Brexit Advice

Brexit Advice for HAE EHA Members; Thursday 19th November 2020

DOUBT HANGS OVER DEAL NEGOTIATIONS
While no deal has been agreed and doubts remain whether even a thin deal will be agreed by the end of this year, HAE EHA urges all businesses to review the latest guidance and consider and take advice on the action you need to take to ensure business operations can continue. Please see gov.uk/transition for updates.

Brexit Advice for HAE EHA Members; Thursday 12th November 2020

LATEST NEWS ABOUT THE END OF THE UK'S TRANSITION TO LEAVING THE EU
The Brexit transition means new rules are put in place for the UK from January 2021. Make sure you’re ready.

CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS (AMENDMENT ETC.) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS 2020
A transcript of the latest parliamentary debate can be found here.

These regulations will amend those set in 2019 so that the current UK-wide provisions such as the UKCA marking and UK designated standards, will become GB provisions at the end of the transition period. This ensures that EU construction products law will apply in Northern Ireland. Immediately following the end of the transition period, UK designated standards will be identical to those under the EU regime, so there will be no change for businesses on standards that must be met.

They make provisions for conformity assessment bodies established in the UK and enable UK-approved bodies to continue testing against EU harmonised standards for the Northern Ireland market and introduce a UKNI indication.

They confirm the enforcement provisions for Northern Ireland in relation to the EU construction products regulation and amend existing UK-wide enforcement provisions so that they apply in Great Britain. These enforcement provisions will work in a very similar way to the Construction Products Regulations 2013. They will ensure clear enforcement rules for economic operators and regulators in Great Britain and Northern Ireland where non-compliant goods are placed on either market.

In 2019 HAE EHA teamed up with the Prefabricated Access Suppliers and Manufacturers Association (PASMA) and the Access Industry Forum (AIF) to deliver essential guidance on the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union.

Starting on Friday 25th October 2019 HAE EHA and PASMA began a series of live webinars covering the topic of Brexit Readiness. In our first video HAE EHA's Policy and Public Affairs expert Mark Bradshaw speaks, outlining the work undertaken so far by the associations and the need to stay informed.

To contact our Policy and Public Affairs team directly call 0121 380 4621 or send an email.

Each Brexit Webinar session was filmed as it took place, click the links below to watch those videos.