Any natural or legal person that either places a toy on the market under that person’s name or trademark or carries out a substantial modification of a toy already placed on the market in such a way that compliance with applicable requirements of this Regulation might be affected should be considered to be a manufacturer for the purposes of this Regulation and should assume the obligations of the manufacturer. A consumer or other end user who carries out a substantial modification to his or her toy should not be considered to be a manufacturer for the purposes of this Regulation and should not be subject to the obligations of the manufacturer.
Text as published in the Official Journal, reproduced verbatim (including any typographical quirks of the source). For the authentic version, see EUR-Lex.
