Statutory guidance

The Product Safety and Metrology (Amendment) Regulations 2024

This Statutory Instrument (SI) amends the Product Safety and Metrology Regulations.

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Published: 17 April 2024

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

Statutory instrument

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Explanatory memorandum

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Details

The Statutory Instrument (SI) has two main objectives:

• To revoke the expiry date of the recognition of certain European Union (EU) requirements relating to goods, which is due to end on 31 December 2024 and to remove the associated transitional provisions which are no longer required. This will allow continued recognition of EU requirements for the product regulations within scope for goods placed on the market in Great Britain (GB)

• To replace the expiry provision and the associated transitional provisions, with a provision that recognises EU testing or conformity assessment procedures. This will mean that, where manufacturers have undertaken conformity assessment procedures with EU recognised bodies, the United Kingdom Conformity Assessed (UKCA) marking may be used, instead of the relevant EU conformity marking

Laid on: 16 April 2024

Published 17 April 2024