S.L. 585.1 Art. 27Practicesinvolving consumer products.

(1) Undertakings intending to manufacture or import a consumer product for which the intended use is likely to be a new class or type of practice, to provide the Commission with all relevant information, including that listed in Section A of the Third Schedule, so as to allow the implementation of the justification requirement in regulation 25.

(2) The Commission shall assess this information and decide if the intended use of the consumer product is justified based on Section B of the Third Schedule.

(3) Without prejudice to sub-regulation (1), The Commission which has received information according to that sub-regulation, informs the point of contact for the competent authorities of other Member States of this receipt and, upon request, of its decision and the basis for that decision.

(4) It is prohibited to sale or the making available to the public of consumer products if their intended use is not justified or their use would not fulfil the criteria for exemption from notification under regulation 35.