FAQs

The figure of the Authorised Representative (AR) exists in several European Directives (namely the WEEE Directive) and aims to ensure the existence of local, contactable entities, which, representing non-resident companies, can enforce local obligations on their behalf.

In Portugal, local legislation (Decree-Law 102-D of 2019) determines that all non-resident companies that place on the Portuguese market, directly to end users: Electrical equipment, batteries, oils, tires, vehicles, and any product as long as it is packaged, have to appoint an Authorised Representative.

The Authorised Representative for the companies that place these products, has the obligation to register them in the national registry, to hire take-back systems, to periodically declare to these entities the number of products placed on the market by each of their representatives, and to serve as an interface between these and local authorities.

Portugal Authorized Representatives was created to respond to these needs and to offer an excellent and uncomplicated service to all non-resident companies that place EEE, batteries, oil, tires, vehicles, or any packaged product on the Portuguese market.

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No, not at all, if all your sales to Portugal are made through Portuguese distributors (i.e. if you only invoice local distributors), you do not need to have an AR in Portugal.
 
However, please check that your distributors are registered at APA (Portuguese Environmental Agency) and declare to them the products they import from you.

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Portugal - Authorised Representatives is not one more consultant company, or a general lawer office who, among other services, offers authorised representation, but a specialized company in these services.
More than 12 years of experience in the operations of the former national registry for EEE and Batteries (ANREEE), gives you the beneficts of dealing with a company with solid know-how on local compliance, contacts with all the relevant local entities, and last but not the least, having the sensibility to build tright solution to you. From just 32€/month, get your Authorised Representative in Portugal. 
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The appointment of an AR enables foreign companies, placing EEE, to gain absolute control of all their legal obligations in the country, including their distributors´s compliance obligations.
Portugal  Authorised Representatives, can take care of all your distributors, releasing them from having to be registered and having to report for your products. 
We take care of all bureaucratic aspects of this process, issuing to each Distributor no-responsibility declarations and supplying APA - Portuguese Environmental Agency - their updated list and other legal information required.
From 51€/month, get full control of your compliance in the country, including your distributors.
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Yes, we can do payment services to the entites part of your compliance solution in your behalf.
These services include payments to the Registry Entity, APA and Compliance Scheme(s), on your behalf.
Enjoy the benefits of a really hassle-free service designed for your needs.
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