# Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (Text with EEA relevance), Article 127EA: Appointment of only representative where Article 127E applies


1 . This Article applies in relation to a protected transitional import of a substance by a GB user or distributor (within the meaning of Article 127E) that is not a protected NI import.
2 . If, or to the extent that, the appointment of an only representative by the manufacturer, formulator or producer relates to the substance as imported, Article 8 has effect as if the following provision were substituted for paragraphs 1 to 3 of that Article—
“ 1 . A person established outside Great Britain who manufactures a substance on its own, in mixtures or in articles, formulates a mixture or produces an article that is imported into Great Britain may by mutual agreement appoint a person established in Great Britain to fulfil, as his only representative, the obligations on the GB user or distributor under Article 127E.
1A . Article 36 applies to the representative.
2 . The representative must have a sufficient background in the practical handling of substances and the information related to them and, without prejudice to Article 36, must keep available and up-to-date information on quantities imported and customers sold to, as well as information on the supply of the latest update of the safety data sheet referred to in Article 31.
3 . If a representative is appointed in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2, the non-Great British manufacturer shall inform the GB user or distributor of the appointment. ” .
3 . If the GB user or distributor is informed of the appointment of the only representative in accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 8 (as set out above), paragraphs 7, 8 and 9 of Article 127E cease to apply to the GB user or distributor as respects any protected transitional import where the manufacturer, formulator or producer is the person who appointed the representative.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/1907/article/127EA (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1907/article-127EA
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