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 · 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 · 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 · 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.