Publications
Accreditation of Approved Bodies (GB) and UK Notified Bodies for the NI market
Related resources
Please note that the appointment of Approved Bodies for UKCA purposes is the responsibility of the UK Competent Authorities. UKAS accredits Conformity Assessment Bodies as part of this process as described in publication GEN 5, which replaced publication P16.
For a list of all bodies who can provide conformity assessment for goods placed on the UK market please see the UK Market Conformity Assessment Bodies (UKMCAB) database maintained by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).
UKAS Publications
| GEN 5 | Accreditation for the purposes of appointment as an Approved Body under the UKCA system (Edition 7, February 2026) |
Relevant European Publications (applicable to Northern Ireland)
| EA-2/17 M:2020 | EA Document on Accreditation for Notification Purposes SUPERSEDED - transition period to June 2027 |
| EA-2/17 M:2026 | EA Document on Accreditation for Notification Purposes (25 June 2026_rev05) - Implementation date: June 2027 |
| EA-2/17 S1 M:2026 | Supplement 1 to EA-2/17 EA Document on Accreditation for Notification Purposes - Non-aligned legislations/modules/activities (25 June 2026_rev00) Implementation date: June 2027 |
| EA-2/17 S2: 2026 | Supplement 2 to EA-2/17 EA Document on Accreditation for Notification Purposes - Examples of scoping (Informative) (25 June 2026_rev00) |
| EA-2/17 S3: 2026 | Supplement 3 to EA-2/17 EA Document on Accreditation for Notification Purposes - Specific aspects of the Construction Products Regulation (Informative) (25 June 2026_rev00) |
For all available EA publications please visit the publications pages of the European cooperation for Accreditation website.
