UK government makes partial u-turn on CE marking

Mike Hayes Consultant Editor, Construction Europe / KHL Content Studio

03 August 2023

In a significant policy reversal, the UK government has made the decision to indefinitely recognise the European Union’s (EU) product safety symbol, the conformité européenne (CE) mark.

However, the indefinite extension does not apply to the construction products sector.

The Construction Products Association’s (CPA) chief executive Peter Caplehorn said, “The situation for our sector remains the same; that is, recognition of the CE mark for construction products in Great Britain will continue until 30 June 2025 when…

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