Products covered fall under the 18 product regulations under the responsibility of the Department for Business and Trade, Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations 2010, (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero), the Explosives Regulations 2014 (Department for Work and Pensions (Health and Safety Executive)), and the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 (Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs).

A full list of these regulations is attached to this notification. These regulations cover a range of manufactured products including mobile phones, lifts, industrial machinery, toys and household appliances.

The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2024; (5 page(s), in English)

The United Kingdom has announced its intention to provide businesses with the flexibility to continue to place goods that meet current EU requirements, including the CE marking, on the market in Great Britain. This will apply to most manufactured products and this approach will cover 21 product regulations (see attached document).

The United Kingdom also intends to introduce a 'Fast-Track UKCA' measure, allowing manufacturers to use the UKCA marking to demonstrate compliance, in GB, with either UKCA product requirements or EU product requirements where they are recognised. Where products are covered by multiple regulations, a mixture of both UKCA and CE conformity assessment procedures can be used.

For the restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS) in electrical equipment regulation, we are taking a two-part approach. Where products meet the maximum concentration values set out in Annex II to the EU RoHS Directive (2011/65/EU), we will continue to recognise current EU regulations and CE marking. Where a product relies on an exemption, we will also continue to recognise current EU regulations and CE marking provided there is an equivalent exemption under the GB RoHS regulations. This legislation applies to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and does not apply in Northern Ireland.