On January 31, 2020, the UK/EU Brexit Agreement was approved and formally entered into force. The UK has now entered a transitional period of "Brexit", during which time it will hold consultations with the European Commission. The transition period is scheduled to end on December 31, 2020. When the United Kingdom leaves the European Union on December 31, 2020, the UKCA (UK Certification of Conformity) mark will become the new British product mark. Important information for implementing UKCA certification after Brexit: 1. The transfer of certification from a third-party designated agency in the EU 27 or from a third-party designated agency in the United Kingdom must be implemented before the end of the Brexit transition period.
2. Tests implemented by third-party designated agencies in the 27 EU countries can be submitted to the UK accreditation body for the issuance of UKCA certification.
3. According to the current UK guidelines, your products can still use the CE mark in the UK market for a limited period of time. This period has not yet been determined, but the UK will give a positive notice before the end of this period.
4. CE marking test and UKCA marking test (EN standard) can be carried out at the same time, and EN standard will apply to UKCA marking.
5. As the UK has not promulgated a law to implement the UKCA mark before it officially leaves the European Union on December 31, 2020, therefore, the UKCA mark cannot be used or placed on products before January 1, 2021. Starting from January 1, 2021, the UK market will approve CE-marked products for a limited period of time. Once the UK leaves the European Union, manufacturers will be informed that they are obliged to put the UKCA mark on their products, and the CE mark will be recognized during the limited recognition period.
6. The same product displays multiple conformity marks (including CE and UKCA) in order to enter the global market.
7. Like the CE mark, once the UK promulgates a law to implement the UKCA mark, it needs to comply with the relevant detailed rules and add the conformity mark on the product label, packaging and in the instruction manual.
8. LVD, EMC, RoHS, WEEE test reports that have already had CE certification, there is no need to re-test, and do not need to conduct document review. For products that have already issued their own declarations, the manufacturer must draft a declaration of conformity before marking the UKCA mark.
9. The same technical document can be used to obtain the UKCA mark and CE mark at the same time.
2. Tests implemented by third-party designated agencies in the 27 EU countries can be submitted to the UK accreditation body for the issuance of UKCA certification.
3. According to the current UK guidelines, your products can still use the CE mark in the UK market for a limited period of time. This period has not yet been determined, but the UK will give a positive notice before the end of this period.
4. CE marking test and UKCA marking test (EN standard) can be carried out at the same time, and EN standard will apply to UKCA marking.
5. As the UK has not promulgated a law to implement the UKCA mark before it officially leaves the European Union on December 31, 2020, therefore, the UKCA mark cannot be used or placed on products before January 1, 2021. Starting from January 1, 2021, the UK market will approve CE-marked products for a limited period of time. Once the UK leaves the European Union, manufacturers will be informed that they are obliged to put the UKCA mark on their products, and the CE mark will be recognized during the limited recognition period.
6. The same product displays multiple conformity marks (including CE and UKCA) in order to enter the global market.
7. Like the CE mark, once the UK promulgates a law to implement the UKCA mark, it needs to comply with the relevant detailed rules and add the conformity mark on the product label, packaging and in the instruction manual.
8. LVD, EMC, RoHS, WEEE test reports that have already had CE certification, there is no need to re-test, and do not need to conduct document review. For products that have already issued their own declarations, the manufacturer must draft a declaration of conformity before marking the UKCA mark.
9. The same technical document can be used to obtain the UKCA mark and CE mark at the same time.