Storage locations in the premises of the tyre manufacturer before any commercial transaction has taken place, are not covered by any obligation in respect to labelling.
Storage areas in the premises of a distributor where tyres are neither displayed nor offered for sale to customers is not considered as a point of sale to which Article 6 applies.
When tyres are stored in the premises of a distributor and not displayed and offered for sale to customers, no requirement for displaying the label or the PIS apply. However Article 6.4 is applicable 'Distributors shall ensure that where tyres offered for sale are not visible to the end-user at the time of sale, they provide the end-user with a copy of the tyre label before the sale'.
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