For the purposes of this Title, the following definitions shall apply:
1° Producer:
a) The manufacturer of the product, where he is established in the European Union and any other person who presents himself as the manufacturer by affixing his name, trade mark or other distinctive sign to the product, or the person who carries out the reconditioning of the product ;
b) The manufacturer’s representative, when the manufacturer is not established in the European Union or, if there is no representative established in the European Union, the importer of the product;
c) Other professionals in the marketing chain, insofar as their activities may affect the safety characteristics of a product;
2° Distributor : Any professional in the marketing chain whose activity does not affect the safety characteristics of the product.