Yes, under some conditions.
The word “accompanied” is used in the Regulation (EU) 2020/740 in Article 4: “Suppliers shall ensure that [..] tyres […] are accompanied free of charge”:
- by a tyre label (in the form of a sticker for individual tyres or by a printed tyre label for a batch of identical tyres) and,
- by a product information sheet (PIS). No clear indication is given as to the format of the PIS.
Article 3(8) defines the ‘product information sheet’ as a standard document containing the information set out in Annex III in printed or electronic form. If the product information sheet can be obtained in electronic form by scanning the QR code on the label (as printed on a physical support), this fulfils the obligation to accompany the tyres by the PIS unless the end customer requests a printed form.
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