European Accessibility Act · Article 8
authorised representative · subject kind product · Article 8(1)
A manufacturer may, by a written mandate, appoint an authorised representative. The obligations laid down in Article 7(1) and the drawing up of technical documentation shall not form part of the authorised representative’s mandate.
Article 8(1) on EUR-Lex · as of 2026-08-14 · Directive (EU) 2019/882
authorised representative · subject kind product · Article 8(2)
An authorised representative shall perform the tasks specified in the mandate received from the manufacturer. The mandate shall allow the authorised representative to do at least the following:
Article 8(2) on EUR-Lex · as of 2026-08-14 · Directive (EU) 2019/882
authorised representative · subject kind product · Article 8(2)(a)
keep the EU declaration of conformity and the technical documentation at the disposal of market surveillance authorities for five years;
Article 8(2)(a) on EUR-Lex · as of 2026-08-14 · Directive (EU) 2019/882
authorised representative · subject kind product · Article 8(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 a product;
Article 8(2)(b) on EUR-Lex · as of 2026-08-14 · Directive (EU) 2019/882
authorised representative · subject kind product · Article 8(2)(c)
cooperate with the competent national authorities, at their request, on any action taken to eliminate the non-compliance with the applicable accessibility requirements of products covered by their mandate.
Article 8(2)(c) on EUR-Lex · as of 2026-08-14 · Directive (EU) 2019/882
No harmonised standard is cited in the Official Journal under this Directive, so the Article 15(1) presumption of conformity is available to nobody. EN 301 549 is harmonised under Directive (EU) 2016/2102, the Web Accessibility Directive, and not under this one. Conformity is demonstrated against Annex I directly.
Every quoted requirement on this page is verbatim Official Journal text. The surrounding guidance is Legalithm’s commentary and is not regulation. This page states the obligation and its legal basis; it is not legal advice, and the corpus has not been reviewed by counsel.
