Compliance Supply Chain Role (COMPLIANCE_SUPPLY_CHAIN_ROLE)
Issuer: IMDE · Type: flat · Status: active · Active from: 2026-03-08
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| Code | Value (EN) | Definition | NL | Valid from | Valid until |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECONOMIC_OPERATOR | Economic Operator | The generic EU umbrella term for an actor in the supply chain with regulatory obligations. Under PPWR, this includes the manufacturer, supplier, importer, distributor, authorised representative, final distributor and fulfilment service provider. | 2026-03-08 | ||
| AUTHORISED_REPRESENTATIVE | Authorised Representative | A natural or legal person appointed by written mandate to act on behalf of the economic operator for specific regulatory tasks. Under PPWR, the authorised representative may keep the DoC and technical documentation available to authorities and cooperate with authorities, but core manufacturer obligations and drawing up the technical documentation do not transfer automatically. | 2026-03-08 | ||
| IMPORTER | Importer | The economic operator that places packaging or packaged products from a non-EU country onto the EU market. Under PPWR, importers must ensure before placing on the market that conformity assessment has been carried out, technical documentation exists, required documents are present, and certain manufacturer obligations have been met. | Importeur | 2026-03-08 | |
| DISTRIBUTOR | Distributor | The economic operator that makes packaging or packaged products available on the market after manufacture or import. In PPWR, distributors must act with due care and cooperate with authorities if they suspect or identify non-conformity. | Distributeur | 2026-03-08 | |
| FINAL_DISTRIBUTOR | Final Distributor | The last economic operator in the commercial chain before the packaged product is made available to the end user. In PPWR this role is specifically relevant in reuse and take-back obligations, where final distributors may have obligations around return points, deposit redemption and reporting. | 2026-03-08 | ||
| SUPPLIER | Supplier | The party that supplies the economic operator with articles, packaging, materials, components, or related compliance information and documentation needed to support conformity, declarations, or reporting obligations. Under PPWR, suppliers of packaging or packaging materials must provide the manufacturer with the information and technical documentation needed to demonstrate conformity. | 2026-03-08 | ||
| EVIDENCE_PROVIDER | Evidence Provider | The party that provides compliance evidence, such as supplier declarations, test reports, material statements, certificates or assessment data, to support conformity or reporting obligations. This role is broader than legal supplier and is useful across PPWR, EPR and REACH. | 2026-03-08 | ||
| EVIDENCE_OWNER | Evidence Owner | The party responsible for owning, maintaining, and keeping available the compliance evidence set or technical dossier for a given scope. In PPWR, the manufacturer must keep the DoC and technical documentation available, while an authorised representative may keep them on the manufacturer's behalf where mandated. | 2026-03-08 | ||
| AUTHORISED_SIGNATORY | Authorised Signatory | The named person authorised to sign a regulatory declaration or approval on behalf of the responsible legal entity. In PPWR, the DoC signature block requires "signed for and on behalf of", plus place and date, and the name, function and signature of the signatory. | 2026-03-08 | ||
| COMPLIANCE_CONTACT_POINT | Compliance Contact Point | The designated contact person or function for regulatory communication, audits, authority requests, and compliance follow-up. In PPWR, the DoC template work includes a contact point in Section 2, and Annex IX for EPR registration explicitly refers to indicating a single contact point. | 2026-03-08 |