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Consumer Goods: UK Trade with EU

Asked by Sammy WilsonDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 9 September 2024UIN 2796

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the EU General Product Safety Regulations on the ability of GB firms to trade with customers in the EU.

Answered by Justin Madders

The updated GPSR largely formalises the reality of how businesses are already operating and the measures are therefore likely to have limited impact in practice. However, where businesses do require some support, we are exploring ways in which the Government can help. We are providing more guidance in this area, will keep this under review and continue to engage businesses directly to ensure we are supporting them to trade freely with the EU.

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