Relief as UK confirms it will adopt EU standards for construction products post no-deal Brexit

By Jordan Marshall2019-01-24T16:11:00

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Manufacturers looking to export to the EU still in limbo with the government unable to say if British standards would be recognised in the event of a no-deal Brexit

Contractors, architects and product manufacturers can breathe a sigh of relief with the government confirming that products which are given the OK in Europe will be able to be used in the UK in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

In its guidance on construction products regulation if there is no-Brexit deal the government said it had laid a draft statutory instrument on 18 December 2018 detailing the arrangements that will apply if the UK crashes out of the EU without a deal.

The guidance said all existing European harmonised standards would become UK ‘designated standards’.

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