Brexit: Implications for companies exporting to the UK

On 31st January, Great Britain left the European Union. Since then, an eleven-month transition period has been underway to finalize the negotiations about the future relationship between the UK and the EU.

During the transition phase, which will be in force until the end of 2020, manufacturers, dealers and importers of electrical and electronic products who are not based in the UK won’t experience any changes.

However, what the legal situation will be like in Great Britain for companies that want to sell products there in 2021, e.g. from Germany, has not yet been determined at this point in time.

We are in constant contact with our cooperation partner in Great Britain and will keep you informed.

Further product law consequences for economic actors in Germany

In a guest article, Dr. Nusser, a lawyer, explains how Brexit affects additional product law regulations for economic players in Germany, e.g. how it affects the RoHS Directive, the Ecodesign Directive and CE labelling.