independent distributor
as defined in Commission Regulation (EU) No 461/2010 of 27 May 2010 on the application of…, Article 1(1), point (f) (Definitions)
(i) a distributor of spare parts for motor vehicles not operating within the distribution system set up by the supplier of the motor vehicles for which it distributes spare parts; (ii) an authorised distributor within the distribution system of a given supplier, to the extent that it distributes spare parts for motor vehicles in respect of which it is not a member of the respective supplier’s distribution system