The obligations of economic operators as a table

Economic operators’ obligations	Manufacturer	Authorised resentative	Importer	Distributor
Makes only compliant equipment available on the market	X	X	X	X
CE marking -affixes -verifies	X	(X) X	X	X
EU Declaration of Conformity -draws up and keeps for 10 years -keeps available for 10 years -keep a copy for 10 years -provides to the authorities upon request	X X	(X) X X	X X	X
Technical documentation -draws up and keeps for 10 years -ensures availability for 10 years -provides to the authorities upon request	X X	X X	X X	X
Carries out the conformity assessment procedures	X
Ensures that the storage or transport conditions do not jeopardise the product's compliance with the requirements	X	(X)	X	X
Keeps records of non-compliant equipment and informs distributors, if necessary	X	(X)	X
Ensures that the product bears a type, batch, or serial number, or some other marking that allows it to be identified	X	(X)	X	X
States its name, registered trade name or registered trademark, and the address at which the economic operator can be contacted	X		X
Ensures that the product bears the manufacturer's and/or importer's name, the registered trade name or registered trademark, along with the address at which the manufacturer and/or importer can be contacted		(X)	X	X
In case of potential non-compliance, takes action	X	(X)	X	X
Co-operates with the authorities	X	X	X	X
Keeps identifying information on the economic operators to whom it has delivered products for 10 years from bringing the last product to the market.	X	X	X	X
Keeps identifying information on the companies that have supplied it with products for 10 years from bringing the last product to the market.			X	X