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 · 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 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 · 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 · 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 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.