This is the person or persons expressly appointed by the manufacturer by a written mandate to act on his behalf in respect of certain manufacturer's obligations. The extent to which the authorised representative may enter into commitments binding on the manufacturer is determined in accordance within the mandate conferred on him/her by the latter.

If a manufacturer appoints an authorised representative, the latter must be established within the EEA.

Articles 10.1, 10.2 and 10.5 of the EMC Directive define the obligations incumbent on the Authorised Representative established within the EEA with regard to conformity assessment, CE markings, EC Declaration of Conformity.

The Authorised Representative must keep the EC declaration of conformity, together with the technical construction file (where applicable), at the disposal of the competent authorities for a period of ten years after the last apparatus was placed on the market.