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    CE Marking Specialists


    A South Wales based Product  Certification and training company, specialising in supporting small to medium enterprises in meeting their CE Marking obligations


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    (Safety) Directives


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Risk Assessment

New IEC 62368-1 Audio/video, information and communication technology equipment – Part 1: Safety requirements.

Updated on date by author

On December 20, 2020, products on the market will need to meet the requirements of the new IEC 62368-1 standard; previous standards IEC 60950-1 and IEC 60065, and their regional harmonized standards, will be formally withdrawn. This is not a merger of IEC 60950-1 and IEC 60065 but a completely new standard applicable to products in its scope. Compliance criteria for the standard is related to hazards for performance and construction.

As an EN Harmonized standard, it should be used in compliance against the LVD (Low Voltage Directive) for CE Marking purposes within Europe.

Disclaimer:

This document is provided for information purposes only and does not replace the need to obtain further independent advice and/or to instruct/appoint a notified or competent body or person(s) to carry out further investigation and/or testing. National and International Regulations are constantly changing and evolving. Accordingly, no warranty is given, nor is any term or condition to be implied, that the information provided in this document is accurate and that it eliminates the need for seeking further advice or investigation.

Posted in Low Voltage Directive, New Standards/Directives, News |

UKCA latest guidance from GOV.UK

Updated on date by author

The UK Goverment has updated there lattest guidance on placing manufactured goods on the market in Great Britain.

As part of this a new UKCA Implemetation Guidance document has been issued to answer the many questions surrounding the UKCA mark and requirements.

CE marking for the GB market

Although UKCA is now recommened for all products sold in the UK you will be able to use the CE marking until 1 January 2023 if any of the following apply:

  • you currently apply the CE marking to your good on the basis of self-declaration
  • any mandatory third-party conformity assessment was carried out by an EU-recognised notified body (including a body in a country with which the EU has a relevant mutual recognition agreement)
  • the certificate of conformity previously held by a UK approved body has been transferred to an EU-recognised notified body prior to 1 January 2021

You can only place CE marked goods that meet EU requirements on the market in Great Britain while UK and EU requirements are the same. This is currently the case and there are no UK plans to diverge at this time.

Nonetheless you are encouraged to be ready as soon as possible, and by 1 January 2023 at the latest. If the EU changes their rules and you CE mark your goods based on new EU rules which are different from the requirements in the UK, you will no longer be able to use the CE marking in the UK. This will be the case even if the change happens before 1 January 2023.

This guidance is about placing manufactured goods on the market in Great Britain (GB). Great Britain is England, Wales and Scotland.

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