How to comply with CE and UKCA (for general consumer electro-mechanical products)?

In this episode... Renaud and Adrian are back and talking about how to comply with CE and UKCA regulations as an indication that they comply with the safety, health, and environmental requirements of the EU and Great Britain. They cover what these requirements are, the process to become compliant, how and why the UK is diverging, and more. No matter where your business is based, if you sell products in these markets you'll need to add the CE or UKCA mark to them.   Show Sections 00:00 - Greetings and introducing the topic. 00:38 - What is CE and what kinds of products does it cover? 04:22 - How to obtain CE marking: Overview. 09:23 - Who is 'the manufacturer?' 11:20 - What are the risks if you don't follow the CE compliance process? 20:38 - What's the difference between CE and UKCA? 24:51 - Why UKCA is not required for Northern Ireland. 27:06 - EU 'harmonised standards' are called 'designated standards' in the UK. 28:16 - The UK government is threatening to repeal a lot of EU laws due to Brexit. How realistic is this? 31:25 - Why seeing CE-marked products when sourcing from China might mean nothing at all. 35:35 - What notified bodies are and when do they need to be involved? 41:21 - Wrapping up.   Related content... Official CE Marking Guidance The definition of manufacturers according to the European Commission Using the UKCA marking List of products requiring a CE mark The NANDO database for notified bodies   Get in touch with us Connect with us on LinkedIn Send us a tweet @sofeast Prefer Facebook? Check us out on FB Contact us via Sofeast's contact page Subscribe to our YouTube channel   Subscribe to the podcast  There are more episodes to come, so remember to subscribe! You can do so in your favorite podcast apps here and don't forget to give us a 5-star rating, please: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Google Podcasts TuneIn Amazon Podcasts Deezer iHeartRADIO PlayerFM Listen Notes Podcast Addict Podchaser