The Minsistry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) have confirmed that cable testing and certification service experts BASEC have been designated as an approved body for UK Construction Products Regulation testing as of 31^st December 2020.

MHCLG position has been confirmed as below:

“The agreement that was reached with the EU at the end of 2020 did not include a provision which would allow for mutual recognition of conformity assessment. Our understanding of the EU Commission’s position is that type test reports issued by UK notified bodies will no longer be valid for the EU market from 1 January 2021. Test type reports issued by UK Notified Bodies will continue to be valid for the GB market, and will allow manufacturers to affix the UKCA marking.

“The UK’s position is that it is down to individual UK bodies to decide whether or not to accept EU-issued type test reports to enable UKCA marking and ultimately whether or not retesting is required.”

Manufacturers and suppliers of BASEC approved cables can now confidently set and update Declaration of Performance (DoP) processes to fully comply with UKCA requirements, subject to a valid Certification or Certification of Constancy of Performance (CoCP) being in place. Ensuring compliance to the designation which shall take effect from the end of the transition period.