Consumer Goods: Safety
Commons · Question 38748 · Tabled 17 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of aligning UK General Product Safety Regulations with those in the EU to remove the need for an EU Responsible Person when trading with the EU.
Answer
Answered by Justin Madders, 25 Mar 2025
Amending the General Product Safety Regulations that apply in Great Britain to align with the EU’s new GPSR would not remove the requirement that exists for a Responsible Economic Operator based within the EU or Northern Ireland when trading with the EU. ...