Synopsis
These regulations will update methods manufacturers and suppliers must use when assessing airborne noise for equipment subject to the Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for use Outdoors Regulations 2001.
These assessment requirements mirror those applied in the EU under Regulation (EU) 2024/1208.
Summary
The Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for Use Outdoors (Amendment and Transitional) Regulations 2025 will amend the Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for use Outdoors Regulations 2001 on 13 April 2026.
This legislation will apply in Great Britain only.
What will change?
A new Schedule (6A) updates methods for measuring airborne noise emitted by equipment covered in the Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for use Outdoors Regulations 2001. These assessment requirements mirror those applied in the EU under Regulation (EU) 2024/1208.
Equipment subject to the noise limits will need to be tested according to the methods set out in both Schedule 6 to the Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for use Outdoors Regulations 2001 and Schedule 6A, as added by the 2025 amendment.
To place it on the market, equipment must be assessed and marked as follows:
Declarations of conformity must be prepared. However, responsible persons will no longer be required to send a copy of their declaration of conformity to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade within 28 days.
Transitional Arrangements
Where a model of equipment was first was placed on the market or put into service before 22 May 2025, the measurement methods in Schedule 6 were used, this may continue to be placed on the market until 22 May 2028.
Example Equipment within Scope
Schedule 1 equipment includes:
Schedule 2 equipment includes:
Continued Recognition of CE-conforming Equipment
The 2025 amendment provides updated references to the Equipment for Use Outdoors Directive 2000/14/EC, continuing Great British market access companies using CE marking.
Background
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