CE Marking Directives require that Manufacturers and Exporters, not established in the EEC, BE REPRESENTED in Europe and maintain a copy of their Technical File in Europe.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE :

	Registering of your Product with the Authorities before they are marketed (if necessary)
	Keeping your technical file documentation ready and available for the European Competent Authorities
	Be responsible for incident reporting before Competent Authorities, in close liaison with the Manufacturer and distributors;
	Notification of serious Product incidents to the Competent Authorities;
	Represent the Manufacturer to the European Commission for consultation in case of withdrawal of a Product by a Member State(s);
	Keep at the disposal of Competent Authorities the report concerning the critical evaluation of all data collected during the evaluation;
	Represent the Manufacturer before the national Competent Authorities in the European Economic Area;
	Be available at all times to interact between the Manufacturer and the national Competent Authorities;
	Be informed by the Competent Authorities of any incident(s);
	Notify the Competent Authorities as to which investigations are to be conducted;
	Act as your primary contact point for the EU Authorities;
	Protect your documentation confidentiality because the Authorized Representative is authorized to show them to the Competent Authorities only.