
- Apply for type-examination and keep records for gas appliances
uri:annex/iii/division/2/division/2.2
- Manufacture appliances that match your approved type-examination certificate
uri:annex/iii/division/2/division/2.4
- Affix UK marking and provide declaration of conformity for gas appliances
uri:annex/iii/division/3/division/3.2
- Operate an approved quality system and submit to surveillance
uri:annex/iii/division/3/division/3.3
- Apply for quality system assessment before manufacturing gas appliances
uri:annex/iii/division/3/division/3.4
- Allow approved body access to your manufacturing sites and records
uri:annex/iii/division/3/division/3.5
- Affix UK marking and keep declaration of conformity for gas appliances
uri:annex/iii/division/3/division/3.6
- Keep gas appliance records for at least 10 years after placing on market
uri:annex/iii/division/3/division/3.7
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Approved bodies must report quality system decisions to the Secretary of State Crown / Minister / Government department
uri:annex/iii/division/4/division/4.3
- Apply to a UK approved body for quality system assessment for gas appliances
uri:annex/iii/division/4/division/4.4
- Allow approved body access to your site and quality records
uri:annex/iii/division/4/division/4.5
- Affix UK marking and provide declaration of conformity for gas appliances/fittings
uri:annex/iii/division/4/division/4.6
- Keep technical records for 10 years for gas appliance enforcement
uri:annex/iii/division/4/division/4.7
- Approved bodies must report quality system approvals to the Secretary of State
uri:annex/iii/division/5/division/5.2
- Manufacturers must ensure production consistently matches the approved type
uri:annex/iii/division/5/division/5.4
- Keep certificates of conformity for 10 years after placing on market
uri:annex/iii/division/5/division/5.5
- Ensure homogeneous production lots and retain conformity certificates
uri:annex/iii/division/5/division/5.6
- Mark gas appliances and keep declaration of conformity for 10 years
uri:annex/iii/division/6/division/6.2
- Establish and maintain technical documentation for gas appliances
uri:annex/iii/division/6/division/6.3
- Ensure manufacturing process and monitoring produce conforming gas appliances
uri:annex/iii/division/6/division/6.4
- Keep certificates of conformity for 10 years after product is placed on market
uri:annex/iii/division/6/division/6.5
- Affix UK marking and keep declaration of conformity for 10 years
Obligations of manufacturers
- Ensure appliances and fittings meet safety standards and are correctly documented
Authorised representatives
- Appoint a UK-based authorised representative for gas appliance compliance
Obligations of importers
- Check conformity and labelling before placing gas appliances or fittings on the market
Obligations of distributors
- Verify and maintain compliance of gas appliances and fittings before distribution
Cases in which obligations of manufacturers apply to importers and distributors
- You may become a manufacturer for gas appliance rules if you rebrand or modify products
Identification of economic operators
- Keep supply chain records for 10 years and identify operators on request
Conformity assessment procedures for appliances and fittings
- Submit gas appliances to a conformity assessment before placing on market
Approved Body Requirements
- Meet all requirements for approval as a conformity assessment body
Subsidiaries of, and subcontracting by, approved bodies
- Meet conditions when subcontracting or using subsidiaries for conformity assessments
Restriction, suspension or withdrawal of approval
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must act against non‑compliant approved bodies and follow due process Crown / Minister / Government department
Operational obligations of approved bodies
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Approved bodies must carry out proportionate conformity assessments Statutory regulator
Appeal against decisions of approved bodies
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Notified bodies must provide an appeals process for their decisions Statutory regulator
Information obligation on approved bodies
- Report to the Secretary of State and share information with other approved bodies
Procedure ... for dealing with appliances or fittings presenting a risk
- Cooperate with market surveillance and take corrective action if gas appliance presents risk
Compliant appliances or fittings which present a risk
- Take corrective action if your compliant gas appliance still presents a risk
Browse 43 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
uri:annex/i/division/1
uri:annex/i/division/3/division/3.1
uri:annex/iii/division/2/division/2.3
uri:annex/iii/division/4/division/4.1
uri:annex/iii/division/5/division/5.3
uri:annex/iii/division/5/division/5.7
uri:annex/iii/division/5/division/5.8
uri:annex/iii/division/6/division/6.1
uri:annex/iv/division/1
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Scope
Definitions
Making available on the market and putting into service
Gas supply conditions
Essential requirements
Making available, putting into service and exhibition at trade fairs, etc
Designated standard
Presumption of conformity of appliances and fittings
General principles of the UK marking
Rules and conditions for affixing the UK marking
Inscriptions
Notification
Approval of conformity assessment bodies
UK national accreditation body
Monitoring obligations
Presumption of conformity of approved bodies
Application for notification
Notification procedure
Identification numbers and register of approved bodies
Challenge of the competence of notified bodies
Exchange of experience
Coordination of notified bodies
Market surveillance and control of appliances and fittings entering the United Kingdom market
Union safeguard procedure
Formal non-compliance
Exercise of the delegation
Committee procedure
Penalties
Transitional provision in relation to EU exit
Repeal
Entry into force and application
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