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Building Safety with Womble Bond Dickinson
01 Oct 2023
Sweeping changes, on a scale never seen before, are being made across the entire building regime.
Learn more about Building Safety at Womble Bond Dickinson - and how our team of lawyers stay up-to-date on building safety developments across a number of sectors and practice areas.
Learn more about Building Safety at Womble Bond Dickinson - and how our team of lawyers stay up-to-date on building safety developments across a number of sectors and practice areas.
Exporting to the UK: Extension of the deadline for UKCA marking
23 Nov 2022
The UK government announced on 14 November 2022 that businesses have been given an additional two years to comply with the new UKCA marking requirements. CE marking can now continue to be used for certain goods placed on the GB market until 31 December 2024. UKCA marking is mandatory for goods placed on the GB market from 1 January 2025.
Do you sell CE marked goods in the UK? Are you ready for the upcoming UKCA mark deadline?
15 Nov 2022
As the UK continues its post-Brexit transition out of the European Union, new regulatory regimes are being adopted to replace those enforced in the EU. This includes replacing the EU’s CE mark with a new UKCA mark for a variety of consumer and industrial products to indicate that the product meets the applicable requirements, mainly concerning health and safety, as set out in UK legislation.
CMA targets "green" claims in fashion retail sector
26 Jan 2022
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) put businesses on notice last year that it would carry out a full review of misleading green claims at the start of 2022, after it found that 40% of green claims made online could be misleading, and that it would prioritise which sectors to review.
New product compliance rules for businesses exporting to the EU and NI
06 May 2021
New rules will prohibit certain goods from being sold in the European Union (EU) and Northern Ireland (NI) unless an economic operator established in either the EU or NI is identified as being responsible for certain product compliance matters. The new rules apply from 16 July 2021 and will impact exports to the EU and NI, including those from Great Britain, as explained below.
Post-Brexit product compliance for CE-marked products
14 Dec 2020
With less than 30 days to go until the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020, there are growing concerns as to what the impact of leaving the EU will be on product labelling and compliance – particularly for CE-marked products. CE is the administrative marking that indicates conformity with health, safety, and environmental protection standards for products sold within the European Economic Area. The certification of new products will change dramatically post Brexit and with just over two weeks to go, many questions remain. In this article, Nicky Strong of law firm Womble Bond Dickinson, looks to address some of the key areas of concern.
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