Where an importer or a distributor places packaging on the market under its own name or trademark or modifies packaging already placed on the market in a way that could affect compliance with the relevant requirements of this Regulation, that importer or distributor shall be considered to be a manufacturer for the purposes of this Regulation and shall be subject to the obligations of the manufacturer under Article 15.
Where an importer or a distributor as referred to in the first subparagraph falls within the definition of micro-enterprise set out in Recommendation 2003/361/EC as applicable on 11 February 2025, and the natural or legal person that supplies the packaging to the importer or distributor is located in the Union, the natural or legal person that supplies the packaging shall be considered to be the manufacturer for the purposes of Article 15.
当进口商或分销商以其自身名称或商标将包装投放市场，或以可能影响该包装符合本条例相关要求的方式修改 已投放市场的包装时，该进口商或分销商应被视为本条例意义上的制造商，并应承担第15条规定的制造商义务
当第一款所述的进口商或分销商符合2025年2月11日适用的2003/361/EC号建议中微型企业的定义，且向该进口 商或分销商供应包装的自然人或法人位于欧盟境内时，该供应包装的自然人或法人应被视为第15条所指的制造 商。