Question follow-through · 12705

Products: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an estimate of the number of EU product standard regulations that will be issued in the next five years.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
5 Nov 2024
Target answer date
11 Nov 2024
Answer
11 Nov 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 5 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an estimate of the number of EU product standard regulations that will be issued in the next five years.

  2. 11 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    No estimate has been made on the number of product standard regulations that will be issued by the EU in the next five years. Some expected changes to EU regulations have been identified, with outdoor noise regulations due to be implemented in May 2025 fo...

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