Consultation outcome

EU single market directives: alignment with new legislation

• From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and Health and Safety Executive
• Published: 4 August 2015
• Last updated: 8 December 2016 — See all updates

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Alignment of 9 EU single market directives with the new legislative framework: consultation response

Ref: BEIS/16/42

PDF, 273 KB, 23 pages

Detail of outcome

Having considered the responses to the consultation we will be seeking to implement the proposed legislation by the end of the year.

Detail of feedback received

We received 27 responses from interested parties, including:

• businesses
• charities and social enterprises
• local government
• government agencies
• Market Surveillance Authorities
• representative bodies

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Original consultation

Summary

We're seeking your views on how we will align 9 EU single market directives.

This consultation ran from
1pm on 4 August 2015 to 11:45pm on 29 September 2015

Consultation description

In 2006 the European Commission conducted a review into the functioning of the internal market for goods. It concluded that the EU harmonised legislation was not as effective as it should be. It highlighted 3 things:

• the high number of products that were on the EU market that did not comply with product safety legislation
• the unsatisfactory performance of some conformity assessment bodies
• the difficulties that many stakeholders faced in understanding and using the EU legislation

The European Commission created a new legislative framework to respond to this review. The new framework will align 9 European Union product safety directives. We’re seeking your views on how we will implement this alignment.

The consultation will be relevant to:

• manufacturers
• importers
• distributors
• conformity assessment bodies
• enforcement authorities
• end-users of relevant products

Documents

Alignment of 9 EU single market directives with the new legislative framework: consultation on UK implementation

Ref: BIS/15/468

PDF, 544 KB, 28 pages

Alignment of 8 EU single market directives with the new legislative framework: impact assessment

Ref: BIS/15/469

PDF, 204 KB, 25 pages

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Alignment of explosives for civil use (Civil Uses Directive): impact assessment

Ref: BIS/15/470

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Alignment of 9 EU single market directives with the new legislative framework: Draft legislation

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Published 4 August 2015
Last updated 8 December 2016 + show all updates

1. 8 December 2016

   Consultation response published

2. 4 August 2015

   First published.