Assessment and Certification (UKCA or UK(NI) marking)
Businesses can benefit from continued compliance with recognised
EU regulations with conformity assessment undertaken by an EU
Notified Body.
Conformity marking for different markets
Current legislation allows you to place civil explosive products
on the market in Great Britain using either:
- CE marking
- UK Conformity Assessed (UKCA) marking Note: new
applications are no longer being accepted
GB and EU markets
Alternatively, you can make use of the UK's recognition of EU
requirements to place civil explosives on both the GB and EU
markets.
Using CE marking for civil explosive products on the GB
market
You can place a civil explosive product on the market in GB with
the CE marking if you:
- Demonstrate compliance with the relevant EU essential
requirements
- Complete the correct EU conformity assessment procedure
- Provide all required technical documents, including an EU
declaration of conformity (DoC) in English and
- Apply the CE marking to your product
- Ensure the product is accompanied by instructions and safety
information, written in English, that is clear, legible and easily
understood.
Using UKCA marking to demonstrate compliance with EU
requirements
You can also place a civil explosive product on the GB market
with a UKCA marking where you have demonstrated compliance with EU
essential requirements.
You must:
- check your product meets EU and GB essential requirements
- ensure the relevant EU conformity assessments are
complete,
- provide all technical documents in English
If you apply the UKCA marking to your product you will need to
ensure that the product is accompanied by a GB declaration of
conformity (DoC). The GB DoC must be in English and list compliance
with the relevant GB or EU legislation that has been met.
If you chose to use UKCA marking on your product, do not apply
the EU Conformity Assessment Body (CAB) ID number next to the UKCA
marking. Instead, include the EU CAB ID number in the GB
declaration of conformity (DoC), which you must supply with the
product.
The conformity
marking scenarios on GOV.UK show the different conformity
assessment markings which manufacturers may use to place goods on
the GB market.
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