(1) A producer within the meaning of this Act is a person who has produced the final product, a raw material or a component part. A producer is also anyone who by putting his or her name, trademark or other distinguishing feature on the product presents himself or herself as its producer.
(2) A producer is also anyone who imports or takes into the area of application of the Agreement on the European Economic Area a product for sale, hire, leasing or any form of distribution with an economic purpose in the course of his or her business.
(3) Where the producer of the product cannot be identified, each supplier of the product is deemed to be its producer unless he or she informs the injured person within a month of his or her receipt of a demand to this effect of the identity of the producer or of the person who supplied him or her with the product. The same applies in the case of an imported product if this product does not indicate the identity of the person referred to in subsection (2), even if the name of the producer is known.