authorised representative
Defined in 30 EU acts of the All group: Accreditation Regulation First Toy Safety Directive Own wording 32013L0053 Own wording EMC Directive Own wording 32014L0031 Same wording 32014L0033 Own wording ATEX Directive Same wording LVD Same wording RED Same wording 32014L0068 Same wording 32014L0090 Own wording 32016R0424 Same wording PPE Regulation Same wording 32016R0426 Same wording MDR Own wording IVDR Same wording Market Surveillance Regulation Own wording GPSR Own wording EUDR Own wording Machinery Regulation Same wording Batteries Regulation Own wording CSDDD Own wording AI Act Own wording ESPR Own wording Product Liability Directive Own wording CRA Own wording CPR Own wording 32025R0040 Own wording European Business Wallets Own wording ≠ Proposal Toy Safety Regulation Same wording
Accreditation Regulation, Article 2(4) First adopted 2008-07-09
any natural or legal person established within the Community who has received a written mandate from a manufacturer to act on his behalf in relation to specified tasks with regard to the latter's obligations under the relevant Community legislationToy Safety Directive, Article 3(4) Own wording adopted 2009-06-18
any natural or legal person established within the Community who has received a written mandate from a manufacturer to act on his behalf in relation to specified tasks with regard to the latter's obligations under the relevant Community legislation
Compared with Accreditation Regulation: struck words are only in Accreditation Regulation, marked words only here.
32013L0053, Article 3(15) Own wording adopted 2013-11-20
any natural or legal person established within the Community Union who has received a written mandate from a the manufacturer to act on his behalf in relation to specified tasks with regard to the latter's obligations under the relevant Community legislation
Compared with Accreditation Regulation: struck words are only in Accreditation Regulation, marked words only here.
EMC Directive, Article 3(12) Own wording adopted 2014-02-26
any natural or legal person established within the Community Union who has received a written mandate from a manufacturer to act on his behalf in relation to specified tasks with regard to the latter's obligations under the relevant Community legislation
Compared with Accreditation Regulation: struck words are only in Accreditation Regulation, marked words only here.
32014L0031, Article 2(6) Same wording adopted 2014-02-26
Same wording as EMC Directive.
any natural or legal person established within the Union who has received a written mandate from a manufacturer to act on his behalf in relation to specified tasks32014L0033, Article 2(8) Own wording adopted 2014-02-26
any natural or legal person established within the Community Union who has received a written mandate from an installer or a manufacturer to act on his behalf in relation to specified tasks with regard to the latter's obligations under the relevant Community legislation
Compared with Accreditation Regulation: struck words are only in Accreditation Regulation, marked words only here.
ATEX Directive, Article 2(13) Same wording adopted 2014-02-26
Same wording as EMC Directive.
any natural or legal person established within the Union who has received a written mandate from a manufacturer to act on his behalf in relation to specified tasksLVD, Article 2(4) Same wording adopted 2014-02-26
Same wording as EMC Directive.
any natural or legal person established within the Union who has received a written mandate from a manufacturer to act on his behalf in relation to specified tasksRED, Article 2(13) Same wording adopted 2014-04-16
Same wording as EMC Directive.
any natural or legal person established within the Union who has received a written mandate from a manufacturer to act on his behalf in relation to specified tasks32014L0068, Article 2(19) Same wording adopted 2014-05-15
Same wording as EMC Directive.
any natural or legal person established within the Union who has received a written mandate from a manufacturer to act on his behalf in relation to specified tasks32014L0090, Article 2(11) Own wording adopted 2014-07-23
any natural or legal person established within the Community Union who has received a written mandate from a manufacturer to act on his its behalf in relation to specified tasks with regard to the latter's obligations under the relevant Community legislation
Compared with Accreditation Regulation: struck words are only in Accreditation Regulation, marked words only here.
32016R0424, Article 3(14) Same wording adopted 2016-03-09
Same wording as EMC Directive.
any natural or legal person established within the Union who has received a written mandate from a manufacturer to act on his behalf in relation to specified tasksPPE Regulation, Article 3(5) Same wording adopted 2016-03-09
Same wording as EMC Directive.
any natural or legal person established within the Union who has received a written mandate from a manufacturer to act on his behalf in relation to specified tasks32016R0426, Article 2(18) Same wording adopted 2016-03-09
Same wording as EMC Directive.
any natural or legal person established within the Union who has received a written mandate from a manufacturer to act on his behalf in relation to specified tasksMDR, Article 2(32) Own wording adopted 2017-04-05
any natural or legal person established within the Community Union who has received and accepted a written mandate from a manufacturer, located outside the Union, to act on his the manufacturer's behalf in relation to specified tasks with regard to the latter's obligations under the relevant Community legislation this Regulation
Compared with Accreditation Regulation: struck words are only in Accreditation Regulation, marked words only here.
IVDR, Article 2(25) Same wording adopted 2017-04-05
Same wording as MDR.
any natural or legal person established within the Union who has received and accepted a written mandate from a manufacturer, located outside the Union, to act on the manufacturer's behalf in relation to specified tasks with regard to the latter's obligations under this RegulationMarket Surveillance Regulation, Article 3(12) Own wording adopted 2019-06-20
any natural or legal person established within the Community Union who has received a written mandate from a manufacturer to act on his its behalf in relation to specified tasks with regard to the latter's manufacturer's obligations under the relevant Community Union harmonisation legislation or under the requirements of this Regulation
Compared with Accreditation Regulation: struck words are only in Accreditation Regulation, marked words only here.
GPSR, Article 3(9) Own wording adopted 2023-05-10
any natural or legal person established within the Community Union who has received a written mandate from a manufacturer to act on his that manufacturer’s behalf in relation to specified tasks with regard to the latter's manufacturer’s obligations under the relevant Community legislation this Regulation
Compared with Accreditation Regulation: struck words are only in Accreditation Regulation, marked words only here.
EUDR, Article 2(22) Own wording adopted 2023-05-31, amended 2025-12-19
any natural or legal person established within in the Community Union who, in accordance with Article 6, has received a written mandate from a manufacturer an operator to act on his its behalf in relation to specified tasks with regard to the latter's operator’s obligations under the relevant Community legislation this Regulation
Compared with Accreditation Regulation: struck words are only in Accreditation Regulation, marked words only here.
Machinery Regulation, Article 3(19) Same wording adopted 2023-06-14
Same wording as 32014L0090.
any natural or legal person established within the Union who has received a written mandate from a manufacturer to act on its behalf in relation to specified tasksBatteries Regulation, Article 3(63) Own wording adopted 2023-07-12
any natural or legal person established within in the Community Union who has received a written mandate from a manufacturer to act on his its behalf in relation to specified tasks with regard to the latter's manufacturer’s obligations under the relevant Community legislation Chapters IV and VI
Compared with Accreditation Regulation: struck words are only in Accreditation Regulation, marked words only here.
CSDDD, Article 3(1)(k) Own wording adopted 2024-06-13
any a natural or legal person resident or established within in the Community who Union that has received a written mandate from a manufacturer company within the meaning of point (a)(ii) to act on his its behalf in relation to specified tasks compliance with regard that company’s obligations pursuant to the latter's obligations under the relevant Community legislation this Directive
Compared with Accreditation Regulation: struck words are only in Accreditation Regulation, marked words only here.
AI Act, Article 3(5) Own wording adopted 2024-06-13
any a natural or legal person located or established within in the Community Union who has received and accepted a written mandate from a manufacturer provider of an AI system or a general-purpose AI model to act, respectively, perform and carry out on his its behalf in relation to specified tasks with regard to the latter's obligations under the relevant Community legislation and procedures established by this Regulation
Compared with Accreditation Regulation: struck words are only in Accreditation Regulation, marked words only here.
ESPR, Article 2(43) Own wording adopted 2024-06-13
any natural or legal person established within in the Community who Union that has received a written mandate from a the manufacturer to act on his the manufacturer’s behalf in relation to specified tasks with regard to the latter's manufacturer’s obligations under the relevant Community legislation this Regulation
Compared with Accreditation Regulation: struck words are only in Accreditation Regulation, marked words only here.
Product Liability Directive, Article 4(11) Own wording adopted 2024-10-23
any natural or legal person established within the Community Union who has received a written mandate from a manufacturer to act on his that manufacturer’s behalf in relation to specified tasks with regard to the latter's obligations under the relevant Community legislation
Compared with Accreditation Regulation: struck words are only in Accreditation Regulation, marked words only here.
CRA, Article 3(15) Own wording adopted 2024-10-23
any a natural or legal person established within the Community Union who has received a written mandate from a manufacturer to act on his its behalf in relation to specified tasks with regard to the latter's obligations under the relevant Community legislation
Compared with Accreditation Regulation: struck words are only in Accreditation Regulation, marked words only here.
CPR, Article 3(36) Own wording adopted 2024-11-27
any natural or legal person established within in the Community Union who has received a written mandate from a manufacturer to act on his that manufacturer’s behalf in relation to specified tasks with regard to the latter's manufacturer’s obligations under the relevant Community legislation this Regulation
Compared with Accreditation Regulation: struck words are only in Accreditation Regulation, marked words only here.
32025R0040, Article 3(19) Own wording adopted 2024-12-19
any natural or legal person established within in the Community who Union that has received a written mandate from a the manufacturer to act on his that manufacturer’s behalf in relation to specified tasks with regard to the latter's manufacturer’s obligations under the relevant Community legislation this Regulation
Compared with Accreditation Regulation: struck words are only in Accreditation Regulation, marked words only here.
European Business Wallets, Article 3(18) Own wording Proposal proposed 2025-11-19
Possibly a different concept: 28 % shared wording, and German and French use different terms ('Bevollmächtigter' / 'bevollmächtigter Vertreter'; 'mandataire' / 'représentant autorisé').
any a natural or legal person established within acting on behalf of the Community who has received European Business Wallet owner in executing and operating functions of a written mandate from designated European Business Wallet on the basis of an authorisation granted by a manufacturer to act on his behalf in relation to specified tasks with regard to the latter's obligations under the relevant Community legislation European Business Wallet owner
Compared with Accreditation Regulation: struck words are only in Accreditation Regulation, marked words only here.
Toy Safety Regulation, Article 3(4) Same wording adopted 2025-11-26
Same wording as GPSR.
any natural or legal person established within the Union who has received a written mandate from a manufacturer to act on that manufacturer’s behalf in relation to specified tasks with regard to the manufacturer’s obligations under this Regulation