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 |
X |
(X) |
|
|
CE marking, verifies | X | X | X | |
EU Declaration of Conformity, draws up and keeps for 10 years |
X |
(X) |
|
|
EU Declaration of Conformity, keeps available for 10 years | X | |||
EU Declaration of Conformity, keep a copy for 10 years | X | |||
EU Declaration of Conformity, provides to the authorities upon request | X | X | X | X |
Technical documentation, draws up and keeps for 10 years | X | |||
Technical documentation, ensures availability for 10 years | X | X | ||
Technical documentation, provides to the authorities upon request |
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 |