You know, I’m curious what is meant by a conformity assessment by a UK body? What equipment requires this and what value does it add?
Thanks Derek. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 4, 2022, at 9:39 PM, Amund Westin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks! > So, currently we can just use our existing CE DoC documents, but from > 01.01.2023, those documents are not valid and an UKCA approval must be in > place … right? > If that’s the fact, the period to 01.01.2023 is short and I would prepare for > an UKCA approval right now. > > BR > Amund > > > > Fra: John E Allen > Sendt: 4. august 2022 17:01 > Til: [email protected] > Emne: [PSES] FW: Intertek message FYI: Important Update: Pending Regulatory > Change to UKCA Program > > For anyone who has not seen this or something similar! > > John E Allen > W.London, UK > > From: Intertek <[email protected]> > Sent: 03 August 2022 12:58 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Important Update: Pending Regulatory Change to UKCA Program > > > > > > > > The UK is pending a regulatory change to their UKCA Program > > > The UK Government has announced its intention to introduce new regulation as > a principle so to reduce the costs involved for the > re-certification/re-testing of products for UKCA marking. This new > regulation, when introduced (no timelines given), and based on the summary > notice criteria, will effectively increase the acceptance of CE marking of > products as a means of meeting UKCA marking requirements. > > > > > Until this new regulation is introduced, the current framework, timelines and > conformity assessment process for UKCA marking remains, in that from 01 > January 2023, CE marking will no longer be accepted when placing product onto > the Great Britain Market. > > > > > The full details of the UK Government announcement can be found here. Please > refer to the 22 June update. > > > READ THE UPDATE > > > > > > On Introduction of The New Regulation > > > In summary, product conformity assessment will see the following changes: > > Completed conformity assessment activities carried out on product under EU > requirements (including existing testing, certification, and contractual > arrangements relating to the quality control or auditing of existing > certificates) undertaken by non-UK conformity assessment bodies (EU Notified > Bodies accredited by their national accreditation body) for CE certification > before 1 January 2023 to be used by manufacturers to declare existing product > types as compliant with UKCA. > Products must still bear UKCA marking and will need to undergo conformity > assessment with a UK Approved Body at the expiry of the certificate or after > 5 years (31 December 2027), whichever is sooner. > Manufacturers to apply the UKCA mark without the need for any UK-recognised > CAB involvement and continue to place their goods on the market, on the basis > of their existing CE type examination completed before 31 December 2022, for > the lifetime of the certificate issued, or until 31 December 2027 (whichever > is sooner). > Conformity assessment procedures not completed and supported by a CE > certificate issued before 1 January 2023, these products are considered ‘new’ > products. This also includes where goods are subject to important changes, > overhauling its original performance, purpose, or type requiring new > certification. 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