Resources

European Cooperation in Legal Metrology (WELMEC) advice for manufacturers and notified bodies on what the organisation considers as best practice.

International Organisation of Legal Metrology (OIML) guidelines for the application of certain requirements to legal metrology.

International Organisation of Legal Metrology (OIML) advice on harmonising and improving legal metrology work.

European Commission guidance on CE marking.

European Commission information on chemicals.

OIML model regulations specifying the metrological characteristics of measuring instruments and methods and equipment for checking their conformity.

Resources for local regulators.

Resources for local regulators.

Resources for local regulators.

Product safety sample submission spreadsheet for local authorities.

Information on the legal status of cannabis and cannabis extracts in finished cosmetics in the UK.

Things to consider when buying and using products.

Guidance to the Aerosol Dispensers Regulations 2009.

Guidance on which regulations apply to which products and where to go for further information on how to comply with them.

Guidance document on EU law.

The Office for Product Safety and Standards incident management plan for product safety in conjunction with government, local authorities and industry partners.

OPSS's enforcement and market surveillance activities from 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2018.

These support good practice for primary authorities and include templates and draft agreements for use by Primary Authority partnerships.

OPSS statutory guidance on the Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015.

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) guidance on identifying and naming substances.

Links to guides for businesses, local authorities, enforcement officers, trade associations, businesses with a coordinated primary authority, and national regulators.