Placing manufactured goods on the market in Northern Ireland
What you need to do to comply with regulations on manufactured goods you place on the Northern Ireland market.
From:
There’s different guidance if you’re:
EU,
EEA or the UK market (either in Northern Ireland or Great Britain) before 1 January 2021, you do not need to do anything.
EEA states include any country in the
EU, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.
These individual goods can continue to circulate on either market until they reach their end user and do not need to comply with the changes that took effect from 1 January 2021. This guidance explains what you need to do for any goods you’re placing on the Northern Ireland market after 1 January 2021.
Overview
Certain types of outdoor machinery are regulated to control the noise they produce in order to reduce its environmental impact, particularly in urban areas.
Equipment in scope must have:
a standard label indicating its guaranteed sound power level
technical documentation showing this has been measured correctly
a Declaration of Conformity
The Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for use Outdoors Regulations 2001 (as amended) are the underpinning legislation. The Regulations apply
UK wide, however some of the provisions apply differently in Great Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales) and Northern Ireland.
What is covered
The regulations cover 57 types of outdoor machinery typically used on construction sites or in large parks and gardens, such as chainsaws, cranes, dumpers, excavators, lawnmowers, leaf blowers and power generators.