European Authorized Representative – I3CGLOBAL

 

Selling consumer electronics and telecommunications products in Europe is expected to be more difficult in the near future due to the updating of the EMC LVD and RED (R & TTE) directives in accordance with the New Legislative Framework within the first six months of 2016.

The new legislative framework aims to improve market surveillance and improve the quality of conformity assessments, it also clarifies the use of the CE marking and creates a set of tools to be used in product legislation.

As a result of the experience gained after the application of the, which in 2011 was initially updated in line with the New Legislative Framework, we can say that economic operators have clearly perceived the new measures determined in particular by the high increase in activities of surveillance and consequent penalties imposed due to a high percentage of non-compliance that was found.

The retail chains, being explicitly involved in the directives, have implemented a series of supplier evaluation procedures to select the producers and importers who are able to ensure the correct application of the European directives.

International manufacturers have certainly established technical offices in Europe to handle the requirements of the directives, while some other manufacturers do not have the economic convenience to do so as most importers / distributors are not familiar with the complicated CE marking problems. It means that the economic operators involved need more skills to manage directives efficiently.

A European Authorized Representative acts as a technical / legal body designated by a non-EU manufacturer and represents them in the EU and acts on their behalf in carrying out certain tasks required by the New Approach directives. An authorized representative is not involved in the distribution or sale of the products.

The designation of I3CGLOBAL as an authorized representative of the EU: offers the manufacturer a point of contact in Europe;

Save the cost of opening a technical office in Europe;

Makes it easy to enter the EU market: only one authorized European technical representative such as the I3CGLOBAL is needed in all European countries to deal exclusively with the regulatory issues related to CE marking, while the manufacturer may have many importers, distributors and representative’s sales in Europe.

It reaches the new EU market. Importers, distributors and sales representatives will be easier to buy and sell. They don't need to deal with complex compliance issues and product certifications that require in-depth professional skills;

I3CGLOBAL acts as a contact point for market surveillance authorities and end users in case of compliance issues;

I3CGLOBAL stores and updates the technical files of the products sold in Europe and makes them available only to the competent authorities upon request;

I3CGLOBAL monitors and reports on new developments in European product legislation relevant to customers;

I3CGLOBAL assists with product recalls and issuing advisory notices. Get in touch.