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Authorised representative

Authorised Representative

An authorised representative assumes producer responsibility in Denmark on behalf of a foreign company. The representative must be a legal entity established in Denmark and registered as an active business in the Central Business Register (CVR).

Who is required to appoint an authorised representative?

If your company is established in another EU or EEA country and sells directly to end users in Denmark, you have to appoint an authorised representative in Denmark. This requirement applies to all product areas.
If your company is established outside the EU and EEA, the requirement to appoint an authorised representative only applies if you sell batteries directly to end users in Denmark.

Direct sales to end users in Denmark

The requirement applies, among other things, to distance selling, such as online sales.
The authorised representative may act on your behalf in relation to:
  • selecting a collective scheme
  • choosing an individual solution
  • registration and annual reporting to the Danish producer register administered by DPA.
You may appoint one authorised representative for all product areas or different representatives for individual product areas.

How to appoint an authorised representative

  1. Create a registration in the Danish producer register.
  2. Submit a request through the register to an authorised representative with a Danish CVR number.
  3. The authorised representative must accept the request before the registration can be completed.
The authorised representative has seven days to accept the request. If the request is not accepted within the deadline, it expires and you must submit a new request.
If your registration has been deactivated, you must create a new registration in the Danish producer register.

Companies without an authorised representative

A company established in another EU or EEA country can only complete its registration in the Danish producer register if it simultaneously submits a request to a Danish authorised representative.
Registration cannot be completed if the authorised representative does not accept the request.

Invoicing

The authorised representative receives and pays DPA’s invoices on your behalf. Invoices are not sent directly to the foreign company.

Difference between a collective scheme and an authorised representative

An authorised representative assumes producer responsibility in Denmark on behalf of a foreign company.
A collective scheme handles practical tasks for producers, such as registration, reporting, collection, and treatment. Danish collective schemes may also act as authorised representatives.

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Guidelines for Registration and Annual Reporting

Step-by-step document : Guidelines for registration and reporting 2024.

About registration

See how to register as a new producer in the producer register

See registered producers

See registered producers and importers of electronics, batteries, and vehicles

Compliance schemes

See information about collective vs individual compliance schemes and authorised representatives

Other players

See which other players in addition to producers, importers, and authorities are involved in the producer responsibility with various roles

Annual reporting

Read more about annual reporting of electronics

Economy and fees

See current fees for products subject to producer responsibility

Legislation relating to electronics

See the statutory basis for producer responsibility for electronics

Exemptions

See which types of electrical equipment are subject to exemptions

Marking of equipment

Read more about requirements for marking of electronics

Management of waste electronics and batteries

Read more about how to collect and manage waste electronics and end-of-life batteries