An approval certificate issued by a notified body in the United Kingdom before exit day which is valid immediately before exit day is to be treated on or after exit day as though it had been issued by an approved body.

In this regulation, “An approval certificate issued by a notified body in the United Kingdom before exit day” means a certificate certifying the grant of EU conformity approval in accordance with the provisions of Annex II of the Directive.

An application made by a manufacturer or their authorised representative to a notified body in the United Kingdom for EU conformity approval that is not granted before exit day is, on and after exit day, to be treated as an application to an approved body for United Kingdom conformity approval and is to be granted or refused in accordance with the procedures set out in Schedule 2 to the 2016 Regulations (as inserted by these Regulations).

Nothing in these Regulations prevents marine equipment that was placed on the market of the European Union or on board an EU ship on or after 5th December 2016 and before exit day which is in conformity with the Directive being made available on the United Kingdom market or on board a United Kingdom ship.