Identify the market and product category first. Each dossier separates legal duties, referenced standards, evidence and the comparison needed for an award.
GB · GB product-specific legislation; General Product Safety Regulations 2005; NI EU rules
Great Britain means England, Scotland and Wales; Northern Ireland is a separate product-regulatory jurisdiction. For a consumer product, first identify sector legislation and residual general-safety duties. UKCA, CE and UKNI are different routes, not alternative designs for the same award badge.
Learn moreGB · Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016, SI 2016/1101
Electrical equipment designed or adapted for 50–1,000 V AC or 75–1,500 V DC, subject to the Regulations’ exclusions. Radio safety has its own route. Household and workplace equipment are both covered; plugs, conversion plugs and sockets can have separate UK requirements.
Learn moreGB · Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2016, SI 2016/1091
Apparatus and fixed installations within the EMC definitions. Distinguish non-radio equipment from radio equipment, and actual domestic or industrial environments. Installation-specific arrangements do not automatically exempt equipment sold generally.
Learn moreGB · Radio Equipment Regulations 2017, SI 2017/1206
Equipment intentionally transmitting or receiving radio waves for communication or radiodetermination. Final-product configuration, antennas, operating bands and the intended jurisdiction determine the assessment; module-level evidence is supporting evidence only.
Learn moreGB · RoHS Regulations 2012, SI 2012/3032
Covered electrical/electronic equipment, cables and spare parts, with category exclusions and exemptions. Concentrations are assessed at homogeneous-material level. GB exemption decisions and NI’s EU-based exemptions require separate checks.
Learn moreGB · UK REACH; GB CLP; Northern Ireland EU REACH/CLP
Articles, substances and mixtures trigger different requirements. Identify GB or NI, actual chemical identity, material, contact scenario and professional/consumer use. Finished textiles, footwear and plastics often require restriction screening, while paints and adhesives can additionally require mixture classification and labels.
Learn moreGB · GB assimilated 1935/2004, 10/2011 and 2023/2006; NI EU FCM law
Articles contacting food, with plastic composition rules separate from other materials. GB comprises England, Wales and Scotland with their enforcement arrangements; NI applies relevant EU food-contact law. A plastic additive authorised in one system must be checked in the other.
Learn moreGB · Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011, SI 2011/1881
Toys intended for play by children under 14, with age classification and exclusions. Childcare, sports and protective articles require their own scope check; a product can trigger additional electrical, radio or chemical duties.
Learn moreGB · GB Regulation 2016/425; PPE Enforcement Regulations 2018
Equipment worn or held to protect against defined health/safety risks. Ordinary garments, fashion eyewear and sports accessories require evidence of the protective purpose before PPE rules are assigned. The actual hazard determines risk category and protection class.
Learn moreGB · Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008, SI 2008/1597
Covered machinery, safety components, interchangeable equipment and partly completed machinery. Identify the specific machine and whether it is a finished product, incorporation component or substantial modification; workplace-use obligations remain separate from supply requirements.
Learn moreGB · GB Construction Products Regulation 2011 and amendments
Construction products within the applicable designated-standard or technical-assessment route, defined by intended incorporation and product family. Building use and installation requirements vary within the UK and are not established solely by a product’s marking.
Learn moreGB · Ecodesign Regulations 2010; Energy Information Regulations 2011 and product measures
Only the covered energy-related groups, such as refrigeration, washing, displays, light sources, motors and heating equipment. GB and NI may have different product measures, dates and label arrangements; identify the actual subtype and market before using a formula.
Learn moreGB · GB Batteries Regulations 2008; NI EU 2023/1542 and 2026 enforcement rules
Batteries of different shapes, chemistries and uses, including batteries incorporated in appliances. GB and NI now have expressly distinct placing-on-market regimes; complete product safety, transport and waste-producer duties remain additional questions.
Learn moreGB · Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2015, SI 2015/1640
Packaging and packaging components placed on the relevant market. Sales, grouped and transport packaging, reusable packaging and food-contact layers require distinct facts. EPR waste obligations are separate from the product’s essential design and substance requirements.
Learn moreGB · Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988; SI 2025/531
Domestic upholstered furniture and specified furnishings within the Regulations, subject to product definitions and exclusions. Filling, cover and composite requirements differ. Do not apply the identical test schedule to mattresses, cushions, nursery products and ordinary unupholstered furniture.
Learn moreGB · Regulation 31 approval; Water Fittings Regulations and devolved equivalents
Public water-supply products and building water fittings have different approval and installation questions. Regulation 31 concerns water-company use; domestic taps and fittings require assessment under the relevant water-fittings regime, with Scotland, Wales and NI legal differences considered.
Learn moreGB · PSTI Act 2022; Security Requirements Regulations 2023, SI 2023/1007
Relevant consumer products connectable to the internet or a network, with listed exemptions. Check special exclusions for certain NI products, vehicle categories, EV charge points, medical devices, smart meters and specified computers. Wireless and physical safety remain separate obligations.
Learn moreGB · GB textile composition legislation; Footwear (Indication of Composition) Labelling Regulations 1995
Textile products and footwear use separate composition-labelling schemes. Textile components of furnishing and outdoor goods may be relevant; a luggage product is not footwear. Market and component definitions must precede label design.
Learn moreGB · GB type-approval scheme for M, N, O vehicles and components
The GB scheme covers the 2018/858-based M, N and O framework and related systems/components. Different arrangements apply to other vehicle categories. A GB approval is not valid for NI, where EU or UK(NI) approvals must be used.
Learn moreGB · Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016, SI 2016/1105
Covered pressure equipment and assemblies with PS above 0.5 bar, with category boundaries, exclusions and sound-engineering-practice cases. In-service pressure-system duties are separate from placing equipment on the market.
Learn moreApplicability depends on the product classification, intended use, configuration and actual sales territory. Manufacturing, placing-on-the-market and testing dates, together with transition provisions, are checked as required by each applicable rule. The directory identifies sources; it does not replace assessment of the specific model. Standards are identified by reference, and their authoritative texts remain with the issuing bodies. Official source documents retain their original language.