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Service Comparison

Not All EU Representatives Are Created Equal

GDPR Article 27 requires a representative — but the type of service you choose determines how protected you actually are when regulators come calling.

Three Types of EU Representative Services

Capability
Mailbox Service
Compliance Platform
rep4eu (German GmbH)
EU postal address
✓
✓
✓
Official Article 27 designation
✓
✓
✓
Registered office, not a virtual office
✗ Mailbox / virtual office
~ Varies
✓ Seestr. 20 G, Erftstadt
Lawyers admitted in Germany involved in running the service
✗
✗ Usually not
✓ German Rechtsanwälte
Authority correspondence received and forwarded
✓ Forwarded
✓ Forwarded
✓ Forwarded promptly, logged in your portal
German authority correspondence handled in German
~ Varies
~ Varies
✓
Data subject request forwarding
✓ Forwarded
✓ Forwarded
✓ Forwarded to your named contact, logged
Article 30 record maintained on the representative side
✗
~ Varies
✓ Produced to an authority on request
Flat annual fee, no per-request charges
~ Varies
~ Often volume-banded
✓
Substantive legal response (drafting, risk assessment, incident counsel)
✗
~ Varies
~ Separate engagement, on instruction, priced separately
Real EU legal entity
~ Often offshore
~ Varies
✓ German GmbH
When a regulator writes
Forwarded to you
Forwarded to you
Received by a registered German company and forwarded to you promptly. Legal help is one instruction away, as a separate engagement.
Due Diligence

Questions to Ask Any EU Representative Provider

1

Are you a real EU legal entity with a registered office?

Some providers operate through shell companies, virtual offices or offshore structures. Your representative should be a genuine EU-established entity at a real address.

2

Who founded and runs the service?

GDPR doesn't require a lawyer, but under Recital 80 the party accepting your mandate carries real exposure. Ask who stands behind the entity.

3

What exactly is included in the fee?

Designation, receipt and forwarding of correspondence, and record-keeping are one thing; drafting responses, legal assessment and incident counsel are another. Ask which is included and which is billed separately.

4

How fast do you forward, and in which languages?

A regulator's letter often arrives in the national language with a deadline attached. Ask how quickly it reaches you and whether German correspondence is handled in German.

5

Do you maintain the Article 30 record?

Article 30 places a record duty on the representative too. Ask whether the provider keeps it on their side and produces it to an authority on request.

6

Is pricing flat, or banded by volume?

Per-request charges and volume tiers turn a compliance line item into a variable cost. Ask for a flat annual fee with no per-request billing.

Specific Comparisons

Compare rep4eu Against Specific Providers

rep4eu vs Prighter →

Registered German GmbH with German-admitted lawyers on the team versus a compliance platform. See the pricing and scope differences.

rep4eu vs VeraSafe →

Focused Article 27 service with published pricing versus a broader privacy consultancy with custom quotes.

rep4eu vs DataRep →

Registered German entity with flat annual pricing versus a low-cost forwarding model. See where the trade-off lands.

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