EAC Authorized Representative Service: Local Representative (Applicant) contract for EAC Certificate
According to rules and regulations of the Customs Union, only legal entity or an individual entrepreneur registered in the territory of the Customs Union can apply for EAC (TR CU) Declarations and Certificates.
The provision of the Applicant’s services is secured by the Local representative (Applicant) contract between the Manufacturer of the products and the Local representative on the territory of the Eurasian Customs Union.
Local representative (Applicant) service and contract apply only for EAC Certificate and EAC Declaration for serial production (validity from 1 to 5 years). This is not applicable for EAC batch certification. Applicant for a batch certification can be only Importer.
Local representative (Applicant) contract contains the following sections:
- Subject of the contract. The manufacturer authorizes the Local representative to perform on the territory of the Customs Union functions of the foreign manufacturer to meet requirements of technical regulations (TR CU) of products in terms of the rules for circulation on the market, ensuring responsibility for product incompliance and taking actions to confirm compliance of the goods.
- Duties of the Authorized representative. Responsibilities, duties and rights of the Authorized Representative in the territory of the CU are determined by the laws of the country, where Manufacturer’s products will be put into circulation.
- Validity period of the Contract and bases for its termination and cancellation. The contract comes into force from the date of its signing and finishes the action as agreed by the parties. The contract is made in duplicate in Russian and English languages and has identical validity.
- Legal addresses and bank details of the parties. This section contains both parties’ company details (full legal name, address, phone, fax and bank details).
The contract should be signed and stamped (if any) both by Manufacturer and Local representative.
Although the contract is a standard agreement, it is uploaded to the online registry system of EAC certificates and declarations, and is an essential part to finalize EAC declaration or certificate.
WWG offers the Local representative service (Applicant service) to provide foreign producers with the necessary support for the certification procedure.
Please read more about Local representative:
- Local representative service
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