Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask Her Majesty's Government which body will be the “notified body” with regard to EU Regulation 2016/426 on Gas Appliances after the UK leaves the EU; and what system will be in place to share intelligence on that Regulation’s implementation across the EU after Brexit.

The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill will convert directly applicable EU law into UK law, and provide a power to correct parts of the law that no longer work. A notified body is an organisation designated to assess the conformity of certain products before being placed on the market. We will ensure that the UK continues to have appropriate conformity assessment processes after exit so that gas appliances in the UK remain safe to use.

The European Union provides details on the implementation of EU legislation in all EU Member States through its EUR-lex website. Access to its information will not be affected by the UK’s departure.