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Post-Brexit legislative change The UK Construction Products Regulation (UK CPR) – the new regulatory framework for construction products following the UK’s departure from the EU – came into effect on 1 January 2021, with recognition of the CE mark to cease in Great Britain by the end of the year. However, the Government confirmed in August that businesses will have an extra year to start using UKCA marking, the new product safety marking in the UK. This enables CE-marked goods to continue being placed on the market in Great Britain until 1 January 2023 where businesses were due to begin using the UKCA marking by the end of 2021, including for construction products.
Technical advice It is imperative that those involved with construction products – including manufacturers and importers – understand their new obligations. To aid this transition, BM TRADA has provided an overview of the new UKCA marking requirements in a new free technical bulletin – launched initially in February, and further updated in spring 2022 to reflect the legislative changes mentioned above. See page 145 for an extract from this bulletin. >> www.bmtrada.com
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