PRODUCT MARKING FEATURES


FROM 1 JANUARY 2021 - 31 DECEMBER 2021


Products placed in the EU market* (27 countries)


EU 27 Notifi ed Body (if needed)


EU DoC/DoP


CE marking


Products placed in the GB market


EU 27 Notifi ed Body (if needed)


EU DoC/DoP


CE marking


Products placed in the GB market


UK Approved Body (if needed)


UK DoC/DoP


UKCA marking


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(CEN/CENELEC) whereby new and revised product standards are created. Voluntary certifi cation schemes used for cable, such as BASEC, HAR and LPCB, will be largely unaff ected by changes to the regulatory system. Product compliance is of key importance to everyone in the supply chain for electrical products, including cable and cable accessories. Up until Brexit, the UK used the EU’s CE mark and its related legislation, which for cables includes low voltage or construction products. There is to be no revolution – the new


UKCA marking system is largely the same as the EU system. All product compliance legislation originating in EU practice continues as UK regulations, amended where necessary. All the EU harmonised product standards we are familiar with have become UK designated standards, and UK-based Notifi ed Bodies who test and certify certain products have become UK Approved Bodies. So at the point of Brexit there were no signifi cant changes to the background. However, for


28 CABLEtalk JUNE/JULY 2021 QUICK Q&A


Will products carry multiple marks? Yes, it is likely that many products that are sold across the EU and the UK will carry both CE and UKCA markings, or the CE/UKNI and UKCA markings.


Will it be illegal to supply or use CE marked product


in Great Britain after the end of 2021? No, products already in the supply chain (such as with a wholesaler) can continue to be sold. In any case, marking requirements only apply at the point of sale, not when they are used.


Will any products need to


manufacturers and suppliers there is work to do in preparing new product documentation and marking. Regrettably, the UK and the EU were


not able to come to an agreement on conformity assessment systems in the trade deal, so these are now separate and duplicated. Many products will need to be retested, depending on where they were tested originally. In some sectors there is limited laboratory capacity, which is raising concerns.


be replaced? No, products that are already installed may continue in use.


After the end of 2021, should products carrying a CE mark be rejected? No, as long as it either carries the UKCA mark or has been in the supply chain during 2021.


The UKCA mark will soon start to appear on products, labels or packaging, and Declarations of Conformity/ Performance for the UK market will be made available to purchasers. For cable products, the main pieces of legislation applicable are the low voltage directive (LVD) and the construction products regulation (CPR) for products used in buildings. Low voltage requirements will be a UK Declaration of Conformity and the UKCA mark. For


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