Appointment of an authorised representative according to § 8 ElektroG

Appointment of an authorised representative

Producers that are not situated, nor have a branch in Germany have to name an authorised representative according to § 8 ElektroG. The above-mentioned fees in connection with the registration will be charged to the authorised representative in this case. Prior to registering the authorised representative his appointment will be confirmed by stiftung ear. For this you must pay a fee according to fee-related matter number 1.7 of the list of fees for each appointment of an authorised representative in addition to the registration fees.

Authorised representative approval

If an authorised representative according to  § 8 ElektroG has been awarded more than 20 effective registrations at the same time, then they must be confirmed, or respectively be approved, for further registrations as of 1st January 2023 by the responsible authority. 

For this approval procedure a fee according to number 1.11 of the list of fees will be charged. 

Termination of the appointment of an authorised representative

Should the authorised representative according to § 8 ElektroG or the foreign producer resign the contract the appointment of an authorised representative is based on, the termination of the authorisation will be confirmed by stiftung ear. For confirmation of the termination of the authorisation there will be a fee according to fee-related matter number 1.8 of the list of fees.