This has always been confusing because they choose poor words and terminology and then keep changing the meaning which only makes it more confusing.
It shouldn't matter who manufacturers the product, ships it, imports it, sells it, stocks it, markets it, or repairs it. What is important is to know who is responsible for the Compliance of the product regardless of where in the world they are located. If the Responsible Party cannot fulfill the duties themselves, then they have the option to Assign an Authorised Representative (AR) to perform the required duties on their behalf, IF THEY CHOOSE. The contact information for the Responsible Party should always be on the product whoever they are, where ever they are located. Done. Case Closed. Importers change. Authorized Representatives change. Sales offices move. Phone numbers and addresses change. Personnel change. Names Change (just ask my bank). What good is it if you put contact information on a product for the AR or Importer if this information changes within a few years? Worthless. In a global economy as such is today, you are better off to know the contact information of the Responsible Party wherever in the world they are. This could be the manufacturer, the importer, an AR, of some guy on his computer living in his mom's basement. Someone has to be responsible and whoever that is, their contact information must be made available. Just my opinion. The Other Brian On Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 6:29 PM Gary Tornquist <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Kim, > > Not quite official, but take a look at this article equivalent for UK > <https://www.conformance.co.uk/2-uncategorised/354-brexit-and-authorised-representatives-in-the-uk> > post-Brexit. > At the end it addresses your question. > > > > Cheers, > > Gary Tornquist > > > > *From:* Kim Boll Jensen <[email protected]> > > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 5, 2022 5:49 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [PSES] UKCA importer/ representative > > > > Hi all > > > > When we started understanding the new/coming UKCA rules, we got the > impression that all companies selling products to the UK should not only > mark the products and make a UKCA declaration of conformity BUT they shall > have en importer/authorized representative in the UK (or North Ireland). > > > > But now when we read some new official information, we see that they use > the wording: if you need to have a representative/importer he shall have > address in the UK. > > > > Does that mean that not all imported products will require an importer/ > representative company with address in the UK? > > > > Can some one point me to some official web pages that makes it clear when > we need an importer/ representative company with address in the UK? > > > > > > Med venlig hilsen / Best regards, > > Kim Boll Jensen > Bolls Aps > 22 99 69 91 > > - > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc > discussion list. 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