Registration of models in EPREL is limited to suppliers established in the EU. In order to provide evidence of their identity and their establishment in the Union they need to successfully pass the verification process set under Regulation (EU)2024/994, to be verified electronically in this respect.
Only suppliers that have successfully completed the verification process in EPREL and provided evidence of their identity and establishment in EU Member States (plus EEA or Northern Ireland) can register models in EPREL database, modify existing registrations or perform any other action on models registered by them.
In the case of products manufactured by third country operators, they are to designate an authorized representative established in the EU or the importer of their products that needs to register in EPREL and that will register the products. The authorized representative is a legal or natural person independent from the manufacturer, who is performing a number of administrative tasks, as for example the registration of models on behalf of a third country manufacturer.
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