修理和维护活动是否属于附件 XVII 第 18(a) 条的限制范围？

修理和维护活动是否属于附件 XVII 第 18(a) 条的限制范围？

Are the repairing and maintenance activities covered by the restriction in Entry 18(a) of Annex XVII?

2009 年 4 月 3 日前在欧盟境内使用的面向公众销售的体温计和其他测量设备：此项禁令涉及 2009 年 4 月 3 日后在市场上销售的体温计和其他测量设备。根据第 2 款，2009 年 4 月 3 日前在欧盟境内使用的面向公众销售的体温计和其他测量设备不受此项禁令的约束。2009 年 4 月 3 日前在欧盟境内使用的这些含汞仪器可以投放到二手市场，但决定对这些现有仪器进行监管的成员国领土除外。这些现有仪器的维修和维护活动不在该限制范围内。但是，在对这些设备进行维修和维护时，不得使用新的含汞测量设备，因为这将被视为向公众提供新的测量设备。

Fever thermometers and other measuring devices for sale to the general public in use in the European Union before the 3 April 2009: The prohibition concerns the placing on the market of fever thermometers and other measuring devices for sale to the general public after the 3 April 2009. Pursuant to paragraph 2, thermometers as well as other measuring devices for sale to the general public in use in the European Union before the 3 April 2009 are exempted from the prohibition. These instruments containing mercury which were in use in the European Union before the 3 April 2009 can be placed on the second hand market except in the territories of Member States which decided to regulate theses existing instruments. Repairing and maintenance activities for these existing instruments are excluded from the scope of the restriction. Nevertheless, in the case of repairing and maintenance activities performed on these devices, new measuring devices containing mercury shall not be used as this would be considered making available new measuring devices to the general public.