Service decision and evidence guide

GPSR project preparation: economic-operator contact and distance-sale information

The acquired GPSR Articles 16 and 19 connect the responsible economic operator with product/document contact information and online offers. The useful project is to reconcile the product, actor, risk documentation and listing. An appointed representative is not automatically the only possible actor or proof that every applicable product rule is satisfied.

Evidence retrieved 2026-10-06. Source versions and topic-specific limits are listed below.

Sourced criteria · EU

What changes the service scope?

Decision or taskWhat the source describesWhat to prepare
Which EU operator and underlying task scope are proposed?Article 16(1) references Article 4(2)–(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020. That referenced scope must also be read; the appointment category alone does not settle the operator route. [1]Prepare the supply-chain map and ask the specialist to check the referenced current Article 4 before confirming the actor or task list.
What checks and evidence access are planned?Article 16(2) specifies additional regular checks, where appropriate to possible product risks, against cited Article 9 documentation and requirements, with documented evidence supplied on authority request. [1]Agree risk-based checking, record access and request owners; no check frequency or complete technical-documentation content is invented here.
Where are operator details supplied?Article 16(3) specifies the operator’s name/trade name/mark and postal/electronic contact details on the product or specified accompanying locations. [1]Compare actual artwork, packaging, parcel or documents with the proposed operator identity and change controls.
What must the distance-sale offer show?Article 19 specifies manufacturer contact, relevant responsible-person contact for a non-EU manufacturer, product identification and applicable warnings/safety information with language conditions. [2]Audit actual online offer examples, product identifiers and relevant warnings/languages rather than buying an address alone.

Product/regime coverage, actor eligibility, the current referenced Regulation 2019/1020 scope and decisive buyer facts remain incomplete. Northern Ireland requirements require separate jurisdiction review.

A scoped evidence and handoff plan

Use this checklist to gather your business or product details before speaking with a specialist. The items below explain what to record and suggest useful supporting documents. You can add your own answers in the editable project brief.

  1. Which EU operator and underlying task scope are proposed?

    Prepare the supply-chain map and ask the specialist to check the referenced current Article 4 before confirming the actor or task list.

    Useful evidence: Product/actor/establishment map and current referenced-law review.

  2. What checks and evidence access are planned?

    Agree risk-based checking, record access and request owners; no check frequency or complete technical-documentation content is invented here.

    Useful evidence: Product risk/document index, checking rationale, records and authority-request ownership.

  3. Where are operator details supplied?

    Compare actual artwork, packaging, parcel or documents with the proposed operator identity and change controls.

    Useful evidence: Operator identity/contact record and product/packaging/accompanying-document examples.

  4. What must the distance-sale offer show?

    Audit actual online offer examples, product identifiers and relevant warnings/languages rather than buying an address alone.

    Useful evidence: Listing screenshots/URLs, product identifiers/images, contacts and warning/language matrix.

Work packages and dependencies

Questions for providers

Sources and data dates

Read the official document in context. The audit details identify the precise locators and preserved versions used for this page.

EUR-Lex — Regulation (EU) 2023/988 ↗

Consolidated text dated 2026-05-29 · retrieved 2026-10-06

Audit details: precise locators and snapshot identifiers

Source key D05 · snapshot 601bb745ee368ed9865a5b85bb2f436f5b67de4c58d799c91ad333f01d61a32e

  • [1] #art_16 · record d73ceff0c2e469e61bf35bbe15e1b559adfd53fdaaf466e015cd95281a387911
  • [2] #art_19 · record cde0223c0d5c87813b50c02e6bf43193e5c835acaa406e8e99db8d649b7ddae7

Prepare an editable project brief

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