Recital (21)

To facilitate compliance of the manufacturers with their obligations under this Regulation, manufacturers established in the Union should be allowed to appoint an authorised representative to carry out specific tasks on their behalf. Such an appointment should be valid only when accepted in writing by the authorised representative. Moreover, to ensure a clear and proportionate distribution of responsibilities between the manufacturer and the authorised representative, it is necessary to set out the list of tasks with which manufacturers should entrust the authorised representative, as well as the list of tasks which cannot be delegated. Furthermore, to ensure the enforceability and effectiveness of the market surveillance requirements and ensure that only compliant detergents and surfactants are placed on the Union market, there should always be an entity established in the Union responsible for liaising with market surveillance authorities and for ensuring compliance with this Regulation. To that end, manufacturers established outside the Union should appoint an authorised representative established in the Union in respect of the detergents and surfactants which they place on the Union market via distance sale, including via online marketplaces. This Regulation should therefore set out a list of additional tasks with which such manufacturers are to entrust authorised representatives. That list should include an obligation to make best efforts to verify that the information and documentation supplied by the manufacturer demonstrate compliance with this Regulation. Such an obligation should be understood as being a document-based check, as the authorised representative should not be required to conduct detailed investigations or exhaustive analyses of compliance. It would ensure an appropriate protection of human health and the environment whilst respecting, in accordance with the principle of proportionality, the particular role and capacities of authorised representatives.