Why You Need an Authorised Representative

Do you sell electrical equipment or batteries in Sweden, but your company is registered abroad? Then you need an Authorised Representative. El-Kretsen can help you meet your producer responsibility.

Foreign companies selling electrical equipment directly to end users in Sweden are subject to producer responsibility. If your company is not registered in Sweden, you must appoint an Authorised Representative (producentombud in Swedish) to manage producer responsibility on your behalf.

This ensures that you meet the legal requirements for producers of electrical equipment in Sweden. The obligation to have an Authorised Representative is based on the WEEE Directive and is regulated in the Swedish Ordinance on Producer Responsibility for Electrical Equipment.

El-Kretsen has over twenty years of experience in producer responsibility and is Sweden’s leading organisation in the field. As your Authorised Representative, we help you with:

• Registration with the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket)
• Reporting of volumes and products
• Fees related to collection and recycling
• Interpretation of laws and regulations
• Ongoing contact with supervisory authorities

Examples of When a Producer Must Appoint an Authorised Representative

• Manufacturers and sellers outside the EU who want to sell their products on the Swedish market must appoint an Authorised Representative in Sweden.
• A Swedish producer selling electrical equipment remotely to a user in another EU Member State must appoint an Authorised Representative in that country.
• A producer selling electrical equipment remotely from another EU Member State to end users in Sweden must appoint an Authorised Representative in Sweden. The same applies to a branch, as it is part of a foreign-based company.
• A producer within the EU who sells to a Swedish producer but wishes to fulfil producer responsibility instead of the Swedish producer must appoint an Authorised Representative in Sweden.

Why Choose El-Kretsen?

El-Kretsen has more than twenty years of experience in producer responsibility, supporting both major brands and smaller suppliers. We currently act as Authorised Representative for around 300 companies. El-Kretsen manages the legal aspects so you can focus on your core business.

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To sign an agreement with us as your Authorised Representative, you must first join El-Kretsen. You can do this easily here.

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If you are already affiliated to El-Kretsen and want to appoint us as your Authorised Representative, please fill in the form here and click in the box “Already affiliated as a producer to El-Kretsen”: