Guidance

UK product safety and metrology changes from 1 January 2021

A guide to help businesses and regulators check if their responsibilities or tasks will change and how to prepare.

• From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
• Published: 25 March 2019
• Last updated: 23 September 2019 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 1 October 2020

This guidance does not cover relevant legislative changes made since it was last revised in September 2019.

For current information, read: Product safety for businesses: A to Z of industry guidance.

Documents

Withdrawn: UK product safety and metrology guidance from 1 January 2021

PDF, 1.42 MB, 48 pages

Details

From 1 January 2021, the Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 may apply.

This guidance explains how existing product safety and metrology legislation would be amended. It describes:

• the general principles of the changes
• steps that businesses need to take to prepare
• the individual changes to 29 regulations

It does not cover legislation that is the responsibility of the Health and Safety Executive or the Northern Ireland Office.

Read detailed guides for businesses on specific product safety and metrology regulations from 1 January 2021.

Published 25 March 2019
Last updated 23 September 2019 + show all updates

1. 23 September 2019

   Guide revised due to the amendment of the regulations that will apply in a no-deal Brexit.

2. 25 March 2019

   First published.