UK product safety and metrology
Summary guidance for businesses on the changes to specific product safety and metrology regulations on 31 December 2020.
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Legislation progressed through Parliament to ensure the regulatory regime in the UK continued to function following the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020. While the various regulations still cover the UK, their provisions are applied differently in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The guidance summarises the changes to the process for placing goods on the GB market that were made on 31 December 2020. It does not cover any subsequent amendments to the regulations mentioned.
Northern Ireland continues to align with all relevant EU rules relating to the placing on the market of manufactured goods.
Find out about the product safety regulatory framework in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Find out about the metrology regulatory framework in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Find out about Regulation 765/2008 on Accreditation and Market Surveillance.
General guidance is also available on placing goods on the UK and GB markets, conformity assessment marking, and trade between NI and GB markets.
Find out about placing manufactured goods on the market in Great Britain.
Find out about placing manufactured goods on the market in Northern Ireland.