Assessment of applicants for appointment as notified bodies; monitoring of notified bodies; and surveillance/ assessment of manufacturers by notified bodies: some principles. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
UKAS assesses potential notified bodies on behalf of STRD and other government departments according to principles established by STRD.
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| 98/1238 | 31-12-1998 |
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Directive 98/34 [Technical Standards and Regulations Directive]: a guide. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Guide to the Technical Standards and Regulations Directive 98/34. The Directive sets up a legal mechanism that requests member states to notify to the European Commission, and to the other Members, of their technical regulations, at a draft stage. At this stage amendments can still be introduced and a standstill period of 3 months observed before the adoption of the draft technical regulation (except for urgent, fiscal and financial measures).
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| 12/594 | 21-02-2012 |
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22 Pages
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Directive 98/34/EC: Technical Standards and Regulations Directive. Procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical regulations and rules on information society services. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
An information sheet on the Technical Standards and Regulations Directive 98/34/EC, which provides the mechanism, the notification procedure, for the transparency of technical regulations. It is intended to avoid the creation of new technical barriers to trade within the European Community.
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| 09/1217 | 26-08-2009 |
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1 Pages
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Efficiency review of UKAS. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Summary of a report by Hedra plc on the United Kingdom Accreditation Service for the Department of Trade and Industry.
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| 04/1546 | 18-08-2004 |
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5 Pages
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PRODUCT STANDARDS Guidance for officials. Avoiding new barriers to trade: Directive 98/34/EC (as amended by Directive 98/48/EC). (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Informs officials of the requirements of directive 98/34/EC (as amended by directive 98/48/EC) and their obligations - laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations, and of rules on information society services.
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| 02/1434 | 31-12-2002 |
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70 Pages
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Information pack on EU Regulation 765/08 on accreditation and market surveillance. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Open letter to stakeholders seeking views on implementation of the EU Regulation (765/08) on Accreditation and Market Surveillance in the UK.
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| 125-08-IN/ON | 24-10-2008 |
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47 Pages
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L'economie de la normalisation. Rapport final pour la direction des normes et des reglementations techniques, Department of Trade and Industry. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
French language version of Economics of Standardisation report (English version URN 00/1694).
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| 00/1695 | 31-12-2000 |
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73 Pages
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Machinery: guidance notes on the UK regulations. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Guidance on the UK Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2006, which came into effect on 29 December 2009.
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| 09/P86 | 24-09-2009 |
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39 Pages
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Memorandum of understanding between the United Kingdom Government and the British Standards Institution in respect of its activities as the United Kingdom's national standards body. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Records the joint commitments and intentions of the BSI and DTI regarding the role of the National Standards Body.
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| 02/1605 | 20-06-2002 |
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Okonmie der normung. Abschlussbericht fur die direktion normen und technische vorschriften, Department of Trade and Industry. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
German language version of the Economics of Standardisation report (English language version URN 00/1694).
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| 00/1696 | 31-12-2000 |
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74 Pages
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The economics of standardisation. Report for standards and technical regulations directorate, Department of Trade and Industry: references. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
List of references for the report (full report URN 00/1694).
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| 00/1697 | 31-12-2000 |
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26 Pages
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The economics of standardization. Final report for standards and technical regulations directorate, Department of Trade and Industry. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Study of the economic benefits of standardisation, in particular from the perspective of the Government's financial support for standardisation. See also the update URN 10/1135.
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| 00/1694 | 31-12-2000 |
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65 Pages
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The economics of standardization: an update. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Update to the report on the economics of standardization (URN 00/1694). Focuses on new issues that have emerged in the last ten years, particularly in growth and productivity, trade, innovation, and models of standards and the economy. Presents a model of the effects of standards, examines the rationale for Government policy on standardisation, and discusses examples of good practice in standardisation
policy.
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| 10/1135 | 02-09-2010 |
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83 Pages
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The low voltage directive: United Kingdom notified bodies. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
A list of organisations appointed to be UK Notified Bodies for the purposes of the Directive.
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| 04/2033 | 31-03-2004 |
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The national accreditation logo and symbols: conditions for use by UKAS and UKAS accredited organisations. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Sets out the conditions for the use of the UKAS (the UK national accreditation body) logo and accreditation symbols. Intended for organisations working in calibration, testing, inspection and certification of systems, products and personnel.
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| 11/673 | 03-08-2011 |
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The UK government public policy interest in standardisation 2009. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
BSI and the DTI recognise that, whilst the process of standards development facilitated by BSI in the UK is a voluntary activity, there is a public interest in standardisation per se. This joint statement of the public interest has been agreed between BSI and DTI.
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| 224-09-IN-ON | 01-05-2009 |
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UKAS efficiency progress review report: summary of a report by Hedra plc. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
Efficiency review of the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS).
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| 07/1444 | 10-09-2007 |
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Why should business commit itself to standards making? A manufacturing association’s view. (PDF) (link opens in a new window)
One of Britain’s most successful manufacturing sectors, the Processing and Packaging Machinery Association (PPMA), explains why it has firmly committed itself to standards making.
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| 54-08-I/ON | 26-11-2002 |
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