Orgalim call for an EU-UK Mutual Recognition Agreement on conformity assessment

Orgalim calls for the establishment of a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) on conformity assessment between the EU and the UK.

A consequence of the UK leaving the EU is that UK-based Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) are no longer approved to certify for CE marking, reducing capacity and expertise in the market. The MRA would enable UK CABs to certify for the EU market, increasing the overall number of CABs able to provide such certification. Thanks to expanded testing capacity and higher competition among CABs, EU and UK manufacturers would benefit from reduced lead time for testing and lower costs for conformity assessment and certification.

The MRA would also provide a future-proof framework for EU CABs to continue to certify for the UK market in the
future. This would provide much-needed long-term certainty to EU manufacturers that they will always be able to
certify their products for the UK market relying on CABs based in the EU.

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