Nutritional Value and Microbiological Food Test Lab
Alex Stewart Food Test Lab is a fully UKAS accredited laboratory and is part of Alex Stewart Agriculture. We provide a complete range of food testing and microbiological analysis including food and dairy products, water and beverages, seeds, cereals, oils & fats, raw & refined sugar and other consumable products.
n Fats, salt & sugars n Cereals, oils & seeds n Food & dairy products n Water & beverages
Your global network of inspection and analytical services
21 Sefton Business Park, Olympic Way, Aintree, Liverpool, Merseyside L30 1RD UK T: + 44( 0) 151 525 1488 E: laboratory @ alexstewartagriculture. com
www. foodtestlab. co. uk
NEW NEW EU EU MACHINERY REGULATION IS IS LESS LESS THAN A A YEAR YEAR AWAY
Businesses Businesses
exporting exporting
machines machines to the to the
EU EU need need to be to be ready ready for for 20th 20th January January 2027 2027. On. On that that date date,,
the the Machinery Machinery Directive Directive will will be be superseded superseded by by the the Machinery Machinery Regulation Regulation 2023 2023 / 1230 / 1230( MR( MR) –) and – and there there is no is no transition period period..
Complying Complying with with the MR the MR might might be as be simple as simple as updating as documentation. However. However, compliance, could could require a new a new risk risk
assessment and and revisions revisions to the to the design design, hardware,, software, and and so on so. on.
For almost For almost five five years years, another, another regulation, 2019, 2019 / 1020 / 1020, has, has required required non-EU non-EU machine machine builders builders to have to have an an economic operator operator established established in the in the EU. EU The. The new new MR MR aligns aligns with with this this legislation legislation and and is explicit is explicit about about needing needing an an economic economic operator operator,, without without which which a machine a machine could could be held be held at the at the border border..
In most In most cases cases, the
, only the only practical practical option option for for a machine a machine builder
builder is to appoint an EU Authorised Representative( EU AR) who is is to appoint an EU Authorised Representative( EU AR) who is established in the EU. established in the EU.
The new Machinery Regulation is less than year away, and The new Machinery Regulation is less than year away, and regulation 2019 / 1020 is already in force. If you need an EU AR, regulation 2019 / 1020 is already in force. If you need an EU AR, act now. Contact Hold Tech Files Ltd in the Republic of Ireland act now. Contact Hold Tech Files Ltd in the Republic of Ireland to find out more about appointing an EU AR. to find out more about appointing an EU AR.
www www. holdtechfiles. tbafirefly com. eu www www. holdtechfiles. tbafirefly. com. eu
Selling machinery to the EU from outside. Hold Tech Files can act as Authorised Representative.
Get compliant: holdtechfiles. eu
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