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 changes. 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 have faced a number of changes to their responsibilities due to Brexit from 1st January 2021 and the New Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 from 16th July 2021. When the UK left the EU on 1st January 2021 manufacturers who had an EU based distributor requiried them to take on the obligations of an ‘importer’. Conversely EU manufacturers who had a distributor in the UK required them to take on the obligations of an importer. Many distributors did not or will not want to take on the extra obligations and maunufacturers 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 will continue to apply market surveillance framework based on the New Legislative Framework (NLF) Regulation EC 765/2008, to ensure the safety of products sold within the EU. These Regulations also addresses the loophole created by E-commerce, which currently makes the consumer responsible for ensuring products comply with safety standards.
UKCA Mark

- UK left the single market at the end of 2020, the trade deal signed in December 2020 did not change this.
- The UK markets now have a separate regulatory system for product compliance. To this end, the UK has adopted the CE Marking regulations, adapting them to use for the UKCA mark
- Technical requirements for products and most certification procedures will not change. However, UK notified bodies are no longer able to assist with CE marking products.
- The UK will continue to accept the CE mark until the 31st December 2022.
- The UKCA marking system becomes mandatory on 1st Jan 2023 and will replace CE marking in the UK.
- CE marking for the EU market is not affected.
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Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 in brief
- The Regulation aims to protect citizens from unsafe and non-compliant products placed on the market in the EU.
- The Regulation requires that, for most CE marked products, there needs to be an economic operator located within the EU.
- This economic operator must liaise with the authorities to provide them with information or take certain actions.
- This came into force on the 16th July 2021.
- The Economic Operator can be the EU manufacturer, an Authorised Representative, an EU importer or a fulfilment service provider.
- The Regulation also covers improvements to the market surveillance systems, such as trading standards.
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