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BOSS Today #58

We’ll be examining the
consultation into product
safety and e-labelling of
products, if you would like
to share your thoughts

please send them to us.

Alongside this about-turn, a new with the new UKCA mark. However, Standards. So, the voluntary e-labelling
consultation has been published, there’s been a change of plan from the of consumer products is seen as an
closing on October 9th. The purpose of Department for Business, which now opportunity for the UK to show how
this consultation is to gather views on says it will allow the use of CE marking divergence from the EU could support
how the draft regulations define the for businesses indefinitely. So, if you innovation and benefit business. It’s
responsibilities of: had not yet switched over to UKCA also cited as a way to reduce waste and
marking, you can stick with CE marking. as a contributor to Net Zero...
n Obligated producers
n Exporters Of course, we’ll let you know if this We’ll be examining the consultation,
n Reprocessors changes (again!). if you would like to share your thoughts
n Compliance schemes please send them to Amy Hutchinson,
n Local authorities CEO BOSS Federation at
n The Scheme Administrator amy@bossfederation.co.uk.
n The regulators

So, in other words, pretty much any
entity involved in EPR! If you have any
thoughts, please send them to Amy
Hutchinson, CEO BOSS Federation at Consultation into product safety
amy@bossfederation.co.uk. and e-labelling of products
The Department for Business & Trade
If you’re unsure of the requirements has just launched a consultation
of EPR, you can view our partner on product safety as part of the Get in touch with BOSS’s Public
BPIF’s latest webinar recording. Government’s Smarter Regulation Affairs Adviser, Carys Davis, at
Click here to access this. project. The aim is to reduce compliance carys@bossfederation.co.uk
costs for low-risk products, make
conformity easier and use digital
solutions where possible.
Click here to access this.

These digital solutions include the use
And more CE marking change... of e-labelling. In the EU, e-labelling is
As we’ve reported before, the use of CE not currently accepted in relation to
marking for business was due to end in the consumer product safety areas
2024, with all CE marks to be replaced covered by Office for Product Safety &

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