Identify the market and product category first. Each dossier separates legal duties, referenced standards, evidence and the comparison needed for an award.
GB · 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 · 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 · 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 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.