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Construction products and the UK(NI) indication

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Construction Products Regulation in Northern Ireland

In this guide:

What is the EU Construction Products Regulation?

Background to the new Northern Ireland CPR rules looking at the EU Construction Products Regulation.

The EU Construction Products Regulation (EU CPR) lays down harmonised rules (‘standards’) for the marketing of construction products. Standards are developed by European standardisation bodies, and define the methods and the criteria for assessing the performance of the product in relation to its “essential characteristics”. Standards become harmonised when the reference to the standard is published in the Official Journal of the European Union - see a list of harmonised standards under the EU CPR.

Where a harmonised European standard (or ‘hEN’) exists for a product, the EU CPR places obligations on manufacturers, distributors and importers (known collectively as ‘economic operators’) of that product when it is placed on the market in the European Economic Area (EEA). The product must have a declaration of performance and have been affixed with the ‘CE’ marking.

In order to safeguard the reliability of the declaration of performance, the EU CPR provides for systems of “Assessment and Verification of Constancy of Performance” (AVCP). Where third-party assessment of the performance of construction products is required, this assessment may only be undertaken by authorised ‘notified bodies’. Notified bodies are accredited, and Member States then formally ‘notify’ the European Commission and other European Union countries. Those notified bodies are listed on the EU’s database (the ‘New Approach Notified and Designated Organisations’ database - known as ‘NANDO’).

Where the standard requires third-party assessment, that notified body’s 4-digit identification number must be affixed to the product.

The EU CPR also allows manufacturers to affix the CE marking to products that are not fully covered by a harmonised European standard. This is permitted where manufacturers receive a technical assessment of their product based on a ‘European Assessment Document’ (EAD). EADs are devised by the group of ‘technical assessment bodies’ (TABs).

Further information on the approach for products that are not fully covered by a harmonised standard can be found at the European Organisation for Technical Assessment.

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Guidance for businesses placing construction products on the Northern Ireland market and the correct markings to use.
This guidance refers to the requirement in some circumstances for the UK(NI) indication for construction products, sometimes referred to as the UK(NI) marking or UKNI marking. The terms refer to the same thing.

Manufacturers placing products on the Northern Ireland market should note:

Products will need to meet European Union harmonised European standards, and bear either the CE marking or the CE marking & UK(NI) indication to be placed on the NI market.

Goods with the UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) mark alone will not be accepted on the NI market.

Where third-party conformity assessment has been carried out by a United Kingdom approved body, the economic operator must affix the UK(NI) indication in addition to CE marking. Where the conformity assessment has been carried out by an EU-approved body, only the CE marking is required.

Once legislation gives effect to the relevant provisions, products meeting NI requirements and bearing the CE marking or CE marking with UK(NI) indication, and which are qualifying NI goods, will be able to be placed on the entire UK market on an ongoing basis. In the meantime, all such products bearing the CE mark, whether qualifying NI goods or not, can be placed on the entire UK market until recognition of CE marking ends on 30 June 2025. Legislate to recognise qualifying NI goods is intended to be brought in ahead of this date.
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Changes for Northern Ireland economic operators

Changes which businesses making construction products available on the market in Northern Ireland need to be aware of.
Distributors who first make a product available on the market in Northern Ireland from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or NI will now be classified as ‘importers’. This change in status will bring new obligations, such as a requirement for importers to label their products with their name and address.

Examples of other obligations on importers include:

ensuring the assessment and the verification of constancy of performance have been carried out by the manufacturer

drawing up relevant technical documentation

ensuring that the product bears the conformity marking, and that the manufacturer has complied with their labelling obligations

keeping records for 10 years

carrying out sample testing

After the end of the transition period, authorised representatives will need to be established in either NI or the EEA to act on the manufacturer’s behalf in relation to specified tasks.

Manufacturers with an authorised representative based in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) will need to appoint a new authorised representative in either NI or the EEA.

NI economic operators - whether manufacturers, importers, distributors, or authorised representatives - should consider taking professional advice to make sure that they understand their status and obligations under the new NI regulatory framework.
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Construction products and the UK(NI) indication

Information on the new UK(NI) marking and when your business needs to use it for construction products.
The Northern Ireland Protocol provides for a new UK(NI) indication (also known as the ‘UKNI marking’). This is a new additional conformity marking for products placed on the market in Northern Ireland. However, it is important to note that is not required for all goods being placed on the NI market. CE marking with the UK(NI) indication is required only if the mandatory third-party conformity assessment for a product is conducted by a body based in the United Kingdom.

You need to use a conformity marking if you are placing certain goods on the market to show they meet the relevant rules. In NI, after the end of the transition period, EU conformity markings will continue to be used to show goods meet EU rules. For most construction products, this is the CE marking. If using a conformity body based in the EU, this is the only marking required.

If you choose to use UK bodies for approvals or certification, in addition to the EU conformity marking, you must also affix the UK(NI) indication

The UK(NI) indication is not permitted on its own - it must always accompany the EU conformity marking. If you are placing goods on the EU market, you must follow EU Construction Products Regulation (CPR) rules. This includes using an EU-recognised conformity assessment body and CE marking.

It is important to note that goods bearing the CE marking with UK(NI) indication will not be accepted on the EU market, as UK conformity assessment bodies will no longer be recognised by the EU. For goods to be accepted on the EU market, conformity assessment must have been conducted by an EU-recognised body.

When to use the UK(NI) indication

You will need to use the UK(NI) indication if:

you are placing goods subject to CE marking on the NI market after the end of the transition period

your goods require mandatory third-party conformity assessment

you use a UK body to carry out those conformity assessments after the end of the transition period

You do not need to use the UK(NI) indication if:

you use an EU body to carry out conformity assessments

If you are a manufacturer based in NI (or the manufacturer’s authorised representative) and you currently mark your goods on the basis of a supplier’s declaration of conformity (ie, self-certify), you will not need to make any changes. Qualifying NI goods will continue to have full access to the Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) market using those markings, because of the principle of unfettered access. The intention is that those CE marked goods will be accepted on the GB market until 30 June 2025 even if they are not qualifying NI goods.

Find more information on how to use the UK(NI) indication alongside the CE marking, including templates.

Using UK approved bodies

For the NI market, UK ‘approved bodies’ will be designated by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) and allowed to assess the performance of construction products to EU harmonised standards. This will enable economic operators to use the CE marking with the UK(NI) indication and place their product on the NI market.

These bodies will be listed on the UK Market Conformity Assessment Body (UKMCAB) database.
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Accepted markings on construction products for different markets

A breakdown for your business of the accepted markings on construction products for different markets.

Your construction products goods may require different markings for different markets. The table below illustrates the accepted markings on each market.

Type of good	Accepted marking or combination of markings*
Placing goods on the market in Northern Ireland
Construction product being placed on the market in NI using a European Union conformity assessment body	CE
Construction product being placed on the market in NI using a UK-based body	CE and UK(NI)
Placing goods (which are not qualifying NI goods) on the market in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales)
Construction product being placed on the GB market until 30 June 2025	UKCA or CE or CE & UK(NI)
Construction product placed on the GB market from 30 June 2025	UKCA
Placing qualifying NI goods on the market in GB (unfettered access)
Construction product which is a qualifying NI good being placed on the GB market under unfettered access provisions from 30 June 2025	CE or CE & UK(NI)
Placing goods on the EU market
Construction product being placed on the EU market	CE

*You may use combinations of the product markings listed in each box and your goods may be acceptable with more than one marking. However, for the EU market, the CE marking must appear without the UK(NI) indication, as goods bearing the CE & UK(NI) marking are not acceptable in the EU. This means these goods must be manufactured to EU rules, and cannot be assessed by a body based in the United Kingdom.

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Accepted markings on construction products for different markets

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Accepted markings on construction products for different markets jhobbs Sun, 20/12/2020 - 11:56

Construction Products Regulation in Northern Ireland

In this guide:

What is the EU Construction Products Regulation?

Background to the new Northern Ireland CPR rules looking at the EU Construction Products Regulation.

The EU Construction Products Regulation (EU CPR) lays down harmonised rules (‘standards’) for the marketing of construction products. Standards are developed by European standardisation bodies, and define the methods and the criteria for assessing the performance of the product in relation to its “essential characteristics”. Standards become harmonised when the reference to the standard is published in the Official Journal of the European Union - see a list of harmonised standards under the EU CPR.

Where a harmonised European standard (or ‘hEN’) exists for a product, the EU CPR places obligations on manufacturers, distributors and importers (known collectively as ‘economic operators’) of that product when it is placed on the market in the European Economic Area (EEA). The product must have a declaration of performance and have been affixed with the ‘CE’ marking.

In order to safeguard the reliability of the declaration of performance, the EU CPR provides for systems of “Assessment and Verification of Constancy of Performance” (AVCP). Where third-party assessment of the performance of construction products is required, this assessment may only be undertaken by authorised ‘notified bodies’. Notified bodies are accredited, and Member States then formally ‘notify’ the European Commission and other European Union countries. Those notified bodies are listed on the EU’s database (the ‘New Approach Notified and Designated Organisations’ database - known as ‘NANDO’).

Where the standard requires third-party assessment, that notified body’s 4-digit identification number must be affixed to the product.

The EU CPR also allows manufacturers to affix the CE marking to products that are not fully covered by a harmonised European standard. This is permitted where manufacturers receive a technical assessment of their product based on a ‘European Assessment Document’ (EAD). EADs are devised by the group of ‘technical assessment bodies’ (TABs).

Further information on the approach for products that are not fully covered by a harmonised standard can be found at the European Organisation for Technical Assessment.

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Placing construction products on the Northern Ireland market

Guidance for businesses placing construction products on the Northern Ireland market and the correct markings to use.
This guidance refers to the requirement in some circumstances for the UK(NI) indication for construction products, sometimes referred to as the UK(NI) marking or UKNI marking. The terms refer to the same thing.

Manufacturers placing products on the Northern Ireland market should note:

Products will need to meet European Union harmonised European standards, and bear either the CE marking or the CE marking & UK(NI) indication to be placed on the NI market.

Goods with the UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) mark alone will not be accepted on the NI market.

Where third-party conformity assessment has been carried out by a United Kingdom approved body, the economic operator must affix the UK(NI) indication in addition to CE marking. Where the conformity assessment has been carried out by an EU-approved body, only the CE marking is required.

Once legislation gives effect to the relevant provisions, products meeting NI requirements and bearing the CE marking or CE marking with UK(NI) indication, and which are qualifying NI goods, will be able to be placed on the entire UK market on an ongoing basis. In the meantime, all such products bearing the CE mark, whether qualifying NI goods or not, can be placed on the entire UK market until recognition of CE marking ends on 30 June 2025. Legislate to recognise qualifying NI goods is intended to be brought in ahead of this date.
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Changes for Northern Ireland economic operators

Changes which businesses making construction products available on the market in Northern Ireland need to be aware of.
Distributors who first make a product available on the market in Northern Ireland from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or NI will now be classified as ‘importers’. This change in status will bring new obligations, such as a requirement for importers to label their products with their name and address.

Examples of other obligations on importers include:

ensuring the assessment and the verification of constancy of performance have been carried out by the manufacturer

drawing up relevant technical documentation

ensuring that the product bears the conformity marking, and that the manufacturer has complied with their labelling obligations

keeping records for 10 years

carrying out sample testing

After the end of the transition period, authorised representatives will need to be established in either NI or the EEA to act on the manufacturer’s behalf in relation to specified tasks.

Manufacturers with an authorised representative based in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) will need to appoint a new authorised representative in either NI or the EEA.

NI economic operators - whether manufacturers, importers, distributors, or authorised representatives - should consider taking professional advice to make sure that they understand their status and obligations under the new NI regulatory framework.
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Construction products and the UK(NI) indication

Information on the new UK(NI) marking and when your business needs to use it for construction products.
The Northern Ireland Protocol provides for a new UK(NI) indication (also known as the ‘UKNI marking’). This is a new additional conformity marking for products placed on the market in Northern Ireland. However, it is important to note that is not required for all goods being placed on the NI market. CE marking with the UK(NI) indication is required only if the mandatory third-party conformity assessment for a product is conducted by a body based in the United Kingdom.

You need to use a conformity marking if you are placing certain goods on the market to show they meet the relevant rules. In NI, after the end of the transition period, EU conformity markings will continue to be used to show goods meet EU rules. For most construction products, this is the CE marking. If using a conformity body based in the EU, this is the only marking required.

If you choose to use UK bodies for approvals or certification, in addition to the EU conformity marking, you must also affix the UK(NI) indication

The UK(NI) indication is not permitted on its own - it must always accompany the EU conformity marking. If you are placing goods on the EU market, you must follow EU Construction Products Regulation (CPR) rules. This includes using an EU-recognised conformity assessment body and CE marking.

It is important to note that goods bearing the CE marking with UK(NI) indication will not be accepted on the EU market, as UK conformity assessment bodies will no longer be recognised by the EU. For goods to be accepted on the EU market, conformity assessment must have been conducted by an EU-recognised body.

When to use the UK(NI) indication

You will need to use the UK(NI) indication if:

you are placing goods subject to CE marking on the NI market after the end of the transition period

your goods require mandatory third-party conformity assessment

you use a UK body to carry out those conformity assessments after the end of the transition period

You do not need to use the UK(NI) indication if:

you use an EU body to carry out conformity assessments

If you are a manufacturer based in NI (or the manufacturer’s authorised representative) and you currently mark your goods on the basis of a supplier’s declaration of conformity (ie, self-certify), you will not need to make any changes. Qualifying NI goods will continue to have full access to the Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) market using those markings, because of the principle of unfettered access. The intention is that those CE marked goods will be accepted on the GB market until 30 June 2025 even if they are not qualifying NI goods.

Find more information on how to use the UK(NI) indication alongside the CE marking, including templates.

Using UK approved bodies

For the NI market, UK ‘approved bodies’ will be designated by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) and allowed to assess the performance of construction products to EU harmonised standards. This will enable economic operators to use the CE marking with the UK(NI) indication and place their product on the NI market.

These bodies will be listed on the UK Market Conformity Assessment Body (UKMCAB) database.
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Accepted markings on construction products for different markets

A breakdown for your business of the accepted markings on construction products for different markets.

Your construction products goods may require different markings for different markets. The table below illustrates the accepted markings on each market.

Type of good	Accepted marking or combination of markings*
Placing goods on the market in Northern Ireland
Construction product being placed on the market in NI using a European Union conformity assessment body	CE
Construction product being placed on the market in NI using a UK-based body	CE and UK(NI)
Placing goods (which are not qualifying NI goods) on the market in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales)
Construction product being placed on the GB market until 30 June 2025	UKCA or CE or CE & UK(NI)
Construction product placed on the GB market from 30 June 2025	UKCA
Placing qualifying NI goods on the market in GB (unfettered access)
Construction product which is a qualifying NI good being placed on the GB market under unfettered access provisions from 30 June 2025	CE or CE & UK(NI)
Placing goods on the EU market
Construction product being placed on the EU market	CE

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What is the EU Construction Products Regulation?

jhobbs — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 11:22:01 +0000

What is the EU Construction Products Regulation? jhobbs Sun, 20/12/2020 - 11:22

Construction Products Regulation in Northern Ireland

In this guide:

What is the EU Construction Products Regulation?

Background to the new Northern Ireland CPR rules looking at the EU Construction Products Regulation.

The EU Construction Products Regulation (EU CPR) lays down harmonised rules (‘standards’) for the marketing of construction products. Standards are developed by European standardisation bodies, and define the methods and the criteria for assessing the performance of the product in relation to its “essential characteristics”. Standards become harmonised when the reference to the standard is published in the Official Journal of the European Union - see a list of harmonised standards under the EU CPR.

Where a harmonised European standard (or ‘hEN’) exists for a product, the EU CPR places obligations on manufacturers, distributors and importers (known collectively as ‘economic operators’) of that product when it is placed on the market in the European Economic Area (EEA). The product must have a declaration of performance and have been affixed with the ‘CE’ marking.

In order to safeguard the reliability of the declaration of performance, the EU CPR provides for systems of “Assessment and Verification of Constancy of Performance” (AVCP). Where third-party assessment of the performance of construction products is required, this assessment may only be undertaken by authorised ‘notified bodies’. Notified bodies are accredited, and Member States then formally ‘notify’ the European Commission and other European Union countries. Those notified bodies are listed on the EU’s database (the ‘New Approach Notified and Designated Organisations’ database - known as ‘NANDO’).

Where the standard requires third-party assessment, that notified body’s 4-digit identification number must be affixed to the product.

The EU CPR also allows manufacturers to affix the CE marking to products that are not fully covered by a harmonised European standard. This is permitted where manufacturers receive a technical assessment of their product based on a ‘European Assessment Document’ (EAD). EADs are devised by the group of ‘technical assessment bodies’ (TABs).

Further information on the approach for products that are not fully covered by a harmonised standard can be found at the European Organisation for Technical Assessment.

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Construction Products Regulation in Northern Ireland

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Placing construction products on the Northern Ireland market

Guidance for businesses placing construction products on the Northern Ireland market and the correct markings to use.
This guidance refers to the requirement in some circumstances for the UK(NI) indication for construction products, sometimes referred to as the UK(NI) marking or UKNI marking. The terms refer to the same thing.

Manufacturers placing products on the Northern Ireland market should note:

Products will need to meet European Union harmonised European standards, and bear either the CE marking or the CE marking & UK(NI) indication to be placed on the NI market.

Goods with the UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) mark alone will not be accepted on the NI market.

Where third-party conformity assessment has been carried out by a United Kingdom approved body, the economic operator must affix the UK(NI) indication in addition to CE marking. Where the conformity assessment has been carried out by an EU-approved body, only the CE marking is required.

Once legislation gives effect to the relevant provisions, products meeting NI requirements and bearing the CE marking or CE marking with UK(NI) indication, and which are qualifying NI goods, will be able to be placed on the entire UK market on an ongoing basis. In the meantime, all such products bearing the CE mark, whether qualifying NI goods or not, can be placed on the entire UK market until recognition of CE marking ends on 30 June 2025. Legislate to recognise qualifying NI goods is intended to be brought in ahead of this date.
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Changes for Northern Ireland economic operators

Changes which businesses making construction products available on the market in Northern Ireland need to be aware of.
Distributors who first make a product available on the market in Northern Ireland from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or NI will now be classified as ‘importers’. This change in status will bring new obligations, such as a requirement for importers to label their products with their name and address.

Examples of other obligations on importers include:

ensuring the assessment and the verification of constancy of performance have been carried out by the manufacturer

drawing up relevant technical documentation

ensuring that the product bears the conformity marking, and that the manufacturer has complied with their labelling obligations

keeping records for 10 years

carrying out sample testing

After the end of the transition period, authorised representatives will need to be established in either NI or the EEA to act on the manufacturer’s behalf in relation to specified tasks.

Manufacturers with an authorised representative based in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) will need to appoint a new authorised representative in either NI or the EEA.

NI economic operators - whether manufacturers, importers, distributors, or authorised representatives - should consider taking professional advice to make sure that they understand their status and obligations under the new NI regulatory framework.
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Construction products and the UK(NI) indication

Information on the new UK(NI) marking and when your business needs to use it for construction products.
The Northern Ireland Protocol provides for a new UK(NI) indication (also known as the ‘UKNI marking’). This is a new additional conformity marking for products placed on the market in Northern Ireland. However, it is important to note that is not required for all goods being placed on the NI market. CE marking with the UK(NI) indication is required only if the mandatory third-party conformity assessment for a product is conducted by a body based in the United Kingdom.

You need to use a conformity marking if you are placing certain goods on the market to show they meet the relevant rules. In NI, after the end of the transition period, EU conformity markings will continue to be used to show goods meet EU rules. For most construction products, this is the CE marking. If using a conformity body based in the EU, this is the only marking required.

If you choose to use UK bodies for approvals or certification, in addition to the EU conformity marking, you must also affix the UK(NI) indication

The UK(NI) indication is not permitted on its own - it must always accompany the EU conformity marking. If you are placing goods on the EU market, you must follow EU Construction Products Regulation (CPR) rules. This includes using an EU-recognised conformity assessment body and CE marking.

It is important to note that goods bearing the CE marking with UK(NI) indication will not be accepted on the EU market, as UK conformity assessment bodies will no longer be recognised by the EU. For goods to be accepted on the EU market, conformity assessment must have been conducted by an EU-recognised body.

When to use the UK(NI) indication

You will need to use the UK(NI) indication if:

you are placing goods subject to CE marking on the NI market after the end of the transition period

your goods require mandatory third-party conformity assessment

you use a UK body to carry out those conformity assessments after the end of the transition period

You do not need to use the UK(NI) indication if:

you use an EU body to carry out conformity assessments

If you are a manufacturer based in NI (or the manufacturer’s authorised representative) and you currently mark your goods on the basis of a supplier’s declaration of conformity (ie, self-certify), you will not need to make any changes. Qualifying NI goods will continue to have full access to the Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) market using those markings, because of the principle of unfettered access. The intention is that those CE marked goods will be accepted on the GB market until 30 June 2025 even if they are not qualifying NI goods.

Find more information on how to use the UK(NI) indication alongside the CE marking, including templates.

Using UK approved bodies

For the NI market, UK ‘approved bodies’ will be designated by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) and allowed to assess the performance of construction products to EU harmonised standards. This will enable economic operators to use the CE marking with the UK(NI) indication and place their product on the NI market.

These bodies will be listed on the UK Market Conformity Assessment Body (UKMCAB) database.
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Accepted markings on construction products for different markets

A breakdown for your business of the accepted markings on construction products for different markets.

Your construction products goods may require different markings for different markets. The table below illustrates the accepted markings on each market.

Type of good	Accepted marking or combination of markings*
Placing goods on the market in Northern Ireland
Construction product being placed on the market in NI using a European Union conformity assessment body	CE
Construction product being placed on the market in NI using a UK-based body	CE and UK(NI)
Placing goods (which are not qualifying NI goods) on the market in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales)
Construction product being placed on the GB market until 30 June 2025	UKCA or CE or CE & UK(NI)
Construction product placed on the GB market from 30 June 2025	UKCA
Placing qualifying NI goods on the market in GB (unfettered access)
Construction product which is a qualifying NI good being placed on the GB market under unfettered access provisions from 30 June 2025	CE or CE & UK(NI)
Placing goods on the EU market
Construction product being placed on the EU market	CE

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Changes for Northern Ireland economic operators

jhobbs — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 11:16:49 +0000

Changes for Northern Ireland economic operators jhobbs Sun, 20/12/2020 - 11:16

Construction Products Regulation in Northern Ireland

In this guide:

What is the EU Construction Products Regulation?

Background to the new Northern Ireland CPR rules looking at the EU Construction Products Regulation.

The EU Construction Products Regulation (EU CPR) lays down harmonised rules (‘standards’) for the marketing of construction products. Standards are developed by European standardisation bodies, and define the methods and the criteria for assessing the performance of the product in relation to its “essential characteristics”. Standards become harmonised when the reference to the standard is published in the Official Journal of the European Union - see a list of harmonised standards under the EU CPR.

Where a harmonised European standard (or ‘hEN’) exists for a product, the EU CPR places obligations on manufacturers, distributors and importers (known collectively as ‘economic operators’) of that product when it is placed on the market in the European Economic Area (EEA). The product must have a declaration of performance and have been affixed with the ‘CE’ marking.

In order to safeguard the reliability of the declaration of performance, the EU CPR provides for systems of “Assessment and Verification of Constancy of Performance” (AVCP). Where third-party assessment of the performance of construction products is required, this assessment may only be undertaken by authorised ‘notified bodies’. Notified bodies are accredited, and Member States then formally ‘notify’ the European Commission and other European Union countries. Those notified bodies are listed on the EU’s database (the ‘New Approach Notified and Designated Organisations’ database - known as ‘NANDO’).

Where the standard requires third-party assessment, that notified body’s 4-digit identification number must be affixed to the product.

The EU CPR also allows manufacturers to affix the CE marking to products that are not fully covered by a harmonised European standard. This is permitted where manufacturers receive a technical assessment of their product based on a ‘European Assessment Document’ (EAD). EADs are devised by the group of ‘technical assessment bodies’ (TABs).

Further information on the approach for products that are not fully covered by a harmonised standard can be found at the European Organisation for Technical Assessment.

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Placing construction products on the Northern Ireland market

Guidance for businesses placing construction products on the Northern Ireland market and the correct markings to use.
This guidance refers to the requirement in some circumstances for the UK(NI) indication for construction products, sometimes referred to as the UK(NI) marking or UKNI marking. The terms refer to the same thing.

Manufacturers placing products on the Northern Ireland market should note:

Products will need to meet European Union harmonised European standards, and bear either the CE marking or the CE marking & UK(NI) indication to be placed on the NI market.

Goods with the UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) mark alone will not be accepted on the NI market.

Where third-party conformity assessment has been carried out by a United Kingdom approved body, the economic operator must affix the UK(NI) indication in addition to CE marking. Where the conformity assessment has been carried out by an EU-approved body, only the CE marking is required.

Once legislation gives effect to the relevant provisions, products meeting NI requirements and bearing the CE marking or CE marking with UK(NI) indication, and which are qualifying NI goods, will be able to be placed on the entire UK market on an ongoing basis. In the meantime, all such products bearing the CE mark, whether qualifying NI goods or not, can be placed on the entire UK market until recognition of CE marking ends on 30 June 2025. Legislate to recognise qualifying NI goods is intended to be brought in ahead of this date.
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Changes for Northern Ireland economic operators

Changes which businesses making construction products available on the market in Northern Ireland need to be aware of.
Distributors who first make a product available on the market in Northern Ireland from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or NI will now be classified as ‘importers’. This change in status will bring new obligations, such as a requirement for importers to label their products with their name and address.

Examples of other obligations on importers include:

ensuring the assessment and the verification of constancy of performance have been carried out by the manufacturer

drawing up relevant technical documentation

ensuring that the product bears the conformity marking, and that the manufacturer has complied with their labelling obligations

keeping records for 10 years

carrying out sample testing

After the end of the transition period, authorised representatives will need to be established in either NI or the EEA to act on the manufacturer’s behalf in relation to specified tasks.

Manufacturers with an authorised representative based in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) will need to appoint a new authorised representative in either NI or the EEA.

NI economic operators - whether manufacturers, importers, distributors, or authorised representatives - should consider taking professional advice to make sure that they understand their status and obligations under the new NI regulatory framework.
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Construction products and the UK(NI) indication

Information on the new UK(NI) marking and when your business needs to use it for construction products.
The Northern Ireland Protocol provides for a new UK(NI) indication (also known as the ‘UKNI marking’). This is a new additional conformity marking for products placed on the market in Northern Ireland. However, it is important to note that is not required for all goods being placed on the NI market. CE marking with the UK(NI) indication is required only if the mandatory third-party conformity assessment for a product is conducted by a body based in the United Kingdom.

You need to use a conformity marking if you are placing certain goods on the market to show they meet the relevant rules. In NI, after the end of the transition period, EU conformity markings will continue to be used to show goods meet EU rules. For most construction products, this is the CE marking. If using a conformity body based in the EU, this is the only marking required.

If you choose to use UK bodies for approvals or certification, in addition to the EU conformity marking, you must also affix the UK(NI) indication

The UK(NI) indication is not permitted on its own - it must always accompany the EU conformity marking. If you are placing goods on the EU market, you must follow EU Construction Products Regulation (CPR) rules. This includes using an EU-recognised conformity assessment body and CE marking.

It is important to note that goods bearing the CE marking with UK(NI) indication will not be accepted on the EU market, as UK conformity assessment bodies will no longer be recognised by the EU. For goods to be accepted on the EU market, conformity assessment must have been conducted by an EU-recognised body.

When to use the UK(NI) indication

You will need to use the UK(NI) indication if:

you are placing goods subject to CE marking on the NI market after the end of the transition period

your goods require mandatory third-party conformity assessment

you use a UK body to carry out those conformity assessments after the end of the transition period

You do not need to use the UK(NI) indication if:

you use an EU body to carry out conformity assessments

If you are a manufacturer based in NI (or the manufacturer’s authorised representative) and you currently mark your goods on the basis of a supplier’s declaration of conformity (ie, self-certify), you will not need to make any changes. Qualifying NI goods will continue to have full access to the Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) market using those markings, because of the principle of unfettered access. The intention is that those CE marked goods will be accepted on the GB market until 30 June 2025 even if they are not qualifying NI goods.

Find more information on how to use the UK(NI) indication alongside the CE marking, including templates.

Using UK approved bodies

For the NI market, UK ‘approved bodies’ will be designated by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) and allowed to assess the performance of construction products to EU harmonised standards. This will enable economic operators to use the CE marking with the UK(NI) indication and place their product on the NI market.

These bodies will be listed on the UK Market Conformity Assessment Body (UKMCAB) database.
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Accepted markings on construction products for different markets

A breakdown for your business of the accepted markings on construction products for different markets.

Your construction products goods may require different markings for different markets. The table below illustrates the accepted markings on each market.

Type of good	Accepted marking or combination of markings*
Placing goods on the market in Northern Ireland
Construction product being placed on the market in NI using a European Union conformity assessment body	CE
Construction product being placed on the market in NI using a UK-based body	CE and UK(NI)
Placing goods (which are not qualifying NI goods) on the market in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales)
Construction product being placed on the GB market until 30 June 2025	UKCA or CE or CE & UK(NI)
Construction product placed on the GB market from 30 June 2025	UKCA
Placing qualifying NI goods on the market in GB (unfettered access)
Construction product which is a qualifying NI good being placed on the GB market under unfettered access provisions from 30 June 2025	CE or CE & UK(NI)
Placing goods on the EU market
Construction product being placed on the EU market	CE

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Construction Products Regulation in Northern Ireland

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What is the EU Construction Products Regulation?

Background to the new Northern Ireland CPR rules looking at the EU Construction Products Regulation.

The EU Construction Products Regulation (EU CPR) lays down harmonised rules (‘standards’) for the marketing of construction products. Standards are developed by European standardisation bodies, and define the methods and the criteria for assessing the performance of the product in relation to its “essential characteristics”. Standards become harmonised when the reference to the standard is published in the Official Journal of the European Union - see a list of harmonised standards under the EU CPR.

Where a harmonised European standard (or ‘hEN’) exists for a product, the EU CPR places obligations on manufacturers, distributors and importers (known collectively as ‘economic operators’) of that product when it is placed on the market in the European Economic Area (EEA). The product must have a declaration of performance and have been affixed with the ‘CE’ marking.

In order to safeguard the reliability of the declaration of performance, the EU CPR provides for systems of “Assessment and Verification of Constancy of Performance” (AVCP). Where third-party assessment of the performance of construction products is required, this assessment may only be undertaken by authorised ‘notified bodies’. Notified bodies are accredited, and Member States then formally ‘notify’ the European Commission and other European Union countries. Those notified bodies are listed on the EU’s database (the ‘New Approach Notified and Designated Organisations’ database - known as ‘NANDO’).

Where the standard requires third-party assessment, that notified body’s 4-digit identification number must be affixed to the product.

The EU CPR also allows manufacturers to affix the CE marking to products that are not fully covered by a harmonised European standard. This is permitted where manufacturers receive a technical assessment of their product based on a ‘European Assessment Document’ (EAD). EADs are devised by the group of ‘technical assessment bodies’ (TABs).

Further information on the approach for products that are not fully covered by a harmonised standard can be found at the European Organisation for Technical Assessment.

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Guidance for businesses placing construction products on the Northern Ireland market and the correct markings to use.
This guidance refers to the requirement in some circumstances for the UK(NI) indication for construction products, sometimes referred to as the UK(NI) marking or UKNI marking. The terms refer to the same thing.

Manufacturers placing products on the Northern Ireland market should note:

Products will need to meet European Union harmonised European standards, and bear either the CE marking or the CE marking & UK(NI) indication to be placed on the NI market.

Goods with the UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) mark alone will not be accepted on the NI market.

Where third-party conformity assessment has been carried out by a United Kingdom approved body, the economic operator must affix the UK(NI) indication in addition to CE marking. Where the conformity assessment has been carried out by an EU-approved body, only the CE marking is required.

Once legislation gives effect to the relevant provisions, products meeting NI requirements and bearing the CE marking or CE marking with UK(NI) indication, and which are qualifying NI goods, will be able to be placed on the entire UK market on an ongoing basis. In the meantime, all such products bearing the CE mark, whether qualifying NI goods or not, can be placed on the entire UK market until recognition of CE marking ends on 30 June 2025. Legislate to recognise qualifying NI goods is intended to be brought in ahead of this date.
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Changes for Northern Ireland economic operators

Changes which businesses making construction products available on the market in Northern Ireland need to be aware of.
Distributors who first make a product available on the market in Northern Ireland from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or NI will now be classified as ‘importers’. This change in status will bring new obligations, such as a requirement for importers to label their products with their name and address.

Examples of other obligations on importers include:

ensuring the assessment and the verification of constancy of performance have been carried out by the manufacturer

drawing up relevant technical documentation

ensuring that the product bears the conformity marking, and that the manufacturer has complied with their labelling obligations

keeping records for 10 years

carrying out sample testing

After the end of the transition period, authorised representatives will need to be established in either NI or the EEA to act on the manufacturer’s behalf in relation to specified tasks.

Manufacturers with an authorised representative based in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) will need to appoint a new authorised representative in either NI or the EEA.

NI economic operators - whether manufacturers, importers, distributors, or authorised representatives - should consider taking professional advice to make sure that they understand their status and obligations under the new NI regulatory framework.
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Construction products and the UK(NI) indication

Information on the new UK(NI) marking and when your business needs to use it for construction products.
The Northern Ireland Protocol provides for a new UK(NI) indication (also known as the ‘UKNI marking’). This is a new additional conformity marking for products placed on the market in Northern Ireland. However, it is important to note that is not required for all goods being placed on the NI market. CE marking with the UK(NI) indication is required only if the mandatory third-party conformity assessment for a product is conducted by a body based in the United Kingdom.

You need to use a conformity marking if you are placing certain goods on the market to show they meet the relevant rules. In NI, after the end of the transition period, EU conformity markings will continue to be used to show goods meet EU rules. For most construction products, this is the CE marking. If using a conformity body based in the EU, this is the only marking required.

If you choose to use UK bodies for approvals or certification, in addition to the EU conformity marking, you must also affix the UK(NI) indication

The UK(NI) indication is not permitted on its own - it must always accompany the EU conformity marking. If you are placing goods on the EU market, you must follow EU Construction Products Regulation (CPR) rules. This includes using an EU-recognised conformity assessment body and CE marking.

It is important to note that goods bearing the CE marking with UK(NI) indication will not be accepted on the EU market, as UK conformity assessment bodies will no longer be recognised by the EU. For goods to be accepted on the EU market, conformity assessment must have been conducted by an EU-recognised body.

When to use the UK(NI) indication

You will need to use the UK(NI) indication if:

you are placing goods subject to CE marking on the NI market after the end of the transition period

your goods require mandatory third-party conformity assessment

you use a UK body to carry out those conformity assessments after the end of the transition period

You do not need to use the UK(NI) indication if:

you use an EU body to carry out conformity assessments

If you are a manufacturer based in NI (or the manufacturer’s authorised representative) and you currently mark your goods on the basis of a supplier’s declaration of conformity (ie, self-certify), you will not need to make any changes. Qualifying NI goods will continue to have full access to the Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) market using those markings, because of the principle of unfettered access. The intention is that those CE marked goods will be accepted on the GB market until 30 June 2025 even if they are not qualifying NI goods.

Find more information on how to use the UK(NI) indication alongside the CE marking, including templates.

Using UK approved bodies

For the NI market, UK ‘approved bodies’ will be designated by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) and allowed to assess the performance of construction products to EU harmonised standards. This will enable economic operators to use the CE marking with the UK(NI) indication and place their product on the NI market.

These bodies will be listed on the UK Market Conformity Assessment Body (UKMCAB) database.
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Accepted markings on construction products for different markets

A breakdown for your business of the accepted markings on construction products for different markets.

Your construction products goods may require different markings for different markets. The table below illustrates the accepted markings on each market.

Type of good	Accepted marking or combination of markings*
Placing goods on the market in Northern Ireland
Construction product being placed on the market in NI using a European Union conformity assessment body	CE
Construction product being placed on the market in NI using a UK-based body	CE and UK(NI)
Placing goods (which are not qualifying NI goods) on the market in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales)
Construction product being placed on the GB market until 30 June 2025	UKCA or CE or CE & UK(NI)
Construction product placed on the GB market from 30 June 2025	UKCA
Placing qualifying NI goods on the market in GB (unfettered access)
Construction product which is a qualifying NI good being placed on the GB market under unfettered access provisions from 30 June 2025	CE or CE & UK(NI)
Placing goods on the EU market
Construction product being placed on the EU market	CE

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Construction Products Regulation in Northern Ireland jhobbs Sun, 20/12/2020 - 09:42

Introduction

Employment in your construction business

jhobbs — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 16:10:04 +0000

Employment in your construction business jhobbs Tue, 28/03/2017 - 17:10

Introduction

Pre-employment checks

The pre-employment checks that you are required to make and those that are advisable to make before offering a job.
Ensure your workers are eligible to work in the UK

Employer's responsibility to check a worker's right to work in the UK.
Hours, rest breaks and the working week

The rules about working hours and how employers can best manage them.
Work effectively with trade unions

Employer guidance on trade unions including their roles, legal rights, effects, and benefits.
Using contractors and subcontractors

Discover how using contractors and subcontractors for short-term work or specialised skills can benefit your business.
Health and safety basics for business

How to meet your business' basic health and safety responsibilities to protect your employees, customers and visitors and what the benefits are to you.
Personal protective equipment (PPE)

When you might need to provide protective kit for employees - from headgear and eye protection to footwear - to minimise the risk of workplace injury.
Work safely at height or in a confined space

Complying with rules to reduce the risks of falls from height and of working in a confined enclosed space to protect yourself and your employees from injury.
Health and safety risks for people working outdoors

Ways of reducing the chance of accidents to employees who work outside, both on your premises and elsewhere by spotting and reducing health and safety risks.
Workplace transport safety

It's your responsibility to minimise risks from any kind of transport, from manual handling to heavy vehicles.

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Pre-employment checks

Ensure your workers are eligible to work in the UK

Hours, rest breaks and the working week

Work effectively with trade unions

Using contractors and subcontractors

Health and safety basics for business

Personal protective equipment (PPE)

Work safely at height or in a confined space

Health and safety risks for people working outdoors

Workplace transport safety

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Guides to help constructions businesses understand their obligations and duty of care to employees

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Construction Industry Scheme tax guidance

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Construction Industry Scheme tax guidance bgraham Thu, 01/11/2012 - 14:43

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Subcontractors and CIS

Requirements for subcontractors under the Construction Industry Scheme
Contractors and the Construction Industry Scheme

Requirements for contractors under the Construction Industry Scheme.
Payments and CIS

How to make payments for the Construction Industry Scheme
CIS forms, publications and manuals

Forms, publications, and manuals for the Construction Industry Scheme.
CIS help and 91�㽶��ɫ��Ƶ

Access webinars, emails and videos to help you with the Construction Industry Scheme.

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Subcontractors and CIS

Contractors and the Construction Industry Scheme

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Guides providing detail on the Construction Industry Scheme and how to work with HMRC.

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VAT and the construction industry

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VAT and the construction industry bgraham Wed, 31/10/2012 - 08:58

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Get started with VAT

What Value Added Tax is, how it works, different VAT rates and who needs to register
How to register for VAT

How and who needs to register for VAT with HM Revenue & Customs
Charging or reclaiming VAT

If you’re VAT-registered you must charge VAT on the taxable goods and services you sell
VAT returns

How to submit your VAT return, signing into your online VAT account and VAT fuel scale charges
Importing goods and services and VAT

Understand your VAT obligations when importing goods or services
Exporting goods and services and VAT

Understand your VAT obligations when exporting goods or services
Overseas businesses and UK VAT

VAT rules and how to register if you are an overseas business selling goods in the UK
VAT rules for particular trades

Understand the VAT rules and rates for trades including builders, plumbers, plasterers and car dealers
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Access the VAT notices, notes and information sheets

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Get started with VAT

How to register for VAT

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Exporting goods and services and VAT

Overseas businesses and UK VAT

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Guides to help businesses in the construction industry to understand their VAT obligations

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How to save water at construction sites

Construction products and the UK(NI) indication

What is the EU Construction Products Regulation?

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Placing construction products on the Northern Ireland market

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Changes for Northern Ireland economic operators

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Construction products and the UK(NI) indication

When to use the UK(NI) indication

Using UK approved bodies

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Accepted markings on construction products for different markets

Market surveillance

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Accepted markings on construction products for different markets

What is the EU Construction Products Regulation?

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Placing construction products on the Northern Ireland market

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Changes for Northern Ireland economic operators

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Construction products and the UK(NI) indication

When to use the UK(NI) indication

Using UK approved bodies

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Accepted markings on construction products for different markets

Market surveillance

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What is the EU Construction Products Regulation?

What is the EU Construction Products Regulation?

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Placing construction products on the Northern Ireland market

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Changes for Northern Ireland economic operators

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Construction products and the UK(NI) indication

When to use the UK(NI) indication

Using UK approved bodies

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Accepted markings on construction products for different markets

Market surveillance

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Changes for Northern Ireland economic operators

What is the EU Construction Products Regulation?

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Placing construction products on the Northern Ireland market

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Changes for Northern Ireland economic operators

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Construction products and the UK(NI) indication

When to use the UK(NI) indication

Using UK approved bodies

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Accepted markings on construction products for different markets

Market surveillance

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Placing construction products on the Northern Ireland market

What is the EU Construction Products Regulation?