Businesses will have an additional year to apply new product safety markings such as UKCA Ex (ATEX) for most products placed on the market in England, Scotland and Wales This applies to all goods where businesses were due to begin using the UKCA marking by the end of this year (2021).
The UK Conformity Assessed (UKCA) marking allows the UK to have control over its goods regulations, maintaining the high product safety standards expected in the UK.
Recognising the impact of the pandemic on businesses, the Government has extended the deadline to 1 January 2023 to apply UKCA marks for certain products to demonstrate compliance with product safety regulations, rather than 1 January 2022. The UKCA marking replaces the product safety labelling the UK previously used while a member of the EU, such as the CE mark.
2019/1020/EU – New EU Market Surveillance Regulation impact on ATEX
On 16 of July 2021, the new Market Surveillance and Compliance of Products Regulation came into effect. It aims to strengthen the requirements for market surveillance by Member States and will lead to far more checking of technical files and self-declarations including ATEX Category 3 and other self-certified equipment.
An EU Responsible Person (signing the D of C) can now only be one of the following:
A manufacturer if they are established in the EU.
An importer who is established in the EU.
An authorized representative established in the EU, who is appointed in writing.
A fulfilment service provider established in the EU (for example, an online store)
New UK EX Group website!
There is now an official UKEX Approved Bodies Group (UKEX ABG) Website s with decision sheets and useful official information on UKCA Ex
News Reported by Sean Clarke CEng MSc FIET who is the MD of ExVeritas Limited.
ExVeritas are a UKCA Ex Appointed Body, An ATEX Notified Body and an IECEx Certification Body and Test laboratory. www.exveritas.com
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