#ukca — Public Fediverse posts
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I am compiling a list of "no brainers" for our new gov.
SCRAP UKCA MARK AND GIVE US ALL A BREAK
Dying Gov was booting this hated waste of money down the road
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This is a good piece about the uncertainty regarding use of the CE mark alongside (or instead of?) the UKCA mark.
Some parts have been postponed indefinitely but it remains to be seen whether it will still change in the next few years. Whether using CE alone, without UKCA, is allowed. And whether future divergence could be caused by the EU changing requirements but the UK not following. Watch this space.
https://cms-lawnow.com/en/ealerts/2023/08/recent-ukca-announcement-not-all-that-it-seems-yet
#UK #EU #Brexit #UKCA #CE #Manufacturing #Import #Export #Legal
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The #UKGovernment has announced an indefinite extension to the use of CE marking for British businesses, which shows that products meet #EU standards. This is a major U-turn from the previous plan to introduce a #UKCA system, which would have created costly duplication and reduced consumer choice. The UKCA system was an absurd consequence of #Brexit that exposed the government’s lack of foresight and competence.
#Brexiters #Standards #Tories
https://www.pmp-magazine.com/2023/08/08/ukca-a-symbol-of-the-folly-of-brexit/ -
A good example of why it's not enough to undo bits of #Brexit, the UK will have to rejoin the #SingleMarket and #CustomsUnion... #QualityMark #CE #UKCA: https://www.ft.com/content/0591d2ff-12ed-46e4-969d-738543b7c46b
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“Brexit ideology is being shunned as economic conditions deteriorate.
While industry groups like the British Chambers of Commerce and Make UK say firms will be breathing a “sigh of relief” — and are rightly delighted that two and a half years of lobbying has finally paid off — the chaos does not end with a front-page story in the FT.”
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As I predicted years ago, UK businesses won, the UK government lost.
There will be no requirement for using the UKCA and using CE can remain the only certificate needed.
"British businesses will be allowed to continue to use the European Union's safety mark indefinitely, the UK government announced Tuesday — in a climbdown from previous post-Brexit plans."
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After the second extension that continued the use of the #CE mark, it was fairly clear that the #UKCA mark was never going to become mandatory.
What a waste of time, effort, and money.
(I am amused that the #grauniad image uses an incorrectly shaped CE mark [letters too thin, too close together])
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/aug/01/uk-eu-safety-mark-brexit-climbdown?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other -
CW: Brexit foolishness
@Vittoria @davidallengreen @SeanJones There are a few, relatively simple, steps available prior to negotiating a return to the Single Market. In order of chronology and UK political complexity:
1) Stop actively trying to diverge from EU standards
2) Commit to stopping the UKCA folly to replace the CE marque
3) Publicly commit to maintaining alignment with EU standards
4) Participate in new standard setting initiatives -
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/businesses-to-be-given-uk-product-marking-flexibility
So UKCA mark has been delayed again for 2 years and the #EU CE mark will be valid for another two years in the UK. However with less than two month till the 1st of Jan deadline how many businesses have already given up on the UK market? After all the #CE mark is accepted world wide ( -US ). The #UKCA only in the UK market. Imgine selling medical devices with costs of marking of £100,000. Who can afford that twice? One for UK and one for a huge market? @GlasgowLovesEU
