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As part of the Withdrawal Agreement between the UK and the EU, the Northern Ireland Protocol (‘the Protocol’) was designed as a practical solution to avoiding a hard border on the island of Ireland, whilst ensuring that the UK, including Northern Ireland, could leave the EU as a whole. Therefore, it included a number of special provisions which apply only in Northern Ireland from 1 January 2021.

Guidance for Northern Ireland businesses after the Brexit transition period which will end in January 2021.

Below you will find some useful links from the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in regards to Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP).

After the transition period ends the EU REACH Regulation will be brought into UK law under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.

The Asbestos Advisory Service is run by HSENI and aims to provide independent information and best practice primarily for the householder seeking guidance on dealing with asbestos in the home.

Brief details are provided on the main UK regulations which implement European product safety legislation, regarding the design and construction of products. More detailed information on each set of regulations can be found using the links provided. However, the safety of substances is subject to the REACH Regulations and so is not covered here. While the UK remains a member of the European Union it will continue to implement European product legislation, and in particular. A number of NLF alignment Directives concerning electrical equipment, pressure equipment, simple pressure vessels, equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (ATEX), and lifts have now been implemented in national law

The CE mark is required for all new products which are subject to one or more of the European product safety Directives. It is a visible sign that the manufacturer of the product is declaring conformity with all of the Directives relating to that product.

Most new products must be supplied to end users with a certificate called a Declaration of Conformity which must relate to the particular product placed on the market.

Under the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC when partly completed machinery is first placed on the market it will not be CE marked, but it must be accompanied by a Declaration of Incorporation instead of a Declaration of Conformity.

All New Approach product safety Directives impose essential requirements that products covered by the Directive must meet.

New products must be accompanied by information, most often in the form of an Instruction Manual.

A number of European Directives and Regulations have been adopted by the EU to set common minimum objectives for the harmonisation of technical rules for new products. Most of these affect the health and safety of new products by design and construction.

Under certain product safety Directives, some products must undergo Conformity Assessment with the aid of third parties known as Notified Bodies.

Manufacturers of new products subject to European product safety Directives must collect and be able to assemble comprehensive information covering the design, construction, conformity assessment and use of the product to demonstrate how their product complies with all applicable Directives.

The use of Standards in complying with European product safety Directives is not compulsory, but they can be useful when designing products.

When the transition period ends, Great Britain will operate a Prior Informed Consent (PIC) regulatory regime.

As part of the revised protocol to the Withdrawal Agreement agreed by the United Kingdom and the European Union, EU REACH will continue to apply in Northern Ireland after the transition period ends.

Since 1995 all new machinery in scope of the Machinery Directive has to be designed and constructed to meet common minimum European requirements for safety. The outward signs of compliance are CE marking on the equipment and a document (Declaration of Conformity) issued by the Responsible Person (normally the manufacturer) declaring the product's conformity. To achieve compliance the Responsible Person must undertake a conformity assessment process to meet the Directive's obligations. This includes meeting all relevant essential health and safety requirements (EHSRs) for the product, producing comprehensive user instructions, and showing how compliance has been achieved in the technical file. For certain higher risk products the conformity assessment process will normally require the use of an independent Notified Body.

This guidance is for Great Britain-based importers, or downstream users of, qualifying Northern Ireland goods (QNIGs) registered under EU REACH by a company based in Northern Ireland that want to maintain access to the market in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).

This page contains information about natural gas and LPG that consumers, installers, distributors and transmission operators need to know. The section dedicated to the consumer includes a section on risks from carbon monoxide. It also provides advice for landlords and letting agents on how to comply with the law.