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NORTHBROOK,Ill., March 2, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

-- The UKCA mark is being introduced for products in England, Scotland and

Wales and will replace the European CE mark.  

UL, a global safety science leader, announced today that it empowers companies

to maintain post-BREXIT market access with Construction Products Regulation

(CPR) related safety testing and certification services for the CE Mark in the

E.U. and UKCA Mark for the United Kingdom (U.K.). The UKCA mark has been

introduced for products in England, Scotland and Wales in place of the European

CE mark and will be mandatory for regulated products on Jan. 1, 2023.

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For manufacturers looking to place products in both British and European

markets, certification must be completed by both an EU Notified Body (NB) and

technical assessment body for the CE mark and a U.K. Market Conformity

Assessment Body (UKMCAB) for the UKCA mark. Through a combined safety testing

and certification process, UL can now provide the following comprehensive

services on a broad variety of power, control and communication cables for

permanent installation in buildings:

  -- Testing and certification to the requirements of the CE Mark for CPR

     products for the European market

  -- UKCA Mark for CPR products or England, Scotland and Wales

  -- UL safety testing and certification for North America

  -- Various types of performance testing services for cables and cable

     assemblies based on national, international and industry specifications

"Our science-driven testing and certification can help cable manufacturers

assess compliance with the Construction Products Regulation for EU's CE mark

and the U.K.'s UKCA mark, which will help them demonstrate their dedication to

safety while achieving market access throughout Europe," said Morten Lassen,

UL's regional vice president of Europe. "Manufacturers can save time and money

by integrating testing and certification to global requirements under UL's

comprehensive service solution for both the European Union and the United

Kingdom."

Products can be certified under the Assessment and Verification of Constancy of

Performance (AVCP) System 1+ at UL International B.V.  for CE marking and at UL

International (U.K.) Ltd for UKCA marking. According to Product Area 31 (Power,

Control and Communication Cable), this helps confirm compliance for market

access to both the EU and U.K. UL can also facilitate AVCP System 3 CE and UKCA

marking requirements for cables.  

Note: Products entering the Northern Ireland market may require the UKCA and

UKNI marking.

Learn more information about UL's CPR evaluation services for cables(

https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3459891-1&h=2409253624&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ul.com%2Fservices%2Fcpr-evaluation-services-cables&a=CPR+evaluation+services+for+cables

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certification (TIC), training and advisory services, risk management solutions

and essential business insights to help our customers, based in more than 100

countries, achieve their safety, security and sustainability goals. We believe

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Press contact:

Steven Brewster

UL

ULNews@UL.com

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SOURCE: UL