As of 22 October 2024, suppliers of energy-related products and tyres, specified in Article 1(1) points (a) and (b), shall be verified suppliers, i.e. having completed the supplier verification process in the EPREL compliance system according to Articles 4, 5 and 6 of Regulation (EU) 2024/994.
Until 22 October 2024, any existing supplier can continue registering products in EPREL.
Until 22 April 2025, suppliers that are legal persons may submit a qualified electronic seal where the three-character legal person identity type reference may be set to one of the values in Article 6(1).
By 22 April 2027 these suppliers that have been verified with an electronic seal according to the format of Article 6(1) shall renew their verification by providing a qualified electronic seal as set out in Article 4.
As of 22 October 2024, products from unverified suppliers will still be published (at the start date of placement on the market) in the Compliance Site, remaining visible only to MSAs. However, published products from unverified suppliers will not “appear” in the search results in Public site when searched by consumers.
Newly registering suppliers will have to complete the electronic verification process before registering their first product model.
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