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The General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) affects consumer products sold in the EU markets and is set to replace the General Product Safety Directive (GPSD) on 13 December 2024. In comparison to a directive, this is a regulation which means that the GPSR is directly applicable in all EU member states.

One of the major differences between the GPSR and the GPSD, is that the GPSR sets requirements for a responsible person who must be established in the EU.

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A product covered by this Regulation shall not be placed on the market unless there is an economic operator established in the Union who is responsible for the tasks set out in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 in respect to that product. […]

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Thus, virtually all consumer products must be connected to economic operators based in the EU. In practice, this would mean that businesses from outside of the EU must approach an authorised representative to comply with the GPSR and place their products in the EU market. In the past, this requirement was only affecting products covered by CE marking directives or regulations, as required by the Market Surveillance Regulation.

In this guide, we address common questions associated with the requirement for an authorised representative under the GPSR.
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Request a free EU Authorised Representative Quotation Here

Article 4 and 5 of the Market Surveillance Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 requires that companies established outside the EU, but selling certain products to consumers in the single market, must have an authorised representative – in particular products that require CE marking.

In practice, this means that non-EU companies pay EU entities to act as their authorised representative. Further, the packaging must also include the name and address of the authorised representative.

In this guide, we explain how this works in practice, and what the consequences can be if you don’t have an authorised representative.

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1. This guide only covers EU AR requirements within the scope of the Market Surveillance Regulation (EU) 2019/1020. If you are looking for authorised representative requirements concerning medical devices, then you can find the relevant article here.

2. This guide covers authorised representative requirements in the UK.

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