Now the UK has left the EU, the requirements for placing work equipment and machinery on the UK and EU markets, including arrangements for conformity assessment, marking and labelling have changed.
The government’s priority is to ensure that only safe and compliant products are placed on the market.
The UK Conformity Assessed (UKCA) mark is the new UK product mark for workplace products and other goods.
From the 1st January 2021 the UKCA marking began to replace CE marking for goods being placed on the UK market.
From 1 January 2022 you must use the UKCA mark on all workplace goods products. Up until 31 December 2022 the UKCA mark can be placed directly on the product or on an accompanying document. From 1 January 2023 the UKCA mark must be placed directly on the product. Companies are being recommend to start building this into their design process so that they can meet these requirements in time.
The UKCA mark will not be recognised for products being placed on the EU market. GOV.UK – Using the UKCA marking
From 1st January 2021 UK-based ‘Notified Bodies’, who did not choose to continue to also meet EU requirements, became UK Approved Bodies under UK legislation. UK Approved Bodies are not able to apply a CE mark, but will instead apply the UKCA mark. GOV.UK – Conformity assessment and accreditation
If you placed your goods on the market in an EU country (or in the UK) before 1 January 2021, you do not need to do anything new.
Source: Gov.uk
Published: 23rd March 2021