authorised representativemeans any natural or legal person established in the Union who, in accordance with Article 6, has received a written mandate from an operator to act on its behalf in relation to specified tasks with regard to the operator’s obligations under this Regulation;’
downstream operatormeans any natural or legal person who, in the course of a commercial activity, places on the market or exports relevant products made using relevant products, all of which are covered by a due diligence statement or by a simplified declaration;
in the course of a commercial activitymeans for the purpose of processing, for distribution to commercial or non-commercial consumers, or for use in the business of the operator, downstream operator or trader itself;’
micro or small primary operatormeans an operator who is a natural person or a micro-undertaking or small undertaking, within the meaning of Article 3(1) and Article 3(2), first subparagraph, respectively, of Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, irrespective of its legal form, established in a country classified as low risk in accordance with Article 29 of this Regulation, and who, in the course of a commercial activity, places on the market or exports relevant products that this operator itself has grown, harvested, obtained from or raised on relevant plots of land, or, as regards cattle, on establishments located in that country;
operatormeans any natural or legal person who, in the course of a commercial activity, places relevant products on the market or exports them, excluding downstream operators;’
tradermeans any person in the supply chain other than the operator or downstream operator who, in the course of a commercial activity, makes relevant products available on the market;’