ROOFING , CLADDING & FACADES
UK CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT AND WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
By Wojciech Brozyna - MD of Aluprof UK
Since the beginning of 2021 the UK now sits outside of the European Economic Area ( EEA ) complete with a late brokered ‘ deal ’ which helps businesses trade without tariffs between the EEA and the UK . Despite the increased levels of paperwork required for such imports and exports , it is ‘ almost business as usual ’.
Over the last few years conformity with legislation and standards present in Europe has been a prerequisite for producing and selling any goods within the EEA , either produced in the EEA or from overseas . Known as ‘ CE ’ marking , it is applicable equally to the manufacture and sale of a paper clip to a curtain wall facade .
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