Brexit Updates – Joint CIA/Cefic factsheet on Brexit and REACH

22 January 2021

CTPA would like to alert companies that the EU marking requirements for wipes are applicable in Northern Ireland.

15 January 2021

In order to help companies have a better understanding of Rules of Origin and to be able to comply with the requirements, the UK Government is organising two webinars on this topic.

15 January 2021

On 13 January 2021, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) issued and upheld a ruling against microbiome claims.

15 January 2021

On 12 January 2021, Minister Paul Scully of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) issued a letter (with related annex for more guidance) to alert hauliers that a negative Covid-19 test is needed before travelling from the UK into France.

04 January 2021

On 1 January 2021, OPSS launched the Submit Cosmetic Products Notification (SCPN) portal, allowing companies to notify cosmetic products made available on the GB market as of 1 January 2021.

04 January 2021

On 1 January 2021, the UK Government Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) launched the Comply with UK REACH IT service.

04 January 2021

OPSS has issued the UK Product Safety Database, where weekly reports of products placed on the UK market posing a risk to the health and safety of consumers are published.

04 January 2021

Companies might find useful consulting the House of Commons Library report summarising the key points of the Agreement and how it is implemented in both the UK and the EU.

04 January 2021

The UK Government has issued a list of all relevant UK legislations related to Customs, VAT and Excise that have entered into force on 1 January 2021.

31 December 2020

The UK and the EU have settled the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), finalising the negotiations over the future relationship between the two parties following the departure of the UK from the EU.

01 December 2020

On 2 December 2020 the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) issued a ruling against non-substantiated and borderline claims for skincare products.

01 December 2020

CTPA wants to alert its members and companies that disruptions to the movement of goods are expected occur, regardless of whether there is a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in place or we begin the year under general World Trade Organisations (WTO) rules.