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Step 1: If the manufacturer (whether or not established in the EU) has mandated in writing an authorised representative to carry out the specific tasks under Article 4, that representative is the economic operator referred to in Article 4. In other cases, it depends on the supply chain.
Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-25 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.