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Services

EU Only Representative Service

Manufacturers, formulators and producers of articles, who are based outside the European Economic Area, can appoint a European-based Only Representative (OR) to take over the REACH compliance responsibilities of EU importers for named substances. These importers are then regarded as downstream users.

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Only Representative functions met by Arrow Regulatory (Ireland​) Ltd.:

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  • Compliance with REACH Article 8

  • Permanent physical presence of experienced personnel in the EU

  • Clear understanding of REACH and associated regulatory and administration procedures

  • Substantial experience of complex supply chains

  • Competence in handling volumes of confidential information

 

The team at Arrow Regulatory have substantial experience in the role of Only Representative. Please contact us for further discussion.

Our services:

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  • Provision of contract specifying the mutual agreement between a non-EU company and the Only Representative

  • Template letters used to recognise and define the relationships between the non-EU supplier, Only Representative and EU importer

  • Ongoing communication with the non-EU supplier to ensure records show available and up-to-date information of customers covered by the OR agreement and quantities imported per calendar year

  • Assistance with compilation of REACH-compliant Safety Data Sheets if required by the non-EU company or the downstream users covered by the OR agreement

  • Maintenance of all relevant information for a period of at least 10 years after last import

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