Consumer Products: UK Removes Expiry Dates of CE Marking and EU Conformity in Certain Products

Effective through the Product Safety and Metrology Etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 696 of 2024) as of October 1, 2024;

• The expiry date of the recognition of certain European Union (EU) requirements relating to goods, including the CE mark, which is due to end on December 31, 2024, is revoked and the associated transitional provisions are removed;
• The expiry provision and the associated transitional provisions are replaced with a provision that recognizes EU testing or conformity assessment procedures.

This will mean that, where manufacturers have undertaken conformity assessment procedures with EU recognized bodies, the United Kingdom Conformity Assessed (UKCA) marking is not required, and the relevant EU conformity marking (e.g., CE mark) can be used.

This approach provides businesses with flexibility and choice as they comply with regulations. They can choose to follow either EU requirements (including use of the CE or reversed epsilon markings) or UKCA requirements (including the UKCA marking) for the product regulations included within the scope of this Statutory Instrument.

These updates allow the continued recognition of EU requirements, conformity assessment procedures and marking for products covered by the following regulations:

• Measuring Container Bottles (EEC Requirements) Regulations 1977/932
• Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for Use Outdoors Regulations 2001/1701
• Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008/1597
• Aerosol Dispensers Regulations 2009/2824
• Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations 2010/2617
• Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011/1881
• Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 (The RoHS Regulations)
• Explosives Regulations 2014/1638
• Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015/1553
• Personal Protective Equipment (EU Regulation) 2016/425
• Gas Appliances (EU Regulation) 2016/426
• Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016/1101
• Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016/1105
• Equipment for Use in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2016/1107
• Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016/1153
• Non-automatic Weighing Instruments Regulations 2016/1152
• Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016/1091
• Simple Pressure Vessels (Safety) Regulations 2016/1092
• Lifts Regulations 2016/1093
• Radio Equipment Regulations 2017/1206
• Recreational Craft Regulations 2017/737

Source

The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) Regulations 2024