Electrical and electronic equipment
Chargers, inverters, power banks and battery management systems are electrical equipment. Sold from outside the EU, they need an economic operator in the EU who keeps the declaration of conformity and answers authorities, and, where national law requires it, a WEEE representative in each country. We do both, next to your batteries.
Not every product needs a representative: it depends on the product and on who else takes the role in the EU, for example an importer. We check it before you sign.
The company check is free.
Two representatives, one partner
Electrical equipment has two different representatives. We cover both under one contract.
| Topic | EU economic operator (Article 4) | WEEE representative (Article 17) |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Product compliance: declaration of conformity and technical documentation available, information to market surveillance, risk reports, corrective action | Producer registration, reports of quantities, financial guarantee, contract with a take-back scheme |
| Scope | One for the whole EU | One in each country where you need one |
| Products | Low-voltage equipment, EMC and radio equipment, among others | All electrical and electronic equipment |
| How we do it | We are your economic operator. Our name and address go on your products. | In Slovakia we are your representative. In other countries our partners act for you and we sign the contracts on your behalf. |
What we do for you
For the whole EU and in every country you choose:
- A check of your declaration of conformity and technical documentation, kept for 10 years
- Answers to market surveillance authorities and reports of risks
- WEEE registration and the contract with a take-back scheme
- Reports of quantities and the fees paid for you
Countries
One contract for all of them. In Slovakia we are your representative; in the other countries our partners act for you and we sign the contracts on your behalf.
- AustriaThrough our partner
- BelgiumThrough our partner
- BulgariaThrough our partner
- CroatiaThrough our partner
- CyprusThrough our partner
- CzechiaThrough our partner
- DenmarkThrough our partner
- EstoniaThrough our partner
- FinlandThrough our partner
- FranceThrough our partner
- GermanyThrough our partner
- GreeceThrough our partner
- HungaryThrough our partner
- IrelandThrough our partner
- ItalyThrough our partner
- LatviaThrough our partner
- LithuaniaThrough our partner
- LuxembourgThrough our partner
- MaltaThrough our partner
- NetherlandsThrough our partner
- PolandThrough our partner
- PortugalThrough our partner
- RomaniaThrough our partner
- SlovakiaEURep360
- SloveniaThrough our partner
- SpainThrough our partner
- SwedenThrough our partner
- United KingdomThrough our partner
Another country? Write to us.
Key dates
- WEEE applies to all electrical and electronic equipment (open scope).
- Products under Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 need an economic operator established in the EU.
- New product liability rules apply: if the manufacturer is outside the EU, its authorised representative can be held liable, alongside the importer.
Legal basis
Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, Article 4, and Directive 2012/19/EU (WEEE), Article 17: the EU economic operator for your products, and the WEEE representative in the countries where you need one.
Questions
Do I need both representatives?
If you sell electrical products to customers in the EU without an importer there, usually yes: an economic operator for the product, and WEEE in each country you sell to, through a representative where the law requires one.
We sell batteries with chargers. Is that one service or two?
One contract with us. The battery, the charger and the packaging each have their own rules, and we cover all of them in the same portal.