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Statutory guidance

Radio equipment regulations

Guidance for businesses on the Radio Equipment Regulations 2017 and Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024 and 2025.

Updates to this page

From:
Office for Product Safety and Standards
Published:
5 December 2017
Last updated:
16 December 2025
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  1. New guide added on the Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025, with related updates to the NI guide.

  2. Factsheet added on Regulation (EU) 2022/30, introducing additional mandatory cybersecurity essential requirements for certain categories of radio equipment placed on the market from 1 August 2025.

  3. GB guide updated to include actions you need to take if your Approved Body resigns.

  4. New guide added on the Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024, and existing guides revised following legislation to extend recognition of CE marking on products being placed on the Great Britain market which came into effect on 1 October 2024.

  5. Minor changes to the NI guide to reflect the Government’s announcement on 1 August to extend recognition indefinitely of CE marking in certain product sectors for placing goods on the GB market.

  6. Guides updated with minor amendments and references to the Windsor Framework, with an extra section in the Northern Ireland guide on new requirements from April 2023 for manufacturers of smartphones.

  7. Guide footnotes updated to reference the Product Safety and Metrology (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022.

  8. GB guide updated to reflect the further extension of the transition period for UKCA marking.

  9. GB guide updated to take account of the Government’s announcement on 20 June of changes to make it simpler for businesses to apply the new UKCA marking.

  10. Guides amended to clarify what actions businesses must take if non-compliance with the regulations is found.

  11. GB and NI guides converted to HTML format for accessibility reasons.

  12. Guides updated to clarify product labelling requirements, reflect the extension of the transition period for UKCA marking, and refer to EU Market Surveillance Regulation 2019/1020, now in force in Northern Ireland.

  13. Version 2 of the GB guidance and version 2 of the NI guidance published, with section 5 amended to reflect the separate revised guidance on regulation 14.

  14. Version 3 of the guidance on Regulation 14 published, now covering the requirements for information included in the instructions, as well as on the packaging.

  15. Updated to reflect amendments to the regulations at the end of the transition period.

  16. Link added to guidance on how these regulations will change after Brexit.

  17. First published.

Documents

Radio Equipment Regulations 2017: Great Britain

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Radio Equipment Regulations 2017: Northern Ireland

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Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024

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Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025

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Regulation (EU) 2022/30: factsheet

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Radio Equipment Regulations 2017: Regulation 14

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This guidance will assist your understanding of the regulations and includes obligations for manufacturers, their authorised representatives, importers and distributors.

In Great Britain, the Radio Equipment Regulations 2017 apply when placing products on the GB market.

In Northern Ireland, the Radio Equipment Regulations 2017 also apply when placing products on the NI market, but were modified on 28 December 2024 by the Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024, and on 16 December 2025 by the Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025. The former introduced new requirements for certain categories of electrical / electronic devices, including a charging solution based on USB-C, and the latter for certain internet-connected radio equipment, radio equipment products designed or intended for use by children, and childcare devices and smart wearable accessories that can process personal, traffic or location data.

The Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Regulations 2000 were revoked on 26 December 2017 but continue to apply to relevant products placed on the market prior to this date.

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