G/TBT/N/GBR/88  
2 May 2024  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED KINGDOM  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Department for Business and Trade (DBT)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from a bove:   
UK TBT Enquiry Point  
Trade Policy, Implementation and Negotiations  
Department for Business and Trade  
Old Admiralty Building  
London  
SW1A 2DY  
tbtenquiriesuk@businessandtrade.gov.uk  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Products 
covered fall under the 18 product regulations under the responsibility of the Department 
for Business and Trade, t he Ecodesign for Energy -Related Products Regulations 2010 
(Department for Energy Security and Net Zero), the Explosives Regulations 2014 
(Department for Work and Pensions (Health and Safety Executive)), and the Restriction 
of the Use of Certain Hazardous S ubstances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment 
Regulations 2012 (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs).  
A full list of these regulations is attached to this notification.  
These regulations cover a range of manufactured products including m obile phones, lifts, 
industrial machinery, toys, and household appliances. Such products are included within, 
but are not limited to, the following HS codes: 36, 39, 73, 76, 85, 95, 96.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The Product 
Safety and Metrology etc (Amendment) (Marking and Labelling) Regulations 2024; (10 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The United Kingdom has announced its intention to introduce a 
voluntary option for businesses to use d igital labelling, as an alternative to physical 
labelling, for certain marking and information requirements. This will apply to most 
manufactured products. Where the Regulations require businesses to provide a product's 
UK conformity marking, manufacturer details, importer details, responsible person details 
(or in the case of the Aerosols Dispensers Regulations 2009, the person responsible for G/TBT/N/GBR/88  
 
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  the marketing of the aerosol dispenser) and UK Declaration of Conformity, this will allow 
businesses to provide ac cess to such marking and information through a digital link.  
The United Kingdom also intends to make permanent the current temporary labelling 
easements relating to a product's UK conformity marking and importer details 
(G/TBT/N/GBR/49). Where the Regulat ions require businesses to provide a product's UK 
conformity marking and importer details on a product, this will allow businesses to provide 
the same marking and details on the product's packaging, on a label affixed to the product 
or the product's packag ing, or on an accompanying document. In respect of the existing 
importer details easement, this will be made permanent and expanded to provide more 
flexibility for all importers.  
These labelling easements will also be extended to cover a product's manufact urer details. 
Where the Regulations require businesses to provide manufacturer or responsible person 
details (or marketer details in the case of the Aerosols Dispensers Regulations 2009) on 
the product, this will also allow businesses to provide these deta ils on the product's 
packaging, on a label affixed to the product or the product's packaging, or on an 
accompanying document.  
This legislation applies to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urge nt problems where 
applicable:  We are introducing these measures to give businesses additional flexibility 
when labelling their products, allowing certain markings and information to be provided 
on the product's packaging, on a label affixed to the product or the product's packaging, 
on accompanying documentation or digitally. The measures are trade -liberalising, giving 
businesses additional choice when meeting their labelling requirements for the GB 
market.  
Since products can become spoiled when physically marked, the measure will also reduce 
costs for industry associated with waste products; Cost saving and productivity 
enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:   
New Laws To Introduce Digital Labelling for Businesses and Reduce Regulation Costs  
List of regulations (attached)  
The Product Safety and Metrology etc (Amendment) (Marking and Labelling) Regulations 
2024 – draft sample of Radio Equipment Regulations 2017/1206 (attached)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  July 2024  
Proposed date of entry into force:  January 2025  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
UK TBT Enquiry Point  
Trade Policy, Implementation and Negotiations  
Department for Business and Trade  
Old Admiralty Building  
London  
SW1A 2DY  
tbtenquiriesuk@businessandtrade.gov.uk  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/GBR/24_02926_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/GBR/24 _02926_01_e.pdf