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Article 12 – Cases in which obligations of manufacturers apply to importers and distributors

PPE Personal Protective Equipment Regulation (EU) 2016/425 · Consolidated version of 29 May 2026 · Official text on EUR-Lex

CHAPTER II – OBLIGATIONS OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS

An importer or distributor shall be considered a manufacturer for the purposes of this Regulation and he shall be subject to the obligations of the manufacturer set out in Article 8 where he places PPE on the market under his name or trademark or modifies PPE already placed on the market in such a way that compliance with this Regulation may be affected.

“Cases in which obligations of manufacturers apply to importers and distributors” in other acts

Contents of the act: Personal Protective Equipment Regulation