Hard Brexit Impact Analysis

Page 72 of 106 Category If no agreement is reached: Consequence EU Document Product Approvals Automotive Cars As of the withdrawal date the United Kingdom approval authority will no longer be in a position to perform any of the functions and activities of an approval authority for the purposes of Directive 2007/46/EC with respect to type-approvals it granted prior to the withdrawal date. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF TYPE-APPROVAL OF MOTOR VEHICLES Product Approvals Automotive Cars As of the withdrawal date the United Kingdom approval authority will no longer be able to issue revisions or extensions to previous approvals. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF TYPE-APPROVAL OF MOTOR VEHICLES Product Approvals Automotive Cars Post Brexit : With respect to vehicle type-approvals granted by the United Kingdom authority prior to the withdrawal date, the Commission is considering the necessary and appropriate steps to ensure and facilitate continued compliance with EU law. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF TYPE-APPROVAL OF MOTOR VEHICLES Product Approvals Industrial As of the withdrawal date, the EU rules in the field of non-food and non- agricultural products, whether for use by consumers or professionals no longer apply to the United Kingdom. This has, in particular, the consequences presented below for products placed on the EU 27 market as from the withdrawal date. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS Product Approvals Industrial CONSEQUENCES FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS: As from the withdrawal date, a manufacturer or importer established in the United Kingdom will no longer be considered as an economic operator established in the Union. The importer is the economic operator established in the Union who places a product from a third country on the Union market. These operators will have to comply with the specific obligations relevant to an importer, which are different from those of a distributor. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS Product Approvals Industrial As of the withdrawal date Authorised representatives or responsible persons established in the United Kingdom will not, as from the withdrawal date, be recognised as authorised representatives or responsible persons for the purposes of the applicable Union product legislation. Manufacturers are advised to take the necessary steps to ensure that, as from the withdrawal date, their designated authorised representatives or responsible persons are established in the EU 27. WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS