Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 · Chapter
Article 18 — Authorised representatives
Authorised representatives: what the mandate can and cannot carry.
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1.1. A manufacturer may, by a written mandate, appoint an authorised representative.
2.2. The obligations laid down in Article 13(1) to (11), Article 13(12), first subparagraph, and Article 13(14) shall not form part of the authorised representative’s mandate.
3.3. An authorised representative shall perform the tasks specified in the mandate received from the manufacturer. The authorised representative shall provide a copy of the mandate to the market surveillance authorities upon request. The mandate shall allow the authorised representative to do at least the following:
(a) keep the EU declaration of conformity referred to in Article 28 and the technical documentation referred to in Article 31 at the disposal of the market surveillance authorities for at least 10 years after the product with digital elements has been placed on the market or for the support period, whichever is longer;
(b) further to a reasoned request from a market surveillance authority, provide that authority with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the product with digital elements;
(c) cooperate with the market surveillance authorities, at their request, on any action taken to eliminate the risks posed by a product with digital elements covered by the authorised representative’s mandate.
sha256:27b7c6c64c773001… · CELEX 32024R2847What this article does
Article 18 lets a manufacturer appoint an authorised representative in the Union by written mandate F-034. The representative keeps the declaration of conformity and technical documentation at the disposal of authorities and performs the tasks the mandate lists F-034.
The limit that matters
A representative can hold your paperwork and face authorities F-034; Article 18 keeps the Article 13 design, risk-assessment, vulnerability-handling and series-production duties, and drawing up the technical documentation F-016, out of the mandate, so those stay with the manufacturer. Non-EU manufacturers sometimes hope a representative converts into a compliance outsourcing arrangement; the mandate is narrower than that F-034.
Verified facts this page relies on
- F-034 A manufacturer may appoint an authorised representative by written mandate; the representative keeps the declaration of conformity and technical documentation at the disposal of authorities and cooperates with them. Non-EU manufacturers: reporting is routed via the representative's Member State. Art. 18, Art. 3(15), Art. 14(7)
- F-016 Technical documentation (Annex VII) is drawn up before placing on the market and kept, with the EU declaration of conformity, for at least ten years after placing on the market or the support period, whichever is longer. Art. 13(12)–(13), Art. 31
- F-028 Actively exploited vulnerability: early warning within 24 hours of awareness; notification within 72 hours; final report within 14 days after a corrective or mitigating measure is available. Art. 14(1)–(2)
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