Sean Clarke

What to do if you need UKCA Certification now, but parts of the equipment are only ATEX Certified. During the period of time-limited recognition of certification by EU CABs only (limited to goods being placed on the GB market in 2021 for most areas), it is permissible for goods to be UKCA marked and placed

UKCA Certification Scheme Starts UKCA Certification for ‘Ex’ (ATEX) has now started. The UK Government has called the scheme ‘ATEX’ and the UK Standard list is referred to as ‘Designated standards: ATEX’! The current list is predominantly  European (EN) Standards as the initial starting point (although it has been indicated that the UK may deviate

How to draft a UKCA Declaration From 1 January 2022, the CE marking will not be recognised in Great Britain for areas covered by this guidance and the UKCA marking. The information required on the Declaration of Conformity will be largely the same as what is currently required on an EU Declaration of Conformity. This can vary

Official UKCA Regulations Published The new UKCA Regulations Published by UK Government and can be downloaded here as a PDF. ExVeritas are preparing UKCA Certificates and UKCA QANs currently on a first come first served basis, our application forms have been updated to include this type of certication as stand-alone or in parallel with ATEX

‘ATEX’ replaced by UK Ex Scheme Only UKCA Issued ‘EX’ Certificates will be accepted from the 1st January 2022 in the UK for products that previously required ATEX Notified Body Certification. For ‘Ex’ products (formerly ATEX) only ‘UKCA Bodies’ (the UK equivalent of an ATEX Notified body) such as ExVeritas will be able to issue