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 |