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Step 6: Where the product is being shipped from outside the EU directly to an end-user in the EU, if an authorised representative has been mandated in writing for the specific tasks under Article 4, it is the economic operator referred to in Article 4. If the manufacturer has not appointed an authorised representative, the product may not be offered for sale to EU end-users. The economic operator planning to offer the product for sale (17) to EU end-users will need to ensure that the manufacturer appoints an authorised representative for that product (see Box 2).
Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-25 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.