Authorised representative

‘Authorised representative’ means 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 tasks (CPR Article 2, Definitions, 22).

Authorised representative’ means 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 tasks (CPR Article 2, Definitions, 22).

Article 12 of the Construction Products Regulation describes your tasks and obligations as an authorised representative when you market and sell construction products. Read the provisions of Article 12 here:

  1. A manufacturer may appoint, by written mandate, an authorised representative. The drawing up of technical documentation shall not form part of the authorised representative’s mandate.
  2. An authorised representative shall perform the tasks specified in the mandate. The mandate shall allow the authorised representative to carry out at least the following tasks:

    (a) keep the declaration of performance and the technical documentation at the disposal of national surveillance authorities for the period referred to in Article 11(2);

    (b) further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide that authority with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the construction product with the declaration of performance and compliance with other applicable requirements in this Regulation;

    (c) cooperate with the competent national authorities, at their request, on any action taken to eliminate the risks posed by construction products covered by the mandate of the authorised representative.