Authorised Representative Services

Manufacturers outside of the European Union and the UK need to be prepared for changes to their import obligations

Authorised Representative Service has the expertise and industry experience to be your Representative in the EU or the UK.

We are here to support manufacturers place their products legally on the market. We will represent your company as the responsible economic operator fulfilling the new obligations outlined in the Government guidelines for Brexit preparation. We can also help you meet the obligations of the new Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 which comes into force on 16th July 2021.

Manufacturers outside the European Union (EU) and in the UK are facing a number of changes to their responsibilities due to Brexit from 1st January 2021and the New Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 from 16th July 2021. When the UK leaves the EU on 1st January 2021 manufacturers who have an EU based distributor will need them to take on the obligations of an ‘importer’. Conversely EU manufacturer who have a distributor in the UK will require them to take on the obligations of an importer. Many distributors will not want to take on the extra obligations and maunufacturers will therefore need to find a third party such as Authorised Representative Service to take on these obligations.

The new Regulation has been adopted by the European Commisssion and the UK to ensure the safety of products sold within the EU. The Regulation also addresses the loophole created by E-commerce, which currently makes the consumer responsible for ensuring products comply with safety standards.

• The Regulation aims to protect citizens from unsafe and non-compliant products placed on the market in the EU and UK.
• The Regulation requires that, for most CE marked products, there needs to be an economic operator located in the territory where the products are being placed on the market (EU or UK).
• This economic operator must liaise with the authorities to provide them with information or take certain actions.
• This will apply from 16th July 2021.
• The Economic Operator can be the EU or UK manufacturer, an Authorised Representative, an EU or UK importer or a fulfilment service provider.
• The Regulation also covers improvements to the market surveillance systems, such as trading standards.

Read More about Authorised Representative Service in the EU here.

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