1 . A natural or legal person established outside [F2Great Britain] who manufactures a substance on its own, in [F3mixtures] or in articles, formulates a [F3mixture] or produces an article that is imported into [F2Great Britain] may by mutual agreement appoint a natural or legal person established in [F2Great Britain] to fulfil, as his only representative, the obligations on importers under this Title.
2 . The representative shall also comply with all other obligations of importers under this Regulation. To this end, he shall have a sufficient background in the practical handling of substances and the information related to them and, without prejudice to Article 36, shall 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 [F4non-Great British] manufacturer shall inform the importer(s) within the same supply chain of the appointment. These importers shall be regarded as downstream users for the purposes of this Regulation. ]
Textual Amendments
F1 Words in Art. 8 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/758), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 8(2) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1577, regs. 1(1)(b), 4(14)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2 Words in Art. 8(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/758), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 8(3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1577, regs. 1(1)(b), 4(15)(a)(b)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Substituted by Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (Text with EEA relevance).
F4 Words in Art. 8(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/758), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 8(4) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1577, regs. 1(1)(b), 4(16)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Editorial Information
X1Substituted by Corrigendum to 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 (Official Journal of the European Union L 396 of 30 December 2006).