a) Economic operators
A manufacturer or importer established in the United Kingdom is no longer considered as an economic operator established in the Union. An economic operator established in the Union who, prior to the end of the transition period, was considered as an EU distributor of products received from the United Kingdom has become an importer for the purposes of Union product legislation in relation to products it places on the Union market after 1 January 2021. This operator has to comply with the more stringent obligations applicable to an importer, as regards in particular verification of product compliance and, where applicable, the indication of his contact details on the product or its label (84). In some product areas, Union harmonisation legislation foresees certain economic operators with specific tasks and who must be established in the Union, for example authorised representatives, whose appointment by the manufacturer is generally voluntary, with the exception of medical devices (85) and marine equipment (86). These can no longer be established in the UK and must be established in the Union.
Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-25 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.