French Labour Code
In forceThe market surveillance authorities and authorised agents may request the economic operator concerned to provide them with :
1° The document relating to the conformity of a specimen of equipment drawn up by the manufacturer;
2° The file or technical documentation for a model of equipment, comprising the relevant documents, technical specifications, data or information relating to the conformity of the model of equipment and its technical characteristics, including access to integrated software insofar as such access is necessary to assess the conformity of the equipment, regardless of the form and format, and regardless of the storage medium or the place where such documents, technical specifications, data or information are stored. Persons with access to the file or technical documentation may take or obtain copies and are bound by professional secrecy for all information relating to manufacturing and operating processes;
3° Commercial documentation presenting or promoting equipment to its purchasers;
4° Information on the supply chain, details of the distribution network, quantities of equipment on the market and other models of equipment with the same technical characteristics as the equipment in question;
5° Information enabling verification that corrective measures have been taken, in particular, where this information is known, the list and contact details of users of the non-compliant equipment that has been brought into compliance, together with details identifying the copy or copies of the equipment in the possession of each user;
6° Information relevant to identifying the owner of a website, where this information relates to the subject of the investigation;
7° Documents drawn up by the notified body as part of the conformity assessment procedure for a model of equipment.
